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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 08:02am
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I've had to deal with laces that are too short, too long,
You and Goldilocks.

I use leather boot laces for my plate shoes.
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 08:48am
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NB should be ashamed of the laces they put in those new shoes. It's like buying a Hummer and realizing it only has an AM radio!
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 10:06am
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It's America, right? Cheap is the order of the new millennium. It's more profitable to cut corners. Damn the consumer (sucker).
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 11:22am
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NB should be ashamed of the laces they put in those new shoes. It's like buying a Hummer and realizing it only has an AM radio!

agree...they are cruddy
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 12:01pm
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They are terrible laces. Especially the plate shoe. Go to a military supply store. Buy some #5 black parachute chord. You can pull and pull and it wont break!
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Old Thu Mar 12, 2009, 02:53pm
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They are terrible laces. Especially the plate shoe. Go to a military supply store. Buy some #5 black parachute chord. You can pull and pull and it wont break!
GREAT tip. The stuff I got is called 550 Type III Commercial Nylon Paracord. 550lb. test and made in the USA. 10 bucks for 100 ft. Thanks.
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Old Thu Mar 12, 2009, 08:54pm
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GREAT tip. The stuff I got is called 550 Type III Commercial Nylon Paracord. 550lb. test and made in the USA. 10 bucks for 100 ft. Thanks.
100 ft? You must have some huge shoes.
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Old Thu Mar 12, 2009, 09:05pm
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45 inches on my base shoes
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Old Thu Mar 12, 2009, 10:26pm
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GREAT tip. The stuff I got is called 550 Type III Commercial Nylon Paracord. 550lb. test and made in the USA. 10 bucks for 100 ft. Thanks.
550 cord, we used it in the military, love that stuff... but im not using it on my shoes, and those will not break.
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Old Thu Mar 12, 2009, 11:02pm
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A three page thread on shoe lace length.


...only on this website.
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Old Thu Mar 12, 2009, 11:50pm
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GREAT tip. The stuff I got is called 550 Type III Commercial Nylon Paracord. 550lb. test and made in the USA. 10 bucks for 100 ft. Thanks.
Nuff for 50 umpires....
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Old Fri Mar 13, 2009, 09:56am
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GREAT tip. The stuff I got is called 550 Type III Commercial Nylon Paracord. 550lb. test and made in the USA. 10 bucks for 100 ft. Thanks.
What about the ends? How do you keep them from fraying?
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Old Fri Mar 13, 2009, 10:29am
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What about the ends? How do you keep them from fraying?
Melt them with a lighter and flatten them a bit by pressing the softened nylon against cold metal. A word of caution: If the lace catches fire, the drips of melted nylon are hotter than the flame that melted it. Be careful.
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Old Tue Mar 10, 2009, 05:16pm
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You and Goldilocks.

I use leather boot laces for my plate shoes.
I wasn't trying to provoke a diss. I'll give your suggestion a try.
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