ldal Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Got boots in the mail from Kmart and started marking them up! Anyone want to critique before I start cutting? I've been erasing a lot, so I'm open for more. Also, how exactly do you drill out the rivets at the top of the boot to remove those hooks? Will a Dremel drill work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin-X Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Looks good to me. How are you planning to cut them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stasz Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 If you drill the lace hooks from the inside of the boot, they'll pop right off. Mark up for your heel cuts looks good. I recommend an x-acto rather than a dremel for that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldal Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Thanks guys. I'm using an X-acto. Thanks for the drill tip, too. Progress! I am so in debt to all the pictures everybody has posted. It's not perfect, I still have to shave down that middle part. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin-X Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookieevader Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I have seen those boots somewhere before...hmmmm Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobee Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Cutting these things is difficult! I may have completely messed up my first shoe.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayelbe Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 The technique I and some others have used (I totally stole it from them) is to use the appropriate chisel blades. I used two sizes and made my cuts based off that. I first made the cuts on the lines (like you see drawn above) with the standard #11 blade at the appropriate depth. Then I take the chisel blade and push it in either from the top or the bottom as appropriate. Then it's just a matter of flicking out the piece you cut. For the wide open area, the same thing, although it's much harder to cut without leaving it looking chunky like the above pic. I took my dremel and a drum sander bit and lightly went over the area to smooth it out. Worked way better than I figured it would. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldal Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Yeah, I used a bigger blade to do the cutting (no idea what size) and then pushed up underneath the hunk with the "flat" blade, like in wookieevader's thread (I think it was??). Fresh new blades made all the difference. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I used the exact same boots...and technique. Just take it slow and use sharp blades. They're looking really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stasz Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 The "push 'n pop" method works great. Looking good, bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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