Padding Shoes For Werewolf Stitls

For these ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JeJ1LimPAk ) stilts... How we decided to cushion the shoes that were screwed into a board in 4 places.
P.S. The silicone putty doesn't air harden, it's a chemical reaction--but that's the best way I could think of to explain that it doesn't need baking or special treatment to solidify.

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• pad
• cushion
• silicone
• shoe
• stilt
• sneaker
• werewolf

[BannananaaBrigade]

Is the moulding putty a liquid, when its dry is it flexible? ^.^

[gryphern]

The putty is solid and soft, like clay. Search for "silicone candy mold" on youtube to see what the putty is like.

[BannananaaBrigade]

I see... Would I be able to make a tail out of latex paint poured into a mold? ^_^

[gryphern]

I have seen people do this, but not very thick. Latex and acrylic paint shrinks and wrinkles as it dries, so you need to dry it as slowly as you can if you pour it more than a coat or two thick. Also, latex house paint does not have the same feel as acrylic artists' paints, artists paints are better to use than house paints. In general it will be more expensive to use layers of acrylic or latex paint than to use latex and make a colored surface layer.

[oddsource]

What works really good is if you use a type 1 silicon caulking with acetic acid in it. You put your hands in a soap solution in a small container, perfectible a I cant believe its not butter container. You pour the caulking silicon in there and you can mold the area with silicon without it irritating your hands. Ive used this many times in filling in cracks in my shoes and adding padding to my heel. Works wonders drys realy fast too once the soap water dilutes the acetic acid.

[gryphern]

What's the price like for caulk? Any examples of brand names? The putty in the video ranges from 10 to 18 dollars retail. (I suggest craft putties for kids--no irritating agents burning off corneas and such.)

[gryphern]

In general we haven't pushed the wood until breaking since wood does tend to crack and snap, as opposed to metal which will crack a little and bend before totally giving out under a similar load. if you want to construct these out of a hard wood, you'll need to precisely pre-drill your holes so the threads of the screw grip, but the solid metal middle of the screw fits inside the predrilled hole. A little reading on wood working with maple or oak will be informative.

[gryphern]

We haven't put more than 210 pounds on them, but they've held up perfectly within the 200 pounds range. But a hard wood should be able to handle that kind of weight.

[kastle1972]

Love it!!! My question is that I'm a powerlifter/body builder type, I weigh 300lbs & stand 6'6 with a 62 inch chest so how do I make stilts that will hold my weight?Have you guys tested the ones you made for how much they hold?

[gryphern]

Duuude so I totally accidentally hit delete and not "reply"! I'm sending dragonchild5 his answer via YouTube message---please post again-- (No cheeseburger 4 me...)