[nabs-l] Cane Tips

[Jamie P.]

Hi Vejas,

Aside from replacing just the rubber part, I don't think there's anything you can do to make the tip itself tighter. Rubber has a lot of elasticity, and just like a spring gets weak and uncoiled over time, the rubber will loosen up. What you can do, though, is put something around the bolt at the end of your cane where the tip attaches to make it thicker, so a looser tip will still grip it tightly. One way to do this would be to wrap the bolt head with duck tape, or grip tape. Really, though, once you start considering modifications that involve buying supplies you don't already have on hand, it makes more sense to just buy a new tip. 

-Jamie

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> On Feb 3, 2017, at 21:51, Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> Does anyone know if it is possible to tighten a very loose cane tip? My tip  still has its rubber and metal intact, but has been getting looser and looser. Previously as an LCB student one of the instructors made a bullet tip, but I do not have that cane anymore. Anyone have any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Vejas 
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