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10
Time Required
5 - 10 minutes
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Introduction
URL for half-hitch knot:
http://www.animatedknots.com/halfhitch/#…
What you need
Step 1
Rivet
- Open the umbrella into its proper position.
Open the umbrella into its proper position.
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Step 2
- Identify the broken stretcher that needs to be repaired.
Identify the broken stretcher that needs to be repaired.
Step 3
- Close the umbrella halfway to release the tension in the stretchers.
- This makes it easier to line up the holes in the next step.
Close the umbrella halfway to release the tension in the stretchers.
This makes it easier to line up the holes in the next step.
Step 4
- Take the two pieces of the broken stretcher and line up the rivet holes.
Take the two pieces of the broken stretcher and line up the rivet holes.
Step 5
- Pass the 6" piece of wire through the rivet holes.
Pass the 6" piece of wire through the rivet holes.
Step 6
- Wrap the wire around the stretcher and thread it through the holes again.
- Repeat until there is no more room to pass the wire through.
- May need to use the pliers to get a better grip on the wire so it can be pulled tight.
Wrap the wire around the stretcher and thread it through the holes again.
Repeat until there is no more room to pass the wire through.
May need to use the pliers to get a better grip on the wire so it can be pulled tight.
Step 7
- Tie two half-hitch knots with the wire.
- If you do not know how to tie a half-hitch knot, follow the link provided at the beginning of the guide.
Tie two half-hitch knots with the wire.
If you do not know how to tie a half-hitch knot, follow the link provided at the beginning of the guide.
Step 8
- Use the scissors to trim the two ends of the wire to about half an inch in length.
Use the scissors to trim the two ends of the wire to about half an inch in length.
Step 9
- Using the pliers, twist the ends of the wire together.
Using the pliers, twist the ends of the wire together.
Step 10
- Tuck the wires down and clamp with the pliers so the ends are not poking out.
Tuck the wires down and clamp with the pliers so the ends are not poking out.
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SouthPark - Feb 28, 2020
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This is not called an ‘umbrella rivet replacement’.
Lou Keeble - Mar 26, 2022
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I fixed my umbrella! Thank you. Umbrella is very old though, will see how much more time I can buy with this fix :)
Lou Keeble - May 6, 2022
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The fix lasted about a month and a half and then the copper wire broke. I am trying the same technique but this time with a metal paper clip that I had. The paper clip is made of metal that’s thicker than the copper wire. I only threaded it through one time and then twisted the ends. One paper clip was enough to fix 2 rivets (both the original one and a new one is now broken as well). I will try to report back if these also break.
Lou Keeble - Nov 22, 2022
6 months later and paperclip fix is still holding!
Mayra L. - Jan 6, 2023
Thanks! A paperclip worked!
