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Title: A true crackpot repair job
Post by: JasonGotaProblem on April 07, 2022, 01:24:21 AM
My wife loves this free pot she found, but it had been broken and repaired previously, poorly. There was a piece missing. Probably why it was free. She asked what I could do, so i did what I could. I used that drywall tape, with some drywall mud, followed by some epoxy with some mica powder and acrylic paint mixed in, with some additional tinted mica powder sprinkled on. I did not match the color perfectly, but that's ok. Close enough? I failed to take a true before picture.
Title: Re: A true crackpot repair job
Post by: steelfish on April 07, 2022, 01:39:17 AM
with some plants on it you will hardly see the repaired zone.

nice save
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Post by: JasonGotaProblem on April 07, 2022, 01:54:46 AM
Plants are already lined up.
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Post by: Wompus Cat on April 07, 2022, 02:22:48 AM
Pablo Picasso would not do Better.
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Post by: Breadfan on April 07, 2022, 01:43:45 PM
She's a beaut!
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Post by: philaroman on April 07, 2022, 02:29:05 PM



 who cares how the repair looks -- any droopy plant will cover it right up & planter is now fully functional
BEAUTIFUL WORK convincing wife that extraneous rod-building crap is good for the house!!!  ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: A true crackpot repair job
Post by: thorhammer on April 07, 2022, 02:55:39 PM
Quote from: philaroman on April 07, 2022, 02:29:05 PMwho cares how the repair looks -- any droopy plant will cover it right up & planter is now fully functional
BEAUTIFUL WORK convincing wife that extraneous rod-building crap is good for the house!!!  ;) ;) ;)

X10. Inspirational.
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Post by: Gfish on April 07, 2022, 02:59:14 PM
Nice! Like Sal once said: We don't throw things away here, we fix "em.
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Post by: oldmanjoe on April 07, 2022, 05:20:17 PM
Your wife went fishing and caught a whopper , your honey dew list just grew 10 fold ..   :cf 
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Post by: pjstevko on April 07, 2022, 06:37:15 PM
Nice save on a very expensive strawberry pot! we love the one we have and my wife would be mad as heck if it broke...Pretty work
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Post by: sabaman1 on April 07, 2022, 10:09:24 PM
Nice work Jason!  :d
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Post by: JasonGotaProblem on April 11, 2022, 09:14:53 PM
Finished product came out pretty well. The one that went in that opening went in kinda rough so if it doesn't immediately thrive you know whose fault it is. 8)
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Post by: JasonGotaProblem on April 28, 2024, 11:18:31 PM
2 years later. It's grown a bit. I decided to make a mini version for my office. I'm pretty happy with it.
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Post by: Keta on April 29, 2024, 02:11:22 AM
Nice!!! 
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Post by: Donnyboat on April 29, 2024, 06:23:40 PM
Interesting Jason, thanks for posting this, now a rod for that Alvey reel, cheers Don.