Kitchen Improvization
July 13, 2007 – 9:48 pm #221
Some days you’ve just got to make it up as you go along. Like when the handle on my kitchen faucet finally broke for good after months of gradually increasing weakness and wiggling. Obviously my preferred solutions will be to replace the broken handle or get an entirely new faucet, since it also leaks a bit at the “full open” position. But neither of those options was available to me when the handle gave way, so I used a vice grip pliers to provide a temporary replacement for the faucet control.
I think it makes quite a visual statement. Trashy or industrial chic– you be the judge.
7 Responses to “Kitchen Improvization”
That is TOTALLY awesome.
Honestly? I think it looks really cool!
Maybe you should think of patenting it and then promote it as the world’s first faucet for diy-ers
Very creative solution!
Hello, patent office? I’d like to patent the unintended application of vice grip pliers. Yes, I know someone else already patented vice grip pliers, but I used them for a faucet handle.
Hello? Hello? Are you still there? Huh.
I dont know about “TOTALLY awesome”, but you gotta do, what you gotta do! Are you going to repair or replace?
My cheapskate side says, “repair,” and my vain side says, “replace.” Which side wins will probably depend on how easily and cheaply I can find a suitable replacement handle. I’ll have to see what Ms. Bungalow thinks, too.
Well done, Macgyver. I’ve got some wiring that needs fixing and all I’ve got on hand is a handful of toothpicks, some tinfoil and a banana peel. Can you help me out?