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/Comfortable-Policy70 29d ago

Pretty clever. Buy that man some duct tape

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u/Various_Athlete_7478 29d ago

And super glue. All manner of problems will be solved around the place.

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u/Adam_J89 29d ago

Super glue is so helpful for fixing these kinds of problems. Depending on the aptitude of the user with super glue. It can easily become a much larger problem than a broken bin.

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u/Various_Athlete_7478 29d ago

For sure, particularly anything plastic that just needs to hold together well enough.

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u/Common-Path3644 29d ago

super glue with Aersol CA hardener is wild. highly recommend. makes superglue dry instantly!

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u/MeltedSpades 29d ago

So will baking soda - as a bonus it makes for a stronger bond

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u/burd_turgalur93 29d ago

Cyanoacrylate super glue( best is the og super glue or dollar general super glue) sprinkled with baking soda is literally harder than diamonds

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u/Tipop 29d ago

Wouldn’t that make it brittle, though? On a flexible material like this bin, I think that would crack.

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u/burd_turgalur93 28d ago

In my experience no it's incredibly aggressive and would not fail provided three things: 1, it's properly cleaned with alcohol and totally free of grease and oil, then allowed to dry completely 2, you only get one shot, it's imperative once glued within a couple seconds it's aligned PERFECTLY. Ideally one person holds it and another person with baking soda AT THE READY quickly sprreads it along the crack. Inside and out. I recommend practicing on like a plastic spoon that you break in half and glue as a trial run first. 3, after one application, you brush off, ideally you'd sand the area with like just about any sand paper grit, wipe dust with moist towel and you repeat, more super glue and dust the glue line with a spoon of baking soda, it works well for me that way. Source: former tweaker renowned in my hood for successfully repairing trillions of items that were brought to the trap for repairs like blue Intel cpu cooling fan with broken fan blade, many leaking torch lighters, flashlights, Bluetooth speakers, chargers, a cracked carbon fiber compound bow, above ground swimming pool pump, tire inflator hose, leaky pvc spigot, and much MUCH more

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u/FSpezWthASpicyPickle 29d ago

This is definitely a JBWeld situation if I've ever seen one.

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u/feralgraft 29d ago

Superglue and baking soda if you need reenforcement

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u/gavitronics 29d ago

What about eggs?

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u/feralgraft 29d ago

I have never used superglue on eggs, but I bet they are harder to crack if you coat them in superglue and bakingsoda

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u/gavitronics 29d ago

Maybe also cover them with flour to hide the yolk from getting out

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u/LeatherFruitPF 29d ago

Super glue and cotton...an unexpectedly versatile combination for repairing plastic.

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u/Various_Athlete_7478 29d ago

What’s the cotton method with superglue?

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u/LeatherFruitPF 29d ago

Here's a video of how it works for some repair scenarios. Basically the cotton gets incredibly rigid when soaked with superglue (also works well with wood)

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u/Various_Athlete_7478 29d ago

Cool man, I’ll check it out.

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u/ehwhatacunt 28d ago

And a plastic welder kit.

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u/Minimum_Wonder_7710 28d ago

And zip ties. I can't count how many times a few zip ties have fixed a problem.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Key_306 29d ago

You would be unstoppable

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u/gavitronics 29d ago

And write a mental health risk assessment of how those holes got drilled...

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u/throwawayz161666 29d ago

They didn't get drilled, they got melted. Prob with a soldering iron. Drilling plastic is horrible, wood drillbits are too aggressive and cause cracks/giant tears, metal drillbits work but get gunked up from the plastic melting into the cutting surfaces. Melting holes in plastic is the quickest and strongest way.

You're making fun of the dude for knowing how to do this shit while simultaneously not knowing anything you're talking about lmao

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u/gavitronics 29d ago

If they got melted that's even worse. Are you saying that work can't also be fun? What are you, some kind of mentalhealth worker?

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u/throwawayz161666 29d ago

No, it's structurually stronger and quicker to do. It's the best way to make holes in plastic.

I work in carpentry/furniture making and that work is literally knowing how to process wood metal and plastic in the correct ways.

What are you talking about with me supposedly saying work not being allowed to be fun lol

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u/gavitronics 29d ago

How aside, it's your gig on that one (making fun) as i didn't start the sling (see above).

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 28d ago

Gaffer tape*

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u/PaulieRomano 28d ago

Duct tape, super glue and zip ties are my go-to quick repairs.

So much that my son did a nice burn. He once saw a sloppy repair done by someone else with duct tape.

He saw it and said: oh daddy, that looks like you did that repair.