I think I need a hinged knee brace
but the NHS has collapsed after a 13 year policy of managed decline and I can't get a GP appointment. What could I make a knee brace out of? I have a shed full of scrapheap challenge-worthy gubbins to work with.
( brb Monkhouse Stampede, Mon 9 Oct 2023, 15:46, archived)

You could just buy one, with the money you save by not going to a gp, I may have got that wrong

( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Mon 9 Oct 2023, 16:00, archived)

Looking at them now on ebay...
No idea which type to get. Seems like you can spend whatever you like from a fiver to £500...

Is this what healthcare is like in America?
( brb Monkhouse Stampede, Mon 9 Oct 2023, 16:31, archived)

Technical Lego would be the thing for this, I think. Or Meccano, if you want something a bit sturdier and more old-skool.

( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Mon 9 Oct 2023, 16:56, archived)

Meccano could seriously work.
It's a pity I sold mine. Might have a few small bits left but nothing that could wrap around my leg in one piece. Damn.
( brb Monkhouse Stampede, Mon 9 Oct 2023, 17:51, archived)