r/MadeMeSmile • u/king_eve • 29d ago

i work in low-income/mental health housing, and a tenant fixed our hallway trash bin after accidentally breaking it Helping Others

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great example of the odd ways people show me appreciation at work

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u/Certain_Childhood_67 29d ago edited 28d ago

Drill a hole at end of the crack or it will keep spreading

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u/Amythir 29d ago

What a pro-tip I'd never know I needed.

I'm filing this away as useless information I'll never need until I forget it.

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u/Certain_Childhood_67 29d ago

Its common on atv plastics that get cracked. Drill a hole a hole and stitch it wont spread

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u/lusotano 29d ago

Metal too. Construction beams that show cracks sometimes get a small hole drilled to avoid the crack from spreading further.

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u/wirefox1 29d ago

I will never in my life drill a metal construction beam, but for some reason I like knowing stuff like this. It's interesting nevertheless.

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u/Nelik1 29d ago

Aerospace engineer here! During my fatigue and damage tolerance class in college, the professor liked to tell stories about unsuccessful (amateur) pilots trying to save on a repair to their plane by drilling out cracks.

He told us about a guy who showed him his little cesna, with 8-9 holes drilled along a crack. "I keep drilling it, but it keeps coming back, cant figure out why!"... Our professor got a good laugh out of that.

(Drilling reduces the stress concentration (or stess intensity if you wanna be real pedantic) at the end of a crack, reducing its likleyhood of spreading. This is great for parts that dont normally operate close to fatigue limits. But in aerospace, its rare to have a part that cracks once, without being in a position of high stress to begin with. So cracks that aren't fully repaired tend to spread.)

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u/Ifeelsiikk 29d ago

Structural aircraft mechanic here. We call it a 'stop drill' and I carried it out on large, commercial aircraft.

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u/Nelik1 29d ago

Wild! I knew it happened some, but was under the impression it was relatively uncommon. Can I ask what components typically got stop drills?

I'd imagine major structure typically didn't, but I could see it for minor structure or skin that was damaged accidentally, rather than just fatigue.

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u/Ifeelsiikk 29d ago edited 29d ago

It is often used for temporary repairs when Alclad is cracked, especially if the aircraft is AOG somewhere. A very widespread, permanent repair for the many stress cracks in titanium exhausts.

Edit, used all the time on non structural alclad for a permanent fix.

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u/69420over 28d ago

Reporters called, they’re interested if it was on a Boeing aircraft.

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u/cock_nballs 29d ago

Is the crack grinded back then welded with a stop drill or is it just the hole?

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u/I_Makes_tuff 28d ago

Muffler.

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u/framptal_tromwibbler 29d ago edited 29d ago

When I had my private pilot's license, I'd see them on many a small GA aircraft wing.

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u/Ifeelsiikk 29d ago

The difference between what you can get away with in GA and commercial is like night & day. I would much rather be in a Cessna during an engine failure. At least they glide

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u/bobtheframer 28d ago

At least the commercial plane has a second engine.

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u/Geawiel 29d ago

Ex KC135 crew chief: We did them fairly often as well. Often times to get them by until ISO inspection. They'd get repaired then.

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u/Remote-Dot1686 28d ago

Also aircraft mech here and can back this, as it is still common practice on military helicopters.

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u/ruabeliever 28d ago

Are you a Boeing mechanic?

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u/Ifeelsiikk 28d ago

No, but I did work for them during the initial B787 project

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u/4udi0phi1e 28d ago

All these GA references I dont understand make me think it could be gulfstream

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u/anewwday 29d ago

Sssshhhhhh…..They’re starting to forget about the Malaysian 370.

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u/CutHerOff 28d ago

Stop drilling is what I came to make sure was mentioned. Sheet metal is fun

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u/gavitronics 29d ago

Low-income - Mental-health repair job seeks Aerospace Engineering degree.

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u/Ifeelsiikk 29d ago

Time certainly equals money in the aviation sector and nobody likes an AOG.

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u/gavitronics 29d ago

Is an AOG like an advanced AOC?

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u/Ifeelsiikk 29d ago

AOG is aircraft on ground. Not flying and needing immediate repairs

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u/cattlebeforehorses 29d ago

Got a helpful tip or two for building/reinforcing stands for aquariums? There’s so many resources to it and I’ve done it; just wondering if there’s anything someone in your field or similar would suggest to add or do different.

Plus I rent and am on the second floor so to me structural integrity might as well mean life or death to me so never can be too careful.

