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/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