Comments on: Do It Yourself repairs: you can do it! http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/02/repairs/ Good stewardship in action. How do you do it? Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:22:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Faiza Smith http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/02/repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-5830 Faiza Smith Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:15:56 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=917#comment-5830 I altered my 15 years old pants to fit my bigger size at the moment. made me think that if I can do it(never sewn when I was single), then I can do pretty much anything fixable. I altered my 15 years old pants to fit my bigger size at the moment. made me think that if I can do it(never sewn when I was single), then I can do pretty much anything fixable.

]]> By: Larry http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/02/repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-5559 Larry Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:38:45 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=917#comment-5559 Our DVD player would not open, so I took off the cover and discovered a broken "belt" which ran the tray. I replaced it with a heavy rubber band and it has worked great for quite some time now! I also did a similar fix to a cassette player. Our DVD player would not open, so I took off the cover and discovered a broken “belt” which ran the tray. I replaced it with a heavy rubber band and it has worked great for quite some time now! I also did a similar fix to a cassette player.

]]> By: Jennifer http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/02/repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-5325 Jennifer Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:41:46 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=917#comment-5325 We just bought some new tennis shoes for my husband and 10 days later, the bungee loop for the lace broke off. No way! He took them back to Kohls, but they didn't have more in size 13 at either store here. He slipped the loop back in the slot and I stitched it down last night. I think they will work just fine this way and it looks no different than the other loops. I sew only a little, but I actually needed to use a thimble (which I never do) because the leather is much thicker than fabric. It makes me feel good to repair something like that! I'm still going to email Avia about it and see if they will do anything for us. We just bought some new tennis shoes for my husband and 10 days later, the bungee loop for the lace broke off. No way! He took them back to Kohls, but they didn’t have more in size 13 at either store here.

He slipped the loop back in the slot and I stitched it down last night. I think they will work just fine this way and it looks no different than the other loops. I sew only a little, but I actually needed to use a thimble (which I never do) because the leather is much thicker than fabric. It makes me feel good to repair something like that! I’m still going to email Avia about it and see if they will do anything for us.

]]> By: scott (DuctTape MacGyver) http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/02/repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-5313 scott (DuctTape MacGyver) Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:26:59 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=917#comment-5313 hi Kim, I have found there is almost nothing that can't be fixed with enough DUCT TAPE. Maybe that's why friends call me DM (DuctTape MacGyver)... hi Kim,
I have found there is almost nothing that can’t be fixed with enough DUCT TAPE. Maybe that’s why friends call me DM (DuctTape MacGyver)…

]]> By: DeputyHeadmistress http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/02/repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-5286 DeputyHeadmistress Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:15:18 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=917#comment-5286 A 14 year old friend recently repaired a broken flashlight- the kind you wind up to generate the energy to keep it going, by opening it up and soldering a messed up wire. Very cool. A 14 year old friend recently repaired a broken flashlight- the kind you wind up to generate the energy to keep it going, by opening it up and soldering a messed up wire. Very cool.

]]> By: Dion http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/02/repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-5285 Dion Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:03:03 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=917#comment-5285 It is good if we can fix our broken things by ourselves. We can have the skill as well as we can save our money. We also keep using our creativity by doing this. It is good if we can fix our broken things by ourselves. We can have the skill as well as we can save our money. We also keep using our creativity by doing this.

]]> By: Angie @ Many Little Blessings http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/02/repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-5283 Angie @ Many Little Blessings Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:45:44 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=917#comment-5283 We very recently refinished a piano ourselves. It took a lot of time, but we were really pleased! http://www.manylittleblessings.net/2009/08/refinishing-our-free-piano.html We very recently refinished a piano ourselves. It took a lot of time, but we were really pleased!

http://www.manylittleblessings.net/2009/08/refinishing-our-free-piano.html

]]> By: thainamu http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/02/repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-5281 thainamu Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:12:36 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=917#comment-5281 I'm really into fixing things (sometimes things I shouldn't try to fix) ;-/ Here's a link to the blog of my favorite fix-it adventure: http://thainamu.blogspot.com/2007/10/40-steps-to-remove-tube-of-hand-cream.html#comments I’m really into fixing things (sometimes things I shouldn’t try to fix) ;-/

Here’s a link to the blog of my favorite fix-it adventure:
http://thainamu.blogspot.com/2007/10/40-steps-to-remove-tube-of-hand-cream.html#comments

]]> By: Janelle http://frugalhacks.com/2009/09/02/repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-5280 Janelle Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:08:31 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=917#comment-5280 I once took apart my daughter's fisher price crib aquarium when it started making a grinding noise, lubed it up, and reassembled it. I once took apart my daughter’s fisher price crib aquarium when it started making a grinding noise, lubed it up, and reassembled it.

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