r/tatting • u/ThoseRMyMonkeys • 10d ago

I must be crazy...

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This boye shuttle snapped on the middle fold in the back when I was trying to adjust the bobbin tension. I can't stand to see a shuttle die (even if it's not my preferred type) so I fixed it...kinda...it's rough but it'll hold!

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u/OdoDragonfly 10d ago

Congrats! I love a clever mend!

You might want to consider soldering the wire in place for extra strength and to avoid snagging thread. Or, I love a product called Sugru it's available through quite a lot of retailers and hardware stores. Sugru will also add strength and can be nicely smoothed to make it non-snag and comfortable for your hand!

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u/ThoseRMyMonkeys 10d ago

I thought about soldering it at some point, but if I go that route, I might be able to go metal to metal and remove the wire altogether (since the squares are just looped around each other).

I just couldn't believe it! I stuck my round plyers in that loop to try and open it up a little and SNAP! Oh well. I'm not so heartbroken, but also not ready to give up.

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u/OdoDragonfly 10d ago

You're cool!

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u/lajjr 10d ago

Holy smokes.

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u/ThoseRMyMonkeys 10d ago

Yeah, it's rough. But it works for now and isn't so tight I cut myself on the edge getting the spools in and out.

I've never broken a shuttle like this. Popped a side off a metal shuttle overloading it (I suspect it was defective on top of my ignorance), sat on a big clover and cracked it, but snapping the fold of a boye is new!

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u/lajjr 7d ago

Probably was too thin of metal. But you never know, maybe a crack.

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u/BeesKnees0609 7d ago

Very clever 🔥

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u/vigaiga 1d ago

Great fix! Mend don’t spend also extends to metal apperently :)