Now more than ever I repair things until I can get nothing more out of something, so it's amazing what you can do with super glue and baking powder!
Repairing stuff
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I watched until the end, and it exhausted me. Have you tried any of these magic tricks, Splinter ?
Not yet, but I will.
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I do try and repair some things especially if it's impossible to buy a replacement or as is more likely in Argentina they want to charge you a way OTT price for it.
However sometimes things can work out well here. A while ago I finally decided to fix the loose strap on my favourite Seiko watch. During the procedure the locking pin flew off and disppeared so that was the end of that and back in the drawer it went.
One day while out with the missus I remembered to take it with me. She took me to a chap who does watch repairs in a small shop. She told him what I had been trying to do and set forth to put it right. He put a new pin however even at the last hole the strap was a tad too loose. He had to remove a link in order for it to fit snuggly. All in all it took him quite a while but despite that he only charged 1000 pesos in all. I had my watch back in use and saved myself a hell of a lot of hassle.
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Recently I've been buying up or being donated to me (better) several used computers, PC cases, motherboards etc.
I break things down, scavenge what can be used and then build 'new' machines. What I can't use at all, goes outside for the cartoneros and it disappears in minutes.
Yesterday I got my hands on a used VHS player/recorder in good working order, which I'm very pleased about because if my existing one, which I use for digital conversion, goes tits up, I'll need a spare.
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Excellent! If there is a list of items you’d like, why not post it so we can all be on the lookout for you?
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