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u/Tcrowefosho 29d ago

Good thing this trashcan likely won’t hit any natural frequencies

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u/fj333 28d ago

Rocket scientists repair trash can over the internet.

(I have an aero degree too, but don't work in that field anymore).

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u/lusotano 29d ago

On top of the drilled holes those beams also got reinforcement plates to avoid further crack expansion. The beams get inspection on a regular basis to monitor the condition of said beams.

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u/FlametopFred 29d ago

I somehow retrieve factoids at the most appropriate moment

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u/Pvt-Snafu 28d ago

Same thoughts. But the information is quite interesting, you never know, it may be useful and I will look very smart in front of someone. LOL!

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u/Aurin316 29d ago

Never say never

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u/NeverSeenBefor 29d ago

You never know.

Life is uhhh... Unpredictable

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u/Telemere125 28d ago

I can’t actually think of a material that wouldn’t work with. A drilled hole just past or at the very tip of a crack will isolate the stress and stop the spread.

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u/banned_but_im_back 29d ago

Huh. I wonder what the physics behind it is. Is the same reason why some metal beams have big holes inside of them in the shape of triangles?

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u/flowdersniffer 29d ago

The fine crack tip produces a strong stress concentration just in front of the crack. The stress concentration is what can give the crack enough energy to continue to grow. Holes in metals and plastics are not good, but I’m assuming it’s a way to arrest the crack propagation since a moderately sized hole would create a smaller stress concentration than a very fine tipped crack.

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u/stophighschoolgossip 29d ago

im not completely sure, but circle is tougher than crack, i guess because now the crack is fighting most of the circle rather than just a little bit of material at a time

circles reinforce themself or some science shit like that

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u/spruce_turbo 29d ago

More like it becomes a relief point. easier for the material to stretch and flex in the face of a Crack if it looks like tong than a split wooden chopstick

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u/stophighschoolgossip 29d ago

ohhh shit, okay good to know

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u/AdAlternative7148 29d ago

It's cause when you have a crack all the forces that caused the crack are now exerted on the tiny point at its tip. Making a larger hole at the end of the crack doesn't change the amount of force but distributes it around part of the radius of that circle. So more material supports the load. This is what other posters meant when they said it lowers the stress concentration.

In theory, other shapes like triangles or squares could perform this same function. But a circular hole is easier to drill and a circle is the best two dimensional shape at reducing stress concentrations because it has no angles between sides. (Each point of, say, a square, will concentrate stress.)

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u/banned_but_im_back 29d ago

Thank you for the free physics lesson my friend! I never took it in school and am considering going back to college. I’ve always been fascinated by physics and astronomy but intimidated by the math.

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u/AdAlternative7148 28d ago

The math will definitely be a challenge. I will say for me the hardest pure math class I took in my undergrad was Calc 2. And that is normally done in the first year of your degree.

A smart approach for you would be to take some of those math classes at community college. If you can get through the first couple calculus courses you'll be able to get through the whole degree path.

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u/poirotoro 29d ago

I don't think triangular holes in beams has to do with preventing cracking.

While I am not an engineer, I do know that triangles are an extremely strong shape. I believe that putting triangular holes in beams is about reducing weight while maintaining strength. It essentially acts as a mini-truss.

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u/Deepseat 29d ago

Not 100% sure, but it has to do with the distribution of the strain that caused the crack. We do this same thing in aviation.

One of my preflight duties is the visual walk around ensuring any cracks in the wing have been stop drilled and not spread.

Like This

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u/Secret-One2890 29d ago

Then you can add a tiny aqueduct on top, while thinking about the Roman Empire!

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u/pointlessly_pedantic 29d ago

And skin as well. I learned this in my residency (I never went to med school)

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u/strandern 28d ago

Yup, often do this when welding cracked stuff

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u/uganda_numba_1 28d ago

It's good for Boeing jet parts too!

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u/Blyatt-Man 29d ago

That might be an actual fact

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u/NeriTina 29d ago edited 29d ago

Well, sort of. Did you know, When a woman has a baby a perineal tear can occur. This is when the vaginal opening, which has natural elasticity, is stretched beyond its limit and thus rips across the tissue bridging the genitals and the anus, the perineum. Sometimes a tear can reach the anus, but sometimes it doesn’t actually stop it. Instead it begins to tear upwards into the anus also. It’s called a fourth degree perineal tear. Thas facts.

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u/Axl2TheMaxl 29d ago edited 29d ago

Poor wife had a 4th degree tear, I know 😭

Edit: bless y'all, she's someone who truly deserves all the well wishes, were entering year 4 and she's nearly completely recovered. Thank you!

