On 1/21/07, Jose D Palos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not an engineer, but I'm a designer used to think outside the box. I work > in the oil industry and know for sure taht safety equipment tends to be > cumbersome, uncomfortable and ill-fitting. A steel-toe-cap adopts its shape > from the shape of the boot, which is barely good to withstand a few pounds > impact, and it's hardness, sharp end and design usually results in an > amputation. > What I would do is think in terms of mittens or Japanese socks. Instead of > layering more material on top, I would insert something like an inverted "T" > (or the idea of an "I" beam) between the big toe and the rest of the toes to > try to give additional strength to that concave shape to prevent from > collapsing and severing the toes, as it usually happens.
Try looking here http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01100.html summary: it's not *usual* to have a steel-toe boot collapse - any force strong enough to do that is going to make an unsalvagable mess of your foot anyway... -- -- - Steve Crosby -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
