Shoes for turning?

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John Lucas

>I hate getting shaving in my shoes. They won't come out. I've been tempted to by those turning shoe protectors that look like Gaitors. Bobby Clemons had some on when I went to his house and they really do work well. You look a little strange but then I look a little strange anyway.

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Dick Hines

>Clean out your seaks? Dang maybe that's why I am alwasy beeing yelled at by my wife when I come in from the shop. I clean out my sneaks I just blame the chips on the dog. "He must have brought them in on his hair."

Poor Brodie, he takes it like a champ.

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MikeinCapeMay

>NewBalance 609. NB comes in wide widths which I need, they also provide a lot of support. The 609 is a cross training shoe and very comfortable. Of course I could probably use gators, always have to clean the chips, dust and shavings out. I also surf fish and have what are called gravel guards on my wading shoes, I could probably use those!

Steel toe safety shoes

Russ Fairfield

>I have dropped enough chunks of wood and things on my toes that safety shoes are a requirement.

Am I the only one with this problem??

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Bill Grumbine, Kutztown PA

>Hi Mike

Steel toes is the order of the day. Even in shorts, I wear steel toes. In fact, even at the picnics you have been to, I am wearing steel toes just because I don't have to worry about what falls on my feet. I tried sandals a couple of times, but it just made me nervous. You know what a sharp tool falling point first will do to an unshod foot, and sandals are about as unshod as you can get and still have some sole. ;-) Besides, you never know when you will meet up with a bunch of giggly college girls at a sawmill!

Bill

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Fog Tanner

>Winter time is definately "tennie shoes" and jeans, with the pants legs long enough to cover the shoes. In the summer time, either cutoffs or jeans and JC's - if you missed the 60's that's sandals. My preference is thong-sandals or as some call them - flipflops. But, I also have my industrial opentoed leather version for the big stuff. With sandals you don't have to worry about shavings getting into them, they just pass on through..

Me too!

Dominic Greco at home in Richboro, PA

>Mike,

New Balance shoes ROCK! That's what I wear.

Actually, they're the only shoes I can wear with comfort. Back when I was in college, I worked at Gold Medal Sporting Goods (in Cinnaminson NJ) and learned all about athletic shoes. I spent 5 years selling those bad boys.

When my wife and I go to the outlets in Flemington NJ I usually stop in to one of the shoe stores (can't remember the name of the particular store, but it's in Liberty Village and right near the Train Station) and buy 2 pairs of 609s in 11D. I actually wear an all black pair to work and no one knows the difference between them and "dress shoes". :>)

See ya around,

Dominic

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Kevin Gerstenecker

>Yeah, I am a New Balance Fan too.........nothing as comfy for my money as NB shoes! I have and use a pair of the shoe covers that Packard Woodworks sells, and I wear them every time I turn. I wear low top socks with shorts in the summer, and they work great to keep shavings out of the socks and shoes. Even with long pants, I wear the shoe covers.........keeps the shavings out of the laces, which always find their way around the tongue and into the shoes. Have you ever tried to get lathe shavings out of your socks? I have...........and I gotta tell ya, I would MUCH rather be turning! They work for me, I am happy I bought them, and I won't turn without them!


Shoe Covers

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Jim King-Iquitos,Peru

>I just got back to the house after a couple bottles of rum and saw this silly post. Forgive me but you need to come down here to see how turning is done with nothing that not to many that I have seen on this site or any other have done beter. You are lucky that you have shoes, please dont complain.

Reality check

John Crissman

>Jim,

Thanks for the gentle reminder of what we take for granted.

Thanks,

John

Did you catch the work bench?

Ron in Drums PA

>Purple heart 4x4 posts for legs and a few for the top and two for the long stringers.

BTW - Purple Heart in Peru is considered junk wood.

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Wood Spinner

>Winter Long pants and sneakers

Summer Shorts, no shoes or shirt.

You just have to be a quick jumper.

Good turning and be safe

Bill in Casa Grande, AZ.

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Paul Porter in Phoenix, AZ

>It's lace-up boots (Red Wings) and long pants all the time for me. Even in the Phoenix summers. I HATE getting wood chips in my shoes. Lace-up boots also give you support when standing all day at the lathe.


my web site

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jon gaynor

>A late post ...but have you seen a shoe called

"Z-Coils"? My wife and I wear them - they have eliminated foot and back pain. I wear thermal socks in cool weather. Shavings aren't a problem with the higher top boot style. Looks weird works great. Cost - 2x good tennis shoes. They will fit them to your feet for free...my fit like a glove after adjustment. I have no connection or financial interest in this product - just a happy pain free customer.

jon




http://www.zcoil.com/

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JamieDonaldson

>Hey Jim- that's exactly what some people say about us here in Kentucky!! Most of us do now wear shoes, and most of us also have 2 legs that are the same length!!!

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David Galloway

>This summer, I watched George Hatfield from Australia turning in shorts with "gaiters" made from the cut off lower legs of sweat pants. The elastic band keeps them up while the inverted bottom of the legs keep chips away from his sandals. Everyone to his own taste, said the old woman as she kissed the cow.

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Bill Grumbine, Kutztown PA

>Hi Jim

I don't see anyone complaining. People are offering OPINIONS. Why are their (our) OPINIONS silly? Maybe a little less rum before posting time would help, eh? Of course, for the price of a few bottles of rum, you could buy some shoes - maybe even some safety glasses so no one goes blind from a hit in the face.

Bill

Touch�'!

Dominic Greco at home in Richboro, PA

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Curious Preferences????

Jesper, Denmark

>It seems that most are loath to get shavings in their shoes. Me, I hate getting them in my shorts.

I turn in wooden clogs - nice and comfy and easy to clean out. They also help when standing on the concrete - sort of a poor man's wooden floor.

Jesper

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Ron in Drums PA

>I was thinking one the same lines. Jim could afford a computer, internet uplink and a digital camera. But he can't afford shoes or a face mask for his "children" who work on his lathes in his business.

Wow! 609s must be the official shoe!

Joe Pack

>With a 4E foot and a 90 degree instep, New Balance is the only shoe I can wear comfortably. The 609 is almost indestructible...I wear a pair as my light hiking shoe on my summer geology camp gig.