INSTEAD OF FIXING A ZIPPR HOW TO
If you’re interested in attending a Fixit Clinic or starting one in your area, check out the website.Īnd remember that has free repair guides for many different gadgets and that you can see videos of how to repair almost anything on Youtube. But it does look rather shabby, doesn’t it?ĭon’t forget that one way to consume less plastic is to fix things when they break instead of tossing them and replacing with something new. It’s not a huge priority because the mug hasn’t fallen through yet. Next up: fixing the hole in the net side pocket.
INSTEAD OF FIXING A ZIPPR UPDATE
I may have to come back and update this post. I guess the test will be when the backpack is stuff full.
The zipper seems to be holding together very well. Of course, it was a couple of weeks before I actually tried the repair and couldn’t remember exactly what he had said, so I Googled “How to Repair a Broken Zipper” and found this handy, illustrated set of instructions.Īll I did was squeeze the sides together and the top and bottom together.Īnd you know what? After a few tries, it worked. I showed Peter my backpack, and he said this kind of zipper repair is super common and also super easy to fix! Just take some pliers (I think he may have actually said “vice grip,” which I don’t have, but I do have pliers, so let’s just say “pliers”) and squeeze the parts of the slider together so that they bring the two sides of the zipper closer together. Serendipitously, Fixit Clinic’s Peter Mui was at my presentation to promote the upcoming event. Two weeks ago, I came to the library to give a presentation on plastic-free living and learned that one of the action events planned would be a Fixit Clinic where people could bring broken gadgets and learn how to fix them instead of throwing them away. Zippers fail due to corrosion and due to dust and grit in the zipper coil which, in turn, cause the sliders to spread.
INSTEAD OF FIXING A ZIPPR SERIES
I just can’t buy new plastic.įortunately for me and my zipper, the Hercules Library chose my book Plastic-Free for their “Book to Action” series of events, in which the library gives away copies of a particular book and then schedules events that encourage readers to take action based on the book. Remember… I can still use the plastic I already had before I started this project. Next, zip back and forth so that the zipper right back on track. Close the gap carefully by pressing down on both sides. Decrease the gaping between the top and the bottom board using a plier. Here are instructions for determining the correct sliders or pull. Directions: First, figure out where the separation and broken zipper becomes nonfunctional. I had no idea what to do about it, and it seemed stupid to send a perfectly good backpack to the landfill just because of a little thing like a zipper. If you would rather order only the slider you need, and not an entire kit, please read on. No big deal, but I just prayed that the other slider would hold up and keep working. Fortunately, this backpack has two sliders, so I could still close the zipper using the other slider, but I always had to remember which side to zip from so I didn’t accidentally sling the backpack over my back, thinking the zipper was closed, and empty all the contents onto the sidewalk. Or, I should say, one of the sliders stopped working.
I’ve been carrying it around for over ten years, and finally, one of the main zippers stopped zipping.
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