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General Category => Oddball => Topic started by: Roger B on May 21, 2020, 06:15:09 PM

Title: A Domestic Job
Post by: Roger B on May 21, 2020, 06:15:09 PM

My wife is doing some knitting with our youngest granddaughter. The required 8mm needles were too long for easy use so she asked me if I could shorten them. After a little thought I drilled through the heads with an 8mm drill until they came off, shortened the rods and glued the heads back on. A satisfied customer  :)

Title: Re: A Domestic Job
Post by: Vixen on May 21, 2020, 06:31:45 PM

Hello Roger,

Hang on to those 8mm plastic offcuts. They may become useful one day.

Mike

Title: Re: A Domestic Job
Post by: Roger B on May 21, 2020, 06:43:39 PM

They are already safe in my offcuts box  :)

Title: Re: A Domestic Job
Post by: awake on May 22, 2020, 01:54:40 AM

Nicely done!

Title: Re: A Domestic Job
Post by: Jim Nic on May 22, 2020, 10:23:39 AM

A good result.  I find it's well worth doing this kind of job as it helps to justify my latest tool purchase.
Jim

Title: Re: A Domestic Job
Post by: fumopuc on May 23, 2020, 08:06:50 AM

Hi Roger, good to know now, how to get some plastic tube easily.

Title: Re: A Domestic Job
Post by: Jo on May 23, 2020, 08:34:58 AM

Not all knitting needles are plastic  ::)

Personally I use circular knitting needles (a long piece of round plastic with short steel needles on each end)  as I find normal needles a bit long and they get in the way.

Jo