Monday, November 9th, 2026, 3:39 pm
Working With Fine Tools
Filed under: “Teach a man how to fish…”
s a huge fan of repairing if not reusing/repurposing things, I love having repair kits, tool kits, and also various plastic and glue things. Yesterday, for example, I bought 4 tubes of super glue.
If you value “your stuff” more than you value ‘your’ time, then you will be rewarded with satisfaction and experience that further serves you in the future. I did, for example, learn how to repair inner tubes in bikes, not just replace them. The one that I repaired with good old super glue and some proper kit (for a patch) has been holding up against considerable weight for about a year already.
At first I was failing. It was frustrating. But each time I improved, learning from previous mistakes.
Today I repaired Rianne’s sunglasses. She left them on my desk like a project to complete. It took about 7 minutes; half of that time was spent retrieving the right box with the right tools.
Repair skills are immaterial. You cannot buy them per se. Once acquired, they pay for themselves.
Learn. And learn. Life is about learning. If at first you fail, try again. If nothing works, pay something to teach you.
Rianne will be happy and I feel more experienced now. It didn’t cost anything to fix.
