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Thighboots2 · 12th March 2008, 13:17

FF2,

Certainly you have done some distance on those heels, but I believe there is still plenty of distance in them yet. The heel tip is made in two parts, pin and plate. Most metal tips the plate is softer than the pin as they are not made of steel where the pin is, hence the wear pattern you are seeing I would not let the plate thickness get below 1.5mm as it will start to bend and ruin the heel covering and also make it difficult to grip to remove at replacement time. This happens with the plastic variety when you wear them down to the pin only the platic then deforms and pulls the heel covering off.

TB2

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Thighboots2 I'm a Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London (D) Cambridge (E&W/E) Age: 52 I am Male Posts: 537 Thanks: 78 Thanked 134 Times in 78 Posts My Mood: Rep Power: 11	Re: Heel tip replace query - when? FF2, Certainly you have done some distance on those heels, but I believe there is still plenty of distance in them yet. The heel tip is made in two parts, pin and plate. Most metal tips the plate is softer than the pin as they are not made of steel where the pin is, hence the wear pattern you are seeing I would not let the plate thickness get below 1.5mm as it will start to bend and ruin the heel covering and also make it difficult to grip to remove at replacement time. This happens with the plastic variety when you wear them down to the pin only the platic then deforms and pulls the heel covering off. TB2 __________________ *Are you confusing me with someone who gives a damn?*