Some recently bought work boots are a bit on the big side. Is it still
possible to buy just one or two of those cork floor tiles anywhere? Since I
could cut them down to act as inner soles?

Also I'm just wondering if there is anything else about, that I might use?
Since shop bought innersoles seem extremely thin and a bit small even the
largest size available.

On Sunday 19 January 2014 11:39 Dave Brooks wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Some recently bought work boots are a bit on the big side. Is it still
possible to buy just one or two of those cork floor tiles anywhere?
Since I could cut them down to act as inner soles?

Also I'm just wondering if there is anything else about, that I might
use? Since shop bought innersoles seem extremely thin and a bit small
even the largest size available.

Wear a pair of hiking socks? 2 pairs if necessary...
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Dave Brooks wrote:
Some recently bought work boots are a bit on the big side. Is it still
possible to buy just one or two of those cork floor tiles anywhere? Since I
could cut them down to act as inner soles?

Also I'm just wondering if there is anything else about, that I might use?
Since shop bought innersoles seem extremely thin and a bit small even the
largest size available.


Innersoles with printed guidelines for trimming to shoe sizes are
available on ebay. I use them in my work boots which have to be a size
bigger to accommodate a bunion on one foot.

Aldi do *outstanding* inner soles -- when they have them in!

As a runner, I always saved the inners from my shoes when the shoes
themselves got too old: properly formed, comfortable, insulated, and
with a life at least twice that of the shoes. Fantastic for putting in
too-big footwear, including (what a great discovery that was!) wellies.

John

On 19/01/2014 11:39, Dave Brooks wrote:
Some recently bought work boots are a bit on the big side. Is it still
possible to buy just one or two of those cork floor tiles anywhere? Since I
could cut them down to act as inner soles?

Also I'm just wondering if there is anything else about, that I might use?
Since shop bought innersoles seem extremely thin and a bit small even the
largest size available.




Odour Eater type innersoles? I've recently seen some "memory foam"
innersoles on sale in the pound shops which look to be relatively thick.

I just wear thicker socks with my safety work boots

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On Sun, 19 Jan 2014 11:39:14 -0000, Dave Brooks wrote:

Some recently bought work boots are a bit on the big side. Is it still
possible to buy just one or two of those cork floor tiles anywhere? Since I
could cut them down to act as inner soles?

Also I'm just wondering if there is anything else about, that I might use?
Since shop bought innersoles seem extremely thin and a bit small even the
largest size available.

Superfeet Green - in all my walking shoes and boots. My latest shoes are
size 49 and I don't need the biggest Superfeet.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...%2Caps %2C238

The other thing that I did with the boots was to put a "volume adjuster"
between lace and tongue. It's a piece of stiffish 6mm neoprene (wetsuit
materialish) that takes up some of the pace without reducing the height of
the toe-box.
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On 19/01/2014 11:39, Dave Brooks wrote:
Some recently bought work boots are a bit on the big side. Is it still
possible to buy just one or two of those cork floor tiles anywhere? Since I
could cut them down to act as inner soles?

Also I'm just wondering if there is anything else about, that I might use?
Since shop bought innersoles seem extremely thin and a bit small even the
largest size available.


When I was involved with Army .. used to be fairly popular to take a
sleeping mat ... 10mm thick closed cell foam, and cut insoles out of that.

On 19/01/2014 11:39, Dave Brooks wrote:
Some recently bought work boots are a bit on the big side. Is it still
possible to buy just one or two of those cork floor tiles anywhere? Since I
could cut them down to act as inner soles?

Also I'm just wondering if there is anything else about, that I might use?
Since shop bought innersoles seem extremely thin and a bit small even the
largest size available.


You can get no end of insoles he

http://www.foothealthcare.com/

For my rather odd feet, I now always use Diaped ultrasoft diabetic
inserts. Absolutely excellent for my issues.

They, or their Algeos parent, also sell no end of specialist insole
materials in numerous colours, thicknesses, resiliences, etc. and glues,
wedges, to form almost whatever you might want. This translates to DIY
because you then have to cut them out for your needs.

Lidl also regularly have gel and other insoles - think I saw some on the
shelf the other day.

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Rod