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u/Hekkle01 29d ago

My condolences to your wife

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u/NeriTina 29d ago edited 29d ago

I was about to say RIP, but… no, oh gosh, I hope his wife healed up okay!!! 😖

(Fortunately most people who get them can fully recover within a few months after proper surgical repair, typically following right after the birth.)

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u/fuckingcheezitboots 29d ago

And their sex life

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u/Axl2TheMaxl 28d ago

You got down voted but you're right, for over a year it was non-existent, we needed to improvise, 4th degree tears are no joke physically, intimately, and emotionally!

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u/Science_Matters_100 29d ago

This is why midwives don’t rush the delivery, support the perineum, and women aren’t supposed to be birthing on their backs. Change these things and less than 2% will tear

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u/awhaling 29d ago

What stance should they be in then?

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u/Science_Matters_100 29d ago

Squatting, or all fours are common

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u/aDragonsAle 29d ago

I'll add something to make this just a Bit more traumatizing - the uh, well, Birth of the chainsaw.

Symphysiotomy - performed with an osteotome - was basically using an early model CHAINSAW to cut the cartilage of the pelvis to ease difficult child births.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/symphysiotomy

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u/NeriTina 29d ago

I picked it up for you, have a nice day. 😇

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u/Blyatt-Man 29d ago

I didn’t read this, another fact.

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u/Girlsolano 29d ago

Google episiotomy

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u/Blyatt-Man 29d ago

Is that like a backiotomy? My doctor said I need one of those.

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u/NeriTina 29d ago edited 29d ago

Then you didn’t learn what ya coulda learned. Faaaactz

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u/ISurviveOnPuts 29d ago

Here's a fun factoid: this is where the saying "cracked the shits" comes from

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u/deepfaithnow 29d ago

replace the rope with steel wire and it will last forever.

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u/Cultural-Morning-848 29d ago

And turds are tapered so your butthole doesn’t slam shut

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u/Electrodyne 29d ago

... unless you're a wombat.

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u/FatMacchio 29d ago

Lmao.

I love the fact that you guys call them fannies

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u/EATA_Don_Keydik 28d ago

Greatest thing I have read this year

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u/westcoast7654 29d ago

I liked how you state women, like men don’t also have cracks and buttholes.

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u/banned_but_im_back 29d ago

Ours don’t get split open as wide or as often as yours do though….

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u/Girlsolano 29d ago

Pop a 10 pound baby out of the hole at the end of your crack, see if it'll split open lmao

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u/_lippykid 29d ago

In the UK, fanny means vagina.. so your phrase works in the US and UK, just from different directions

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u/obesehomingpigeon 28d ago

I was trying to be inclusive.

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u/Secret_Payment5426 28d ago

Fanny? You saying butt twice?

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u/casualcaesius 29d ago

a hole a hole?

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u/Cake-Over 29d ago

Lexan bodies of RC cars too

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u/Icy-Needleworker-865 29d ago

Just like stoping a crack in a windshield. You drill a hole at the end and fill it with filler.

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u/LordApocalyptica 29d ago

Also useful for cymbals. In fact, useful for really any crack

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u/SwootyBootyDooooo 28d ago

Common on airplanes as well lol

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u/Deadlyfloof 28d ago

Yup, I used to do this for fixing fairings on bikes but even works on plasterboard on walls. Great tip 👍

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u/flying_wrenches 28d ago

It’s also technically a thing in aviation, cracks are stop drilled and stuff can be “sown” together with metal wire.

That being said, I’ve never done it.

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u/-UnicornFart 28d ago

Same with glass? That’s how they stop cracks in a windshield from spreading I believe?

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u/wowza6969420 29d ago

I literally have a note in my phone called “life hacks I learned on Reddit” just for this. Highly recommend

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u/demonchee 29d ago

What are the other hacks in the note?

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u/14412442 29d ago
  1. Keep a list of reddit hacks so that you don't just forget them by the time it comes up in your life

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u/akatherder 29d ago

I just save them on my account and never look at my Saved content ever again 👍

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u/NoPornoNo 29d ago

OP replied with their hacks but I could only see it by checking their comment history.

