a large amount of weight is supported by a very smal area
your typical obese ham standing on a tower rung
the net effect is for the point of load bearing (your sole) to be subjected
to this weight over that very small area
enter a steel shank that runs the full length of the sole at right angles
(roughly) to the tower rung
the obese towertalkians weight is now transfered over a much larger area and
the psi is much lower now that it is able to be spread around...
in the worst case a sneaker or deck shoe is worn - it has nothing to
redistribute the weight - result - birds foot after a session on the
tower...ouch
with the steel shank the soles of your feet are spared birdfoot
here on the other side of the pond, a lot of construction workers shoes have
a partial shank and are much better than sneakers and the like...the really
good shoes are manufacturered by high end outfits like one called Redwing,
and they get an Alpha-Power price for tehir product....
Cheers - off to meet my mobiling partner in the FQP
73,
Jim, K4OJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Shaw" <george.shaw@ukf.net>
To: <Towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 5:12 AM
Subject: RE: [Towertalk] shoes...
> Question from a UK guy!
>
> I take it that when you talk of a steel shank you're referring to a
> support that runs from the toe to heel rather than the heel up? I have
> asked for steel shank work boots in several stores and they all look
> blankly at me. I guess that the test of bending the shoe/boot along the
> toe/heel plane will tell me more? If it doesn't bend then it gets more
> brownie points? Right?
>
>
> George Shaw
>
> Mobile: +44 (0) 7740 361 163
> Email: george.shaw@ukf.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman
> Sent: 27 April 2002 03:49
> To: Jim White; Bill Coleman; Steve Litwins; Towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] shoes...
>
> On 4/26/02 10:43 PM, Jim White at k4oj@tampabay.rr.com wrote:
>
> > I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS - AT WALMART????
> >
> >I have been hunting a good pair of steel shank shoes for years and
> theonly
> >ones I could find were ten times this price....are you sure this is a
> shank
> >that runs the length of the sole?
>
> I don't know if the shoes I bought meet all your requirements.
>
> WalMart had several varieties of work shoes. Many had steel toes. Only a
>
> few had steel shanks. The kind I got will bend somewhat from front to
> back, but they are very stiff. For $25, it's worth a look.
>
> You may prefer something more elaborate and expensive. My feet and my
> wallet are satisfied with my $25 shoes.
>
>
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
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> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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