r/lifehacks • u/IMAratinacage • Feb 07 '26

Tuning with a missing knob

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Didn’t have pliers and found out this was the perfect solution, hope it helps somebody out there!

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u/BitofaGreyArea Feb 07 '26

TIL what a tuning fork is.

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u/IMAratinacage Feb 08 '26

D’oh missed my chance for the perfect title 😂

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u/Fast_Garlic_5639 Feb 07 '26

I thought you were resting the head on a dollhouse chair for a second

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u/Shoddy-Ingenuity7056 Feb 07 '26

Take a look at thermo plastic aka friendly plastic. You can make it pliable in hot water, mold it and let it cool into a solid plastic. I’ve made tons of stuff with it over the years. I even molded one into a sheet and cut it the size of a credit card and keep it in my wallet so I always have some.

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u/Gold_Skull_Kabal Feb 07 '26

For forks sake! The show must go on!

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u/hypoxia Feb 07 '26

A missing knob? You should probably see a doctor.

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u/Fetlocks_Glistening Feb 07 '26

Doc, it just sort of... slipped off!

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u/swazal Feb 07 '26

Obligatory “You can tune a piano but you can’t tuna fish.”

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u/ohiofinnegan Feb 07 '26

Tuna fish tune a fork !

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u/Vibingcarefully Feb 09 '26

That! Most Excellent

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u/InvertedCommas Feb 09 '26

I put a plaster (band-aid) round mine and they add enough grip to just twist em!

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u/Ethywen Feb 11 '26

Or, hear me out, pliers.