[BlindTlk] [BlTlk] Difficulty putting a tip on my NFB folding cane

[Judy Jones]

Hey Sherri, what kind of cane? What kind of tip? If it's those type of tips that look like an umbrella tip with a rubber sleeve that fits over the end, I seem to remember on canes for Chris, I had the same issue.

This was so long ago, I hope I'm remembering all the steps, but since the rubber needed to be more flexible, I either applied heat with a blow dryer to the rubber. I also remember putting it in a tea strainer and holding it in boiling water for a minute and getting it on that way. The idea is to let the rubber be flexible enough to initially get the tip in place.



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----- Original Message -----
From: Sherri Brun via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025 10:35 AM
To: BlindTlk at nfbnet.org
CC: Sherri Brun <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
Subject: [BlindTlk] Difficulty putting a tip on my NFB folding cane

Hello all. This seems like a very silly question, especially, because I have accomplished this before. My NFB folding cane lost its tip. I have another one. I have been trying without success to put the tip on my cane. I have put it on the floor and put my weight on it, but I'm afraid I'll break the cane. I have put it upside down and tried to hammer it on. Does anyone have any suggestions how to put the new tip on my folding cane? Any hints and help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
Sherri
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