Fixing an Instroke case
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Its more like having to completely replace the lining. Would the PVC tube have to be pulled out the case entirely, then relined and replaced into the case?
1. Take the nails out of the bottom using a tack puller. Be gentle and don't bend the nails.
2. Remove the bottom gently, don't force it.
3. Push the tubes out through the bottom.
4. Study the way the tubes are put together. Use a razor to cut out the tube you need to replace the liner on. If the liner is just torn a little on the top then you can simply sew it.
5. Remove the tape which holds the liner in and remove the liner from the tube. Insert the repaired liner or the new one and fold it over the ends. Tape it closed using packing tape.
6. Re-insert the EVA foam at the bottom of the tube and tape the end of the tube closed.
7. Put the tubes back together.
8. Tape the bottom so that the the tape cannot roll up when you insert it.
9. Insert the tubes and stop short about 2" from the bottom.
10. Spray some glue into the bottom 2" if you want it to be a little more secure.
11. Put the wood piece back on and replace the nails.
12. Set the case on the floor and push the tubes down all the way until it seats at the bottom.
Done.
All this takes 30min to an hour depending on your ability and it's not as hard as it sounds.
Instroke zipper broken
I was wondering if there is any easy fix for the broken zippers. Or just cut the old ones out and get the correct length and hand sew them back in. The big pocket would be easy enough but what about the little top pocket, for someone with big hands. Just wondering if there was a simple fix or someone to send it to and pay to have it fixed. Thanks for any info
Ps any news of a new case design called the "porter", my friend in Arkansas was tellin' me about it!!!
Gordon Graham
Las Vegas
425-275-8255
I was wondering if there is any easy fix for the broken zippers. Or just cut the old ones out and get the correct length and hand sew them back in. The big pocket would be easy enough but what about the little top pocket, for someone with big hands. Just wondering if there was a simple fix or someone to send it to and pay to have it fixed. Thanks for any info
Ps any news of a new case design called the "porter", my friend in Arkansas was tellin' me about it!!!
Gordon Graham
Las Vegas
425-275-8255
Had issues with clasp and zipper. Repaired very nicely at a leather/shoe repair shop. I took it in, they said no problem, repair was very nicely done.
If the zipper head is broken then you can use a snap on zipper head called ZlideOn. Just google it to find out where to buy them.
If the zipper teeth are broken then you want a luggage repair shop. There are several in Vegas that I have used.
Porter's case is being done now.
Zipper
Thank you John, for the info. I hope you and your family have a great holiday season!! Gordon
Thank you John, for the info. I hope you and your family have a great holiday season!! Gordon
Just send it back to Instroke, they will fix it. Those are expensive cases to be taking apart and will likely ruin your warranty attempting it.
From how my InStroke looks I thought you could just pull the PVC tubes out and reset them back in place, though I never really looked that closely at it, it seems they are just set inside the shell. But from what John Barton just posted I guess not.
From how my InStroke looks I thought you could just pull the PVC tubes out and reset them back in place, though I never really looked that closely at it, it seems they are just set inside the shell. But from what John Barton just posted I guess not.
The best thing you can do is just leave it alone until it breaks and then send it to Frank's Center to have a Diamond Latch installed.
You can tighten the latch up with a couple ways but all of them might end up breaking the latch.
1. you can find protruding metal bar that you can fit the end of the case over so that the back of the latch is up against the metal. You can create a jig to do this with a clamp and some 2x4s and a metal bar as well. The important point is that the back of the latch should be up against something that won't give. Then you get a hammer and a thick cloth and you lay the cloth over the latch and you gently tap it until it tightens up in the back. THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX and is dangerous to the latch.
2. You can take the case apart and reseat the latch by adding some cardboard or foam rubber. This operation is also temporary and delicate.
3. Send it in and let Frank's replace the latch with the one Instroke created especially for cue cases. The original latch was made for purses and is not meant to hold the weight of a cue case. For $25 you will extend the life of your Instroke case and not have to worry about the latch.
When I started making cases, which grew into Instroke, my goal was that nothing should come out of the case unless the user wanted it out. I had a J.EF Q Case (known as Jay Flowers cases) and my cue got broken when it shot out of the case after the case was knocked off a pool table.
The J.EF Case had tubes that were loosely shoved into a leather shell. The tubes could be removed with little effort from the top.
I resolved to make sure that mine were firmly set in place and would not move and that they would be padded inside the tubes so that the cues would not move either. In other words I was going the complete opposite direction as the J.EF Q Cases and other case makers making similar types of tube cases at the time.
So first padded and sealed each tube. Then I put them together in such a way as to form a solid unit that would not change shape ever. Then I built the shell around them in such a way that the tubes would only go in from the top and only be removable from the bottom. This was done on purpose so that the whole case would be tight and solid.
Basically the interior unit gets put into the case and as soon as it bottoms out the foam rubber on the sides sort of locks it in. It is "possible" to pull the tubes out from the top but that requires some effort and care not to harm the lining.
I know that some of my competitors have declared that their interiors being easily removable is a "feature". I guess it is if you have to replace interiors frequently but I don't see it as beneficial from a cue security standpoint and until I can figure out how make interiors that are easily removable AND still highly protective I won't offer them on my hard cases.
That said I am working on several such solutions now. We will see what the future brings.
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first of all instroke doesnt have shit for a warranted..secondly thanks for the info on taking it apart. I did it with little trouble...one thing I did notice is that if there are tears in the tube cloth you can pull the tube cloth up a little cut out the torn part and with a little stretching( you dont want too much) you can retape the cloth back in and it will look perfect without replacing the cloth from the tubes. I did all of this in less than an hour. Saved a lot of time and headaches of having it shipped to injoke.