Comments on RepRap: Blog: Shoe

Fantastic. I have clubbed feet, which has resulted...

2008-05-23T21:24:00.000+01:00

Fantastic. I have clubbed feet, which has resulted in one leg and foot shorter than the other.

To get normal looking shoes custom made I'm looking at £1300, so I manage with inner soles and pads that never quite do the job as I'd like.

To be able to make my own inner sole would rock!

I don't think we're competing with W. S. Foster an...

2008-05-22T13:27:00.000+01:00

I don't think we're competing with W. S. Foster and Son of Jermyn Street*, we're competing with flip-flops.

Having said that, every dimension of a reprapped shoe is bespoke...

*Where, naturally, I rarely tread; they send their man down to the country to measure me for my personal lasts...

The weave-like fill was a brilliant way to make th...

2008-05-21T21:59:00.000+01:00

The weave-like fill was a brilliant way to make the straps! You might consider making the insole to this fill ratio, too, to make blisters a little less likely and for ventilation.

Even with the fill pattern, the mechanical properties of the plastics available would make me nervous about shoes like these. Clogs, designed according to accurate scans of feet, might be safer.

As soon as I get Tommelise 2.0 running a 3D scanne...

2008-05-21T00:31:00.000+01:00

As soon as I get Tommelise 2.0 running a 3D scanner is my next project.

http://www.3dreplicators.com/cgi-bin/cblog/index.php?/archives/365-Preliminary-measurements-on-the-Sharp-IR-distance-measurement-chip.html

:-)

How about custom orthotics (shoe inserts for flat ...

2008-05-20T19:26:00.000+01:00

How about custom orthotics (shoe inserts for flat feet)? Those usually cost $300-$400. Just need a 3D scanner to digitize your foot.

An analog way might be to take a plaster mold of the sole of your foot for a negative mold, reprap a flat square on top of the plaster to make a positive mold, then reprap another flat square on the positive mold to make your final orthotic. I think that makes sense...

Also, I can't wait till we can RepRap custom Crocs!

If only you had posted the design files earlier. I...

2008-05-20T14:37:00.000+01:00

If only you had posted the design files earlier. I have just rewired my Y axis, because everything I printed came out mirrored. That would've been wonderful to print the right shoe ;)

Seriously, a software invert function would be nice!

I've thought of designing and printing shoes, I thought that they would look stupid, but this sandal design is actually similar to what you see in ordinary shops. I'm not sure whether I could print this, perhaps size 46 (EU) would fit in the reprap Darwin (diagonally?). At least I could print a pair for my girlfriend.

Almost - we're working on a granule extruder which...

2008-05-20T13:27:00.000+01:00

Almost - we're working on a granule extruder which will work with plastic pellets. Have RepRap make a shredder, and you have completely local recycling...

don't know if anyone's commented on this before - ...

2008-05-20T11:18:00.000+01:00

don't know if anyone's commented on this before - but is there a way to mash this stuff back up into raw 'cables' again to be reused? that way you can remake as she grows, just adding a little more for the extra volume :)

Yup. But it would be just as easy to make them fr...

2008-05-20T10:59:00.000+01:00

Yup. But it would be just as easy to make them from HDPE, which would be fine. I just happened to have PCL loaded in the machine at the time. And then there is the British Summer...

Er, aren't these likely to melt to your daughter's...

2008-05-20T09:24:00.000+01:00

Er, aren't these likely to melt to your daughter's feet the next time we get a warm summer's day, and she walks across a black parking lot or a sandy beach?

LOL! You're really getting into this, Adrian! Fa...

2008-05-20T03:29:00.000+01:00

LOL! You're really getting into this, Adrian! Fantastic work! :-D