How to make a new clasp on the case for the tool. method 2

In the last article I discussed how to repair, ready to fall off the fasteners on the briefcase. Article received a wide response from readers, many aesthetes made known his displeasure with my simple, brutal decision fasten fasteners riveted on hangers for drywall.

There were those who praised for minimalism, but I was particularly pleased with the people who have shared their solutions to the problem for which they have a special, thank you. One way I even tried out and has adopted, but I will write about this later in the article.

method one

It was thought simply to repeat the fastener by cutting it out of PVC pipe and form the desired bends, heat the part of building a hairdryer, but the lock itself was broken.

I had to find another solution. I decided to make a hook fastener that would sign up in the hole of a broken lock.

And move the entire structure was horizontally held by two PVC washers and rivets are not compressed as far as possible, within the longitudinal groove. Further flexural rigidity ensures fixation fastener plane.

The idea turned out to be working, and two such latch for the lid of the case has been made since the second lock is on the verge of a breakdown.

method two

This method I suggested in the comments, and I decided to check it out.

way the idea was to heat a strip of PVC and compress her pen. At cooling turned a simple spring clip, which is easy to attach and remove, this is the easiest and most reliable way, nor that my self-tapping screw in the handle.

If you need to quickly, easily and elegantly advise them to take advantage of it!

Write in the comments what method you like the most, and how would you do.

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