Michael Letour
Redneck Loctite
I hate Target. It presents such a pretty face compared to the Evil Empire that is Wal-Mart, but because style is prioritized over build quality, you always pay the price later. Kimberlee bought a couple of “sling” style chairs for our back room last year. They look like this one (although they clearly weren’t built as well): www.comfortchannel.com/prod.itml/icOid/6462. Sure enough, one self-destructed within months, and the second one broke a rivet last week. Determined to save at least one, I replaced the rivet with a screw. In my defense, I am tired of fixing this crap. Obviously, the screw was too long. The correct way to address this would be to cut it off cleanly and apply Loctite compound to keep the nut in place. Since the repair was out of sight, a quick twist of the pliers accomplished both goals. In the Army, I would have called it a "field expedient" repair. Maybe the chair will last a few more months now. Lesson learned…hopefully.
Redneck Loctite
I hate Target. It presents such a pretty face compared to the Evil Empire that is Wal-Mart, but because style is prioritized over build quality, you always pay the price later. Kimberlee bought a couple of “sling” style chairs for our back room last year. They look like this one (although they clearly weren’t built as well): www.comfortchannel.com/prod.itml/icOid/6462. Sure enough, one self-destructed within months, and the second one broke a rivet last week. Determined to save at least one, I replaced the rivet with a screw. In my defense, I am tired of fixing this crap. