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HOW TO - Make sandals made from old tires

I have some shoes that are made from old tires, and here are some sandals you can make yourself, also made from old tires - [via] - Link.

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Posted by: Sc00ter on March 30, 2006 at 9:51 AM

How to become a dirty hippy.

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Posted by: jacobjacobs on March 31, 2006 at 8:03 AM

This is easier said than done, tires within the last decade have steel cables in 'em making this impossible.

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Posted by: Ullr on March 31, 2006 at 9:36 AM

Re: steel belts etc. The secret to making these is not to use old tires, but cast off recaps. Commercial vehicles (like trucks and busses) often get their tires recapped. The process involves grinding down the surface of the tire until it is smooth, and applying a new belt of tread around the tire and bonding it to the tire. Occasionally, these fail, and the tread belt peels off the tire on the road. (This is why it is illegal to run recapped tires on the steering axle). You can see these castoffs on any interstate.

The original "dirty hippy" sandals were almost certainly made from these as people hitchhiked. This belt of tread is much thinner than a tire, has no belts inside it, and can be worked with good snips or shearps, or even with a knife. It also would be much kinder to your feet.

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Posted by: pavo6503@yahoo.com on August 11, 2006 at 10:13 AM

This is not impossible, you just need to use the correct tires. I have found that those spare "donut" tires work beautifully. They have belts, but the belts are NYLON, not steel. Worth doing.

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Posted by: trailman on February 12, 2008 at 6:01 PM

you stole this from some one else!!! I know the guy in the pic and have his book

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Posted by: dirty hippie on February 22, 2008 at 3:00 PM

just wait 'till summer. i can't wait to do this

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Posted by: dirty hippie on February 22, 2008 at 3:00 PM

just wait 'till summer. i can't wait to do this

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