Temporary bodges that just last the course

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, Len_derby said:

Gluing cut-up bits of an old trouser belt on to a standard sized gig bag that allows it to be used for a short scale bass and hence stored in the car boot, out of sight.

 

 

That looks quite familiar ….

[Dood]

I was once asked to dep for a band, and the next thing I know, two years later I was still playing for them.

 

... wait.. *penny drops*

[BillyBass]

16 hours ago, Dood said:

I was once asked to dep for a band, and the next thing I know, two years later I was still playing for them.

 

... wait.. *penny drops*

I was considering posting something about a new band member of some famous band that I thought was crap, but I couldn't think of any.

[bass_dinger]

On 29/06/2025 at 11:28, Marky L said:

Does anybody else have a dodgy temp fix that has become  semi-permanent? 

 

The earth pin somehow snapped off my pedal board power cube PSU whilst in its case. An IKEA pencil in the bottom of my gig bag pocket and a quick reshape with the multitool and voila! It's now fixed to the PSU with a hair tie and after six months is proving is efficacy 😃

 

 

 

 

 

One could instead use an earth pin repair kit.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315722101136?_skw=replacement+plug+pin&var=614139214463&itmmeta=01JZ3AWDX0KBZVACP3MC8BXV3T&hash=item498280f190:g:0HcAAOSwxiBm1tjf&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eTrMiAGCJNorG0l7hwVVWPKgUQq0m0Wsden2GMNXeci9%2B%2Fdt8F7Yz6zHc0mcLCZwslevuhVCQayf1i1c5PTrfq4nBAXPsmRCsLlhy9nMVT2WsfbI2crLzT2y2Mq%2FMtkMg6MYvmprscq5FlM%2Fo5sc4AyailVWLNHN%2BR8J2lfk6WpJM6DhbDudxDgsXgHua%2FWExvC2yhsJmIjWu4624OriFaFuCeCYgDyDnsFhC8CBj9N%2B9ijt2mzZpelclfsqne56GkDhnXZbGCwkqpF85%2F7pKtmqR%2Bp3FB5wpwdqP2l3jV%2Bw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABFBM3t7x6vhl

 

 

Its purchase preserves both the pencil and @Marky L, for future and alternative use in the band.

 

I have one in my kit case, should the previous superglue-and-dowel repair to my own adapter fail.

 

[BillyBass]

4 hours ago, bass_dinger said:

 

One could instead use an earth pin repair kit.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315722101136?_skw=replacement+plug+pin&var=614139214463&itmmeta=01JZ3AWDX0KBZVACP3MC8BXV3T&hash=item498280f190:g:0HcAAOSwxiBm1tjf&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eTrMiAGCJNorG0l7hwVVWPKgUQq0m0Wsden2GMNXeci9%2B%2Fdt8F7Yz6zHc0mcLCZwslevuhVCQayf1i1c5PTrfq4nBAXPsmRCsLlhy9nMVT2WsfbI2crLzT2y2Mq%2FMtkMg6MYvmprscq5FlM%2Fo5sc4AyailVWLNHN%2BR8J2lfk6WpJM6DhbDudxDgsXgHua%2FWExvC2yhsJmIjWu4624OriFaFuCeCYgDyDnsFhC8CBj9N%2B9ijt2mzZpelclfsqne56GkDhnXZbGCwkqpF85%2F7pKtmqR%2Bp3FB5wpwdqP2l3jV%2Bw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABFBM3t7x6vhl

 

 

Its purchase preserves both the pencil and @Marky L, for future and alternative use in the band.

 

I have one in my kit case, should the previous superglue-and-dowel repair to my own adapter fail.

 

If the plug in question houses a transformer and isn't easily replaceable, ok, but at £6.99 that is way more expensive than a plug.  Just replace the plug with a new plug, which will cost under £2.

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, BillyBass said:

If the plug in question houses a transformer and isn't easily replaceable

 

It does... see start of the thread. 

[borntohang]

Festival talk has reminded me we once got a dodgy golf cart with a blown fuse. We bodged it with the foil bit out of a fag packet and it ran like a champ for a week. 

 

The following year, same festival, I got a suspiciously familiar golf cart. Opened up the fuse box out of curiosity and found that ciggy foil is much more durable than expected, or possibly that a series of unlucky crews were inspired by our initial bodge. 

 

At least it wasn't a nail this time. 

[Stub Mandrel]

4 minutes ago, borntohang said:

Festival talk has reminded me we once got a dodgy golf cart with a blown fuse. We bodged it with the foil bit out of a fag packet and it ran like a champ for a week. 

 

The following year, same festival, I got a suspiciously familiar golf cart. Opened up the fuse box out of curiosity and found that ciggy foil is much more durable than expected, or possibly that a series of unlucky crews were inspired by our initial bodge. 

 

At least it wasn't a nail this time. 

 

In the 70s things came with fag packet foil ready fitted 🤣