Secret Spy Shoe
Supplies
1. 8" of 1/8" steel tubing
2. 10' of 1/16m or 3/32 steel cable
3. 1/16 or 3/32 wire clamps
4. Old pair of shoes
Tools
1. Drill
2. Dremmel
3. Welder (MIG, ARC, TIG)
4. Wire cutters
Other helpful tools
1. Torch
2. Vise
Cutting
Mark and cut the 1/8" steel tubing into two four-inch pieces.
Bending
I found that the easiest way to bend the tubing was to put the metal in a vise and heat it up as hot as I could. Then, I was able to bend it into a hook shape. Do that with both pieces.
Using my MIG welder, I welded the two hooks together.
Using my MIG welder, I welded the two hooks together.
Cutting
Taking the hook and one of the old shoes, I traced out the hook pattern on to the heel of the shoe. After doing that, I put the shoe in my vice and drilled a 1/4" hole 3/4 of the way through the sole of the shoe. This is the point where you begin to dremmel. I dremmeled out a pattern in the shape of the hook into the heel of the shoe. I then drilled a hole through the heel and into the inside of the shoe. It is through this that the cable will go. Once I had the hook well-embedded into the heel of the shoe, I had to glue a small magnet into the heel to secure it.
To store the cable, I decided to use an old sock and a piece of velcro. I sewed a band of velcro on to the sock so that it formed a little velcro latch that holds the cable.