DIY disastersI just can't do power tools. They always fly out of control and end up embedded somewhere they shouldn't. I've no idea how I've still got all the appendages I was born with.
Add to that the fact that nothing ends up square, able to support weight or free of sticking-out sharp bits and you can see why I try to avoid DIY.
Tell us of your own DIY disasters.
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chthonic, Thu 3 Apr 2008, 17:19)
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DIY Shoe RepairI have a much-loved pair of steel-toecapped work boots which have seen me walk from Rochdale to Haslingden, have endured hiking in the highlands, motorcycling (and motorcycle crashes), drunken football, and many outdoor raves.
These things are held together with superglue. The soles come off about once a month, so they get superglued back on.
And yesterday, I noticed that the leather had torn away from the insole on one side of my left boot. Disaster, I thought! I decided to fix it immediately lest it become any worse.
The answer? Ah, there's a bicycle inner tube in the loft. Stanley knife? Check. Superglue? Check.
So I cut out a 2x4 inch piece of rubber inner tube, pulled the lining out, and grafted the inner tube between the leather and the sole of the boot using superglue.
Surprisingly, it seems to be working perfectly. I don't know for how long, but I really don't want to get rid of these boots - not least because I'm too cheap to buy any more.
(, Tue 8 Apr 2008, 16:08, 2 replies)
I agree...There's nothing on this earth as comfortable as a really well worn pair of good boots.
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girlinthehole, Tue 8 Apr 2008, 19:16,
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Reminds me of my DocsI bought them way back in '98 - when they were still being made in the UK. I still wear them regularly. I've tried to find suitable replacements, but nothing seems to come close.
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