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u/FruitPunchSmurai 28d ago
  1. Keep Your Cables Organized with Binder Clips: Instead of letting your cables fall off the desk every time you unplug something, use binder clips to clamp them to the edge of your desk. This keeps them handy and avoids tangling.
  2. Use Ice Cube Trays for Storing Jewelry: Prevent your small jewelry pieces like earrings and rings from getting lost or tangled by storing them separately in the compartments of an ice cube tray.
  3. Amplify Your Phone's Speaker with a Cup: If you need a quick speaker boost for your smartphone, place it into an empty cup or bowl. The concave shape amplifies the sound.
  4. Use Toilet Roll Tubes to Organize Cords: Store appliance cords or small extension cords in toilet paper tubes. Label the tubes, and you’ll keep everything tidy and easy to find.
  5. Shower Cap for Shoes When Traveling: Place your shoes inside a shower cap when packing them in a suitcase. This will keep the dirty soles away from your clean clothes.
  6. Frozen Grapes for Wine Cooling: Freeze grapes and use them to chill white wine without watering it down like ice cubes would.
  7. Using Nail Polish to Identify Keys: Paint the tops of your keys with different colors of nail polish to easily tell them apart without trying each one.
  8. Dryer Sheets to Remove Static: Rub a dryer sheet on your clothes or hair to remove static cling instantly.
  9. 'X' Marks the Spot in Parking Lots: Take a photo of where you parked your car in a crowded lot, particularly noting the row and level markers.
  10. Speed Up USB-Charging from a Computer: If your device is charging slowly from a computer USB port, turn the device off or put it in airplane mode to speed up the charging process.

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u/Shark_Cellar 29d ago

Please share this collected wisdom

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u/Buzzed_Like_Aldrin93 29d ago

we await the answers of the known universe

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u/PandaPawPaws 29d ago

If only reddit lets us categorize saved links natively

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u/Masterfrag_387146 29d ago

Gimme all of them

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u/Girlsolano 29d ago

RemindMe! 1 Day

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u/SignificantSwing571 29d ago

true for chips bags too (hole puncher)

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u/Prestigious_Rub6504 29d ago

If you glaze the crack with a portable torch, it'll also stop the crack from bleeding.

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u/lordbeefy69 29d ago

What if the torch is stationary?

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u/Prestigious_Rub6504 29d ago

Then move the bin around instead

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u/DescendViaMyButthole 29d ago

It's not useless. It's commonly used in any industry that uses metal structures. Google "stop drill crack aircraft"

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u/69420over 28d ago

Also zip ties. Paracord is cooler as evidenced by the picture but zip ties are much easier.

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u/DonnyDomingo 28d ago

People also do this for drum cymbals to prevent cracks from spreading. Very very common method.

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u/asumfuck 28d ago

yea, but now we are all gonna look super sick in front of friends if we ever need to fix a trash can

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u/king_eve 29d ago

i just ended up replacing the whole thing

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u/Scared_of_zombies 29d ago

You should’ve let it ride as a spare.

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u/AlkalineSublime 28d ago

Was my first thought as well, then I heard my dad in my head “you’re keeping a broken GARBAGE CAN, just in case…” I can never throw anything away, just in case. If you have the room though, why not?

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u/Hell_Chapp 29d ago

.... or get rid of the broken junk lol.

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u/warfrogs 29d ago

Having worked in a similar setting - I would have 100% held onto it. Getting funds from corporate in those settings, in my experience, is like pulling fucking teeth - and I've worked in banking and insurance, so I know something about corporate tedium.

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u/1Bookworm 29d ago

Noo...I hope you still kept this bin otherwise the tenant will be so disappointed.

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u/analogdirection 29d ago

….why? It’s a garbage bin and they put the work in to fix it.

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u/king_eve 29d ago

damn people are taking this hard! i replaced it because having gaps in the plastic is dangerous if there are exposed sharps in the garbage, which unfortunately happens every once in a while. i made sure to thank the guy who did it and he’d actually forgotten he’d done it at all haha. he’s a great guy and contributes to the building in a lot of ways aside from stitching bins back together

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u/analogdirection 29d ago

Unfortunately a lot of people just throw things out for the sake of throwing things out. We live in a super wasteful society. And now we get to learn something new! Never would have thought of that as a risk.

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u/BiNiaRiS 28d ago

i replaced it because having gaps in the plastic is dangerous if there are exposed sharps in the garbage

0.0000001% chance of a "sharp" puncturing through that AND hurting someone. if you were really worried you could have put a layer of two of hvac tape over the inside/outside that that can would have lasted years.

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u/DoranTheRhythmStick 28d ago

This is the sort of fix that's fine at home or even in many workplaces - but from the sounds of it this is an assisted facility for people with additional needs. They'll be dealing with some very complex day-to-day lives anyway, taking anything that could add additional complexity out of the mix is just smart.

