"lal_truckee" wrote in message
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Last time I punched a boot I dropped the whole shell into boiling water -
no heat gun. For me the tricky part was applying the stretch internally
without also stretching the opposite side.

How did you control the opposite side?
Did you try just boiling part of the boot?
Did you have problems with sole cambering or twisting?

The original poster also needs to be aware that the toe box shape, sole
shape, AND relative position are part of the DIN specification that
bindings work against. You can't just mess with either of them at will.

I wish I had DIN spec feet. Do you have a link to the DIN spec?

You need a big pot if you go the hot water route, but all is not lost.
Fortunately such a big pot can do double duty for boiling the wort while
beer making.