fever9990 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Pads: Simmons 996, 13-14 yrs old. The first thing was to remove the two leather knee straps and three leather calf straps and the five buckles for them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fever9990 Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 The most pressing thing after removing the knee straps, was how to hold the knee stack together. By using the existing holes, I ran a nylon strap from the top slot on the knee wing to the lower hole on the knee block then across to the top of the calf, eliminating the need for a"prof strap". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fever9990 Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Now on to the calf, at first it was just going to be two elastic straps 2"-4" wide straight across the calf. After inner debate, I'm sewing loop velcro down the full length of the outer calf wrap on both sides. I will remove the two patches in the first pic and run a full strip. I have yards and yards of velcro and elastic strapping ranging from 1.5"- 8" wide. About the only thing left to do is break out the sewing machine and make a bunch of straps of all widths and see what works best for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fever9990 Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 The weight reduction breaks down is 282g, straps and buckles -11g for container= 271g, +24g for three removed strap pockets=295g removed per pad. Material to replace the straps and buckles, 77g, so total weight reduction of 218g per pad, that's only 6g short of half pound! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fever9990 Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 After a bit more R&D, I moved the loop velcro closer to the pad on the calf wrap so I could use longer straps to get more of a wrapped feeling. Second pic, finished product ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creasecollector Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Nice work here!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fever9990 Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 On 5/11/2024 at 10:42 AM, creasecollector said: Nice work here!! Thank you Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fever9990 Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 Just a bit of cosmetic work to do on the calf wraps, remove the strap tabs and patch the holes. Second pic, the next set to get the treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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