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  • Garden Sprayer Pivot Repair

    A winning entry in the “The Bigger the Blob, the Better the Job” category:

    Garden Sprayer - pivot repair
    Garden Sprayer – pivot repair

    Buried under the epoxy is the flimsy tab with the pivot around which the handle moves. Any sideways force will did snap the tab off flush with the body. I had previously repaired it with solvent adhesive, so something more substantial seemed appropriate.

    A closer look shows the edges of the brass flange I formed around the tab to absorb the stress:

    Garden Sprayer - pivot repair - detail
    Garden Sprayer – pivot repair – detail

    It’s pretty much fully depreciated, but if I don’t use the epoxy it will go bad on the shelf, so …