Homemade Vacuum Bag \ Shimano

[itsacarr]

Has anyone tried molding these at home? Happen to live near no shops with the available setup for molding these shoes. Everyone has ovens for a variety of applications but no one has a vacuum bag setup. Has anyone tried to do this at home?

I am not sure if a simple vacuum would provide enough pressure on the outside of the shoes to compress as needed ...

[DMF]

I've done this both the right way with the correct Shimano equipment and at home with the same shoes (R310) with a plastic bag for freezing food and a small home vacuum cleaner. I would say the home vacuum cleaner, sealed against the bag with electricians tape, had way more suction/pressure than the Shimano equipment. It worked very, very well.

You can easily google how to correctly use a home oven for this with good results. Very viable option in my opinion.

[itsacarr]

I appreciate the message, thanks

[shonanmike]

Agreed. Did it at home with vacuum cleaner and had no problems!