Where might I get hold of some metal self-crimped bootlace aglets?
(My Meindl boots are fine; it's just that the covering on the aglets keeps decomposing).
Chris
Where might I get hold of some metal self-crimped bootlace aglets?
(My Meindl boots are fine; it's just that the covering on the aglets keeps decomposing).
Chris
How similar would these be to what you get on bikes to stop the end of cables fraying? Normally they are a bit shorter and the hole is not as large, but it's the same principle
Search for "Ferrule" at
MBQ
Make your own from brass sheet.
Mary
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Tie an overhand knot at each end of the lace to stop it fraying, and the aglets can simply be cut off. :-)
Heatshrink sleeving can also be used. A bit unorthodox, but it does the job.
"Mr Fixit" wrote in news:Fcl3g.13100$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net:
mike
No doubt, we make our aiglets from brass sheet, heat shrink plastic is so today :-)
Mary
Cyanoacrelate or epoxy on the lace ends work well too.
Nail polish.
I'm told.
We used to use it to stop ladders in stockings getting longer.
Mary
just use Google on the word aglets and it should be 6 down from the top (I must confess I never even knew they had a name until I Googled)
"Mr Fixit" wrote in news:zSu3g.18453$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net:
Now I'm even more impressed!!
I've tried googling with keywords, but googling without a keyword to find the keyword verges on the spooky ;)
mike
I am not that clever what I meant was I had no idea what "aglets" were until I googled the word "aglets"
Go to Cressing Temple Barns (just North of Chelmsford) weekend after next. Big medieval re-enactor fair there and there are always people selling metal ones. Cast pewter decorative ones are popular, and they crimp.
I'll be there, probably on the 6th. Anyone else?
Otherwise use heatshrink.
It's a well known site. Usually circulated by email with the caption "You won't believe what some guy has built a site about."
Actually from what I've seen I don't think the site is about shoelaces at all, it's about clean functional web site design and graphics. Many web site designers have "pet" sites that they can try design ideas out on. It's good to have a site where the content is simple, undemanding, unchanging, with limited scope and importance, so that the author can concentrate on style more than substance. I suspect this is such a site, and I imagine he earns a bit from the advertising as well.
Whether I'll ever be able to switch to his brilliantly simple way of tying shoelaces, I don't know. I use Velcro much more than laces.
ME!
At the Sign of the Bee - rectangular red and grey striped tent on the meadow. It would be good to meet you!
Mary
I hope not! The visuals aren't bad, but the technical aspects of the HTML coding are vintage 1997 and barely competent for any sort of "pro" web designer.
Mike Barnes wrote in news:1HQ$svmBjyTEFw0+@g52lk5g23lkgk3lk345g.invalid:
I can't stand Velcro - it grabs everything except what it's meant to.
Thread drift? Moi??
mike
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