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My sister said she was jealous of my daughter's flashing shoes. When my daughter outgrew hers, I took out the electronics and installed them in some adult size shoes.
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Every shoe is going to be different, you just have to go slow and avoid cutting any wires. Start at the edges and work your way in. I used an X-ACTO knife and a sewing seam ripper to pop the seams so I could peel back the layers of plastic and fabric.
Once I got down to the LEDs, they were glued to a hard backing fabric, so I took a large piece of this backing to be used later when I reattach them to the new shoes.
The battery and motion switch were buried deep under the insole. Again I trimmed the fabric and foam away at the edges until I could peel back the insole and lift out the battery module.
Once I got down to the LEDs, they were glued to a hard backing fabric, so I took a large piece of this backing to be used later when I reattach them to the new shoes.
The battery and motion switch were buried deep under the insole. Again I trimmed the fabric and foam away at the edges until I could peel back the insole and lift out the battery module.
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Jun 18, 2011. 8:38 PMhblake73
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Yes! Life is fair again. Can't wait to make these!
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Jun 18, 2011. 6:51 PM21GeeOff21
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awesome. I may have to do this to my little brother's old shoes. (:
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Jun 17, 2011. 11:58 PM
kristylynn84
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kristylynn84
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i took apart some kids shoes toooo! :D but i need to learn how to use LEDs. :) thanks for the instructable, i will have to read it soon!!
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Jun 16, 2011. 12:24 PMwilgubeast
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wilgubeast
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Those are slick. I love the video, too.
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