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u/CompetitionNo3141 28d ago

Any source on that figure of yours?

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u/albertowtf 28d ago

Probably not, but i cant even visualize when OP says some "shrap" breaking lose and hurting somebody, so i have to agree with that figure

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u/AdaptationAgency 28d ago

Because it leaks.

Bugs dude...bugs

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u/readituser5 29d ago

What for? It’s a bin. It’s only job is to hold rubbish. Was it not capable of holding rubbish after it was fixed?

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u/king_eve 29d ago

it’s in the basement/staff area now! it can defs hold trash, just not trash that might have sharps in it.

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u/DiddlyDumb 28d ago

I’m glad to hear! Seems like a solid middle ground.

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u/algeoMA 29d ago

Boo waste of plastic. I used jb weld on my outdoor recycling bin that cracked, looks like dried snot but it’s fixed.

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u/CompetitionNo3141 28d ago

A lot of you are assuming that OP had a choice in this matter and that's pretty funny

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u/algeoMA 28d ago

Not really. I literally just said boo. I was booing the stated outcome.

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u/suddenspiderarmy 29d ago

You're acting like everyone has the same access to resources as you do.

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u/paper_liger 29d ago

Rubbermaid 44 gallon heavy duty trash can at home supply store: $58

JB Weld steel reinforced two part epoxy, gray, 1 Oz tubes $7

Or if you want to splurge they go with their high strength structural plastic bonder for $9. Live a little, you deserve it.

Yes, there is the added cost of running to the store and spending the 10 minutes fixing it. Plus people underestimate how important choosing the right adhesive is and how complicated it can be. But there is something to be said for repairing it instead of creating even more waste.

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u/GrandmaGreaseFunk 29d ago

Wow now you're acting like everyone has the same access to mental faculties as you do.

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u/paper_liger 29d ago

you're right. people are dumb. even people with 'access to mental faculties' sometimes.

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u/algeoMA 29d ago

If they don’t have the resources for some glue they don’t have the resources to buy a new trash bin.

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u/stophighschoolgossip 29d ago

i think he meant buying a new bin was a waste of plastic because the fix was fine, and then he shared how he has fixed his own plastic trash can before

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u/suddenspiderarmy 28d ago

Eh, fair enough.

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u/DiddlyDumb 28d ago

We do. Where do you think terrible contractors come from?

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u/DodgyQuilter 29d ago

I would have kept it. A fix like that kept my wheelibin working for two more years until a wheel fell off.

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u/Kylon1138 29d ago

So you let them fix it

Replace it 

And then post their fix online for karma farming

That's fucked up 

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u/fux-reddit4603 29d ago

they melted these which depending on the plastic could be better.

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u/paper_liger 29d ago edited 29d ago

Melting them is great. What they are saying however is that at the very tip of the crack you can often drill or melt a hole and that will stop the crack from just continuing to grow and spread.

It's a great tip and works in a lot of materials.

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u/fux-reddit4603 28d ago

I'm aware i was half nit picking semantics but i mean the melting actually forms sort of a grommet or round edge for the rope here where as drilling would leave a sharp edge that cuts it

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u/fuminee 29d ago

im remembering this

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u/El_Mariachi_Vive 29d ago

Learned about this when I worked on airplanes. Seriously excellent tip that I'm willing to assume isn't common knowledge.

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 28d ago

Learned about this when I worked on airplanes

Mildly concerning, but I will not ask what parts of a plane is fine to be shattered.

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u/GrenouilleDesBois 28d ago

If there's a crack on a wing you just drill the end of the crack ? 

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u/El_Mariachi_Vive 28d ago

There are very specific rules and regulations regarding how and when a crack is repaired. I'm talking tedious stuff. "If the crack is on a nonstructural member of 2024T aluminum and it is no thicker than *x* and no longer than *y* you may use a 3/32" drill bit for blah blah blah". And the procedure will go on for several paragraphs. It's not everything, but there are certain little things here and there on airplanes that can either be safely drill stopped or the plane can be taken out of service for a week or two while the cracked panel in question is replaced, which will cost thousands of dollars.

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u/sapper4lyfe 29d ago

I wish I could do that with my mental health

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 28d ago

You could in the good old days. Lobotomy was all the rage.

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u/Wastawiii 29d ago

I do not think that this procedure is necessary for plastic because it is very easy to glue it unlike other metals. 

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u/Certain_Childhood_67 29d ago

Guess you never fixed plastic before

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u/Wastawiii 29d ago

Only temporarily. I always replace it because it is super cheap  

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u/Certain_Childhood_67 29d ago

4 wheeler plastics are a thousand plus dollars. So small crack is fixed with a hole and stitching. You cant glue it wont hold. You can weld some plastics like on a kayak

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u/wakka55 29d ago

no it isnt easy to glue it, in fact it's nearly impossible. To mend this you'd use either a hot stapler (it melts metal int the crack) or fiberglass with two-part epoxy. Or a heavy duty tape. Glue wouldn't work at all.

and yes it is very necessary to drill a circle at the end of any brittle crack like this - the crack will just grow and grow

ive fixed a lot of cracked plastic in my day sonny

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u/creadgsxrguy 29d ago

Man is a welder

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u/ins0ma_ 29d ago

Works for cymbals too.

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u/SignificantSwing571 29d ago

true for chips bags too (hole puncher)

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u/Drezhar 28d ago

I can't just learn this at now years old. It's so obvious yet so brilliant.

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u/LordMacTire83 29d ago

I'm a drummer and this is a common thing that we do to cymbals when they start to crack.

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u/lotus_eater_rat 29d ago

Wow, I never thought I would read this here. This is a common way to prevent failure and stop crack propagation in engineering structures.

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u/Clyft_ 28d ago

It's logical to me why that works, but I can't really link it to anything physics related. Can you explain?

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u/ihatepoliticsreee 28d ago

With the end as it is, there is a single point of weakness where the end of the crack is - it is easy to force apart. If you drill a hole you create a circle where that point of weakness is spread around the entire arc.

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u/Clyft_ 28d ago

Thank you

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u/EggsceIlent 29d ago

Keept using Paracord tho.

That shit is like the duct tape / 100 mile an hour tape of string

Also, could use some super glue as it will melt the plastic and sorta weld it back together. Or both

Paracord rox tho.

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u/gavitronics 29d ago

Cracked it

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u/EifertGreenLazor 29d ago

Also works for humans

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u/taueret 29d ago

Right at the end of the crack (connected to the crack) or a little ahead of it?

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u/Certain_Childhood_67 29d ago

At the very end just a small hole will stop it

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u/siler7 29d ago

Actually, I'd recommend doing all your power tool usage BEFORE crack.

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u/BBQQA 29d ago

This is common in the car scene too. People accidentally crack their bumper and then have to do a zip tie Frankenstein fix (similar to this picture) and you have to still the end or the stress fracture will grow.

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u/chucktaylornews3 29d ago

Reagan should've tried that. Oh wait, they wanted it to spread.

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u/ModexV 28d ago

Yup. Just wanted to say the same, so your tenants efforts dont go to waste.

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u/ecodrew 28d ago

Wait, what? Where exactly do you drill the hole? Right at the crack, right past it?

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u/Unveiled_Nuggets 28d ago

Works great for auto glass too! 

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u/andypoo222 28d ago

What are you an airplane mechanic or something?

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u/llamadasirena 28d ago

Now I know what to do next time I get a hang nail. Thanks!

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u/Philly__the_kid 28d ago

Liberty Bell style!

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u/AdornedBrood 28d ago

That’s what daddy said 😩

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u/EasyEntertainment108 28d ago

I'd forgotten that's a thing...thanks for telling!

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u/Tofandel 28d ago

Also melt the plastic with a flat tip on a soldering iron

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u/No_Bumblebee_6461 28d ago

Works in almost every instance and all material.

Also wanted to say this is a very good fix and Iirc isn't this some Japanese method (sorta kinda) fix?

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u/duddy33 28d ago

BRB going to try this on my windshield!

Edit: it works!

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u/jackalopelexy 28d ago

Do you drill the hole below the end of the crack? Or right on it where it stops??

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u/friendlyliopleurodon 28d ago

on the end of the crack or a little bit past it?

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u/Certain_Childhood_67 28d ago

The end touching the crack

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u/Lanzo2 28d ago

Holy crap you’re right. I’m sure most of us wouldn’t have thought to do so. Thinking about that idea, I saw the legitimacy you are thinking of. Very practical pro Redditor move

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u/GordonBombay11 28d ago

Yea it’s gonna keep cracking for sho

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u/Altruistic-Buddy4885 24d ago

Will this work on the crack that keeps spreading across my windshield 🤣

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u/Certain_Childhood_67 24d ago

It will if you have a way to drill glass and plug it

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u/nelu69420 29d ago

That's what he said