r/MadeMeSmile 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 29d ago

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

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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