Returning to my intent to make daily repairs more visible, here’s a quick fix I’ve been meaning to make for ages.
Ages ago, I broke the kickstand on the protector for my Steam Deck – precarious cables and whisky may have been involved – and I’ve unconvincingly been trying to hold it together with tape since, to little success. The case has a couple of plastic slabs that fit together and slide out to form a set angle, but the tiny pegs holding them together are pretty weak.
The tape was chucked, and I found some black thread lying around instead. After a few tries to get the loops and knots in the right place, the kickstand has now been “sewn” back to the case. I went for a second loop round the case’s body to get the knot in the middle, and help move the thread up and down when closing the kickstand.
Basically working, so far…
Nice simple fix. No real tools, other than scissors, and a helpful extra pair of hands to hold the stand in the desired position while I tied the knot (double reef FTW here).
Leave a Reply