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Athletes or people who have a severe case of flat feet would usually wear some custom made insoles with an arch support in order to be able to make up for their flat arch. Now although usually these special types of insoles are made by professional manufacturers, they can actually be made at home. One can make handmade orthotics if his case is not very severe like if he just has a low arch.
Now before one would want to make one of these things, he would first have to get hand of certain materials. Now the most important thing that he would need would be some insoles probably from other shoes that he does not use anymore. Just make sure that all sizes of these things are more or less the same or similar.
The next thing that he would have to get would be a glue that is waterproof or better yet, super glue that can really stick. In order to cut up the insoles, one will be needing a pair of really sharp scissors because insoles may be tough to cut. As long as one has these things, then he may start getting to work on that insole.
Now the first thing to do would be to get the existing insoles and measure them. As stated earlier, all of the insoles have to be of the same size so that there will be consistency. After that, put one insole on top of another and determine which part is the part that would hold the arch.
After determining the part that would hold the arch, then he now has to cut that part with the sharp scissors. Now he has to make sure that the part that was cut out is really able to fit the insole that is whole otherwise one would have to cut it a little bit more. Once he has already done that, then the next part would be to now glue that small part to the whole insole.
After that, one may now leave the glue to dry before he tries to put it into his shoe and start walking. If he wants the glue to dry extremely fast, then he may use an electric fan to be able to help him. For fast drying purposes, one is recommended to use super fast drying glue that really sticks.
Now if one notices that the arch support is not high enough, then he may actually add another layer if he would want to. All he has to do is get another insole and just repeat the process that was done a while ago. After that, he just has to wait for the glue to dry again and try it on.
Now making handmade orthotics at home as quite easy as one will be able to see. However, do not try to do this if the flat feet case is quite severe. These handmade ones should only be used for those whose cases are not severe as the severe cases would already need the custom made ones with specific measurements.
Now before one would want to make one of these things, he would first have to get hand of certain materials. Now the most important thing that he would need would be some insoles probably from other shoes that he does not use anymore. Just make sure that all sizes of these things are more or less the same or similar.
The next thing that he would have to get would be a glue that is waterproof or better yet, super glue that can really stick. In order to cut up the insoles, one will be needing a pair of really sharp scissors because insoles may be tough to cut. As long as one has these things, then he may start getting to work on that insole.
Now the first thing to do would be to get the existing insoles and measure them. As stated earlier, all of the insoles have to be of the same size so that there will be consistency. After that, put one insole on top of another and determine which part is the part that would hold the arch.
After determining the part that would hold the arch, then he now has to cut that part with the sharp scissors. Now he has to make sure that the part that was cut out is really able to fit the insole that is whole otherwise one would have to cut it a little bit more. Once he has already done that, then the next part would be to now glue that small part to the whole insole.
After that, one may now leave the glue to dry before he tries to put it into his shoe and start walking. If he wants the glue to dry extremely fast, then he may use an electric fan to be able to help him. For fast drying purposes, one is recommended to use super fast drying glue that really sticks.
Now if one notices that the arch support is not high enough, then he may actually add another layer if he would want to. All he has to do is get another insole and just repeat the process that was done a while ago. After that, he just has to wait for the glue to dry again and try it on.
Now making handmade orthotics at home as quite easy as one will be able to see. However, do not try to do this if the flat feet case is quite severe. These handmade ones should only be used for those whose cases are not severe as the severe cases would already need the custom made ones with specific measurements.
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