What was the last thing you fixed?

[Dude111]

Last night I fixed a VHS tape of a movie I got.. (I didnt realise the tape was broken (It broke right @ the end of the clear leader tape))


I opened the shell and got completly aggravated as I cant ever get those 2 pieces in the back BACK IN once they come out..... (I dont know how they go in and when I open the shell,they usually fall out) I was almost going to gvie up and throw it away but then I remembered I had a blank cassette I could use the shell from.......

I carefully opened THAT SHELL and looked closely inside on how to remove the spools without those pieces coming out!

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I opened the take up spool and took the old lead tape off and just clamped the play tape to the spool (The dark tape) ...... Finally got it back in,screwed together and I tried it and SHE WORKS WELL!!!!!!!!


This is the first vhs tape I have fixed properly!! (With those pieces still there (I didnt wanna lose this 1st release of this movie..... A very good/scary Paul Newman movie! (1981 - Absence of malice)))


Its rewarding!!!

[Dude111]

I last repaired one of my 8 track tapes

I got volume 2 of "1950s rock and roll collection" and the pad was no good so I went out to find a good pad...... I found one and last night I went about fixing it....

When I opened the cartridge the tape came off the spool a little and I thought I lost the tape but I managed to get it wound back on the spool and into the cartridge and she plays fine

Now to get volume 3 of this amazing set.... Its a 4 record set,3 8 track set (Im not sure how many cassettes or CDs in the set)

[Dude111]

The other day I got a VHS tape in the mail I ordered (AND JUSTICE FOR ALL - 1979)

I Think the person rewound it with one of those crappy radioshack things WHICH ARE HORRIBLE.. (They slam the tape @ full speed when it gets to the start) - YA DONT EVER USE THAT GARBAGE!!!

The tape was off the take up spool so I opened the cartridge and re-attached the clear lead tape to the spool using a couple pieces of tape..... I had to put it in a different shell as the parts in the back (1 of them) came off and it wouldnt play at all........

I took an empty one and put both spools into it.... Its not working correctly for some reason (the things in back of the spools) but thankfully its working...

This is the first 1981 columbia release of this movie and its the BEST and i didnt wanna lose it,been looking for it for along time!!!

[Nanoose]

A broken piece of glass in my green house plus well I was in there I plugged up some of the crakes with expanding foam insulation. Cheers and happy weekend!

[Dude111]

This morning I fixed a cassette I got......

It wouldnt play well,sounded like it got wet or was somehow being wedged in and couldnt freely move.... IT WAS HARD GETTING THIS!! -- I was tired and my eyes were hurting from overtired and I almost gave up..... The tape kept coming off the lead spool (The one on the left if looking @ side 1)

I put it into a different shell and finally got it closed w/o the tape being scrunched in the front!! (This shell has screws also thankfully (The one I took apart easily came apart with a knife wedged in the front))

I didnt wanna lose it....... Whitesnakes first album - TROUBLE (1978)

[Chocolate Moose]

Yesterday I broke the bathtub, the freezer, and today DD broke the toilet. We are constantly repairing things !!!!

[Dude111]

Last night I fixed one of my 8 track tapes

I just got BARRY MANILOWS first concert (1977) and there was basically NO PAD and when track 4 played,the right channel wasnt there. (I LISTEN IN MONO BUT IT STILL MAKES IT SOUND WIERD MISSING A CHANNEL)

I popped the cartridge open and put a good pad in (Thankfully it wasnt damaged)

[MA]

Right now, I’m trying to fix my mom’s email problem. The last time she had email was this morning, and had issues with the email app ever since she got home from work.

She tried rebooting and uninstalling the app, but that didn’t work for her. So I contacted our internet service provider and they are going to give our house a call within 24-72 hours and get the issue worked out.

[Dude111]

This morning I fixed the scale in our kitchen used to measure food and such.... I had mac and cheese tonight and when I pressed the button to turn it on nothing happend... I checked the batteries and they were in ok... I tried NEW batteries and still nothing...... I couldnt understand it as it worked the other night when I made mac and cheese!!

I was mad so I slammed it on the counter 4 or 5 times.... Whadda ya know,it worked perfectly

Its interesting how that seems to work often!!

[Theda Bara]

The toilet!!! My five-year-old nephew clogged it by using too much toilet paper.

[MA]

My phone not charging.

[Dude111]

I last tried to repair an 8 track I just bought (Bad shell) but it wasnt meant to be.... (I cant fix all of em..... Im not as good as some are)

[biffbronson]

A broken spring on my patio door. I was about to buy a new spring, but instead fixed the old one with a lockwasher.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Theda Bara

The toilet!!! My five-year-old nephew clogged it by using too much toilet paper.

Me too! I got a new one put in, and there must have been a gummy label in the tank, which got caught in the flapper. It wasn't obvious at first, so I was trying another fix, not knowing which way to turn a screw.

[OH Nuts!]

Only a broken toilet seat= beyond screwing an item in or hammering a nail, I’m pretty inept in this area.