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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:19 pm 
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Hello fellow craftsman, I created a little tool that helps me to up-grade my putz houses. Sometimes all it takes is just a little touch of TLC to spruce up these little treasures. I built this little tool out of soft wire and a 3/8" wooden dowel rod. All you need to do is flatten, with a hammer, one end of a 3" piece of wire. Drill a same size hole as the diameter of your wire into the end of the dowel. Use glue to fill the hole and then slide your wire into the hole. Bingo, you have a handy little tool. Besides that tool all you'll need is a small bottle of Contact cement or rubber cement and a steady hand. The photos should help me to explain the process:
A. Tools & Materials needed
B. The Door to be Repaired
C. Carefully scoop a ladle full of contact cement off the provided stem
D. Clean off the underside of the scoop so as to not get glue all over the door or window. A third hand here would be nice so it could gently push the door, back, out of the way
E. Start applying the glue to the inside surface of the house itself.
F. Go around as many times as it takes to make sure you have enough adhesive to hold you piece in place
G. Once you have glued the needed surface you can gently push the loose part tight against the inner wall. You can use your finger or a Q-Tip. Just be careful not to poke a hole in the original part!

For future referance the Contact Cement and the Rubber Cement are known for their flexible texture. They don't dry up and get brittle like many hobby glues.

NOW, I'm going to post my pictures backwards and hope they come out in the right sequence?


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Looks like I got the picture sequence correct...


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No last picture. Hope this helps... :D


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Pete...

I'm a big fan of " homemade tools"...thanks for posting...I'd be very interested in seeing your workbench/work table, too...

Howard...

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Thanks for posting, Pete. You must have a steadier hand than I, though. :-)


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