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Better Magnetic Shoelaces - Compact/Casual by ScottyMakesStuff
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Last crawled date: 4 years, 5 months ago
There's a new and improved version of my design that can be found here:-https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2440309
If you're sick of tying your shoelaces then you're gonna love these 'Better Magnetic Shoelaces' in the new Compact size versions for casual shoes.
These 2 compact designs (low profile & high profile) are made with casual shoes in mind and use 4 magnets per pair of shoes. If you intend to use them for sport with lots of rapid side to side movement and jumping then I suggest you look at my stronger hold 'Sport' & 'Sport - Extra' designs which use 8 magnets here:- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2383856
These designs are more comfortable than laces and are smaller than the commercially available magnetic laces whilst at the same time being similar in holding power. The clips meet at a slight angle to prevent the pressure point that the commercial clips give you.
I made a short video showing them off plus a quick how to here:-https://youtu.be/T6a47MAWlmo
For the low profile version you'll need 4 magnets that are rectangular and sized 20x10x5mm
You can see them here:-http://www.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-N52-Super-Strong-Block-NdFeb-Magnets-Rare-Earth-Neodymium-20-x-10-x-5-mm-/271650295535?hash=item3f3f9e8eef:g:39QAAOSwQJ5UUB07
For the high profile version you'll need 4 magnets that are square and sized 10x10x10mm
You can see them here:-http://www.ebay.com/itm/8pcs-10-10-10mm-N52-block-Neodymium-permanent-super-strong-Magnet-2-5-2-5-2-5-/281759874887?hash=item419a327f47
You can check out my other designs here:-https://www.thingiverse.com/ScottyMakesStuff/designs
If you're sick of tying your shoelaces then you're gonna love these 'Better Magnetic Shoelaces' in the new Compact size versions for casual shoes.
These 2 compact designs (low profile & high profile) are made with casual shoes in mind and use 4 magnets per pair of shoes. If you intend to use them for sport with lots of rapid side to side movement and jumping then I suggest you look at my stronger hold 'Sport' & 'Sport - Extra' designs which use 8 magnets here:- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2383856
These designs are more comfortable than laces and are smaller than the commercially available magnetic laces whilst at the same time being similar in holding power. The clips meet at a slight angle to prevent the pressure point that the commercial clips give you.
I made a short video showing them off plus a quick how to here:-https://youtu.be/T6a47MAWlmo
For the low profile version you'll need 4 magnets that are rectangular and sized 20x10x5mm
You can see them here:-http://www.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-N52-Super-Strong-Block-NdFeb-Magnets-Rare-Earth-Neodymium-20-x-10-x-5-mm-/271650295535?hash=item3f3f9e8eef:g:39QAAOSwQJ5UUB07
For the high profile version you'll need 4 magnets that are square and sized 10x10x10mm
You can see them here:-http://www.ebay.com/itm/8pcs-10-10-10mm-N52-block-Neodymium-permanent-super-strong-Magnet-2-5-2-5-2-5-/281759874887?hash=item419a327f47
You can check out my other designs here:-https://www.thingiverse.com/ScottyMakesStuff/designs