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Creativity => Customs => Topic started by: Tiara546 on December 18, 2016, 04:45:05 PM

Title: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: Tiara546 on December 18, 2016, 04:45:05 PM: Hello all,

I managed to repair a broken SHS earring (the little part which was broken off was still there) and I wanted to share with you how I did.
Those parts usually are too thin to be glued back together and actually last, so I tried "stiften" (that's what it is in German, English could be "studding", "repair using a stud" or something like that. It consists of drilling a hole into the plastic so that a connection piece can be fit in to both ends. I didn't even have to use glue, although I could have used some for additional fastening, if there would have been any need.
This is what I did, along with the results:

Broken earring - oh no!
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The drilling tool and holes made with it:
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A paper clip had just the right size... also showing how much I left sticking out - I possibly shortened it by a millimeter while fitting it in, but not much:
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The result! It doesn't fit as well as it would have with glue, but is 100% durable as it is now.
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Close-up:
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If anyone has remarks or ideas how to do even better, please lmk. :3
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: LunaMoonCustoms1212 on December 18, 2016, 06:07:18 PM: Amazing!! You can hardly tell that it's been modified.
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: aintnobuffalo on December 18, 2016, 06:26:47 PM: Thanks for sharing your repair method! I should consider this more often with repairs and customizing where glue doesn't want to hold.
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: Snapdragon on December 18, 2016, 11:48:00 PM: AWESOME! I wouldn't have thought of a tiny paperclip as a good source for the connector, wow! I thought you had to buy tiny specialty screws or something! ^_^ She looks as good as new!
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: Uninu on December 19, 2016, 04:18:11 AM: That is pretty smart! And looks good too.
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: Baby Sugarberry on December 19, 2016, 04:23:09 AM: In english this is usually called 'pinning', and a common technique for model making especially where you have to join heavy parts together with a small point of connection. Good job!
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: aquamarinemolly on December 19, 2016, 05:57:45 AM: Ingenious, and very well done. :cool:
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: Roogna on December 23, 2016, 07:07:54 AM: oohnice!
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: FarDreamer on December 23, 2016, 07:35:07 PM: That turned out really nice! Do you mind if I add the info to my website?
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Post by: Gingerbread on December 24, 2016, 06:14:49 AM: Great idea! Definitely a method I will be trying out.
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on December 24, 2016, 12:33:08 PM: Great job! :)
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on December 24, 2016, 12:36:28 PM: Well done! That's really great thank you for sharing. I need to fix a G1 Baby Stroller wheel. It's so sad. If I could find a tiny drill I would definitely try that!
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: PJSparkles on January 18, 2017, 04:57:23 PM: Fixing that exact earring on a SHS is why I actually joined MLP arena--but the dangling piece has been lost for some time. At least I'll know how to attach it if I ever find it! ^.^
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: Leave a Whisper on January 18, 2017, 09:18:55 PM: Looks great! And wow your SHS is beautiful!
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: pinkkittywinks on January 19, 2017, 11:20:06 AM: Great job! :)

Love pkw xxx
Title: Re: Sweetheart Sister Earring repair - with pictures!
Post by: Tiara546 on February 25, 2017, 06:17:50 AM: Looked into this again just now... thanks Baby Sugarberry for the correct term and @Far Dreamer, please feel free to add it to your site, which btw I really like. ^.^

Thanks to you others also, I appreciate your feedback a lot! :frolic: