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Sunday 29 September 2013

Graphika strap repair

End of strap folded over the hook and tapped flat
A hole punched through both layers with an awl into hard-ish wood so as not to deform the metal strap too much. The metal is easy to trim with tin snips or possibly even scissors. I used tin snips. A short length of solder.
I punched a hole into a piece of wood for the solder to fall into when melted through the hole in the strap. Sort of a well to make a rivet-type head.
Top of the solder. Not enough hands to actually show the soldering process but if you have a soldering iron, you'll know how it works.
Bottom of the solder. Makeshift rivet head flattened (carefully) with a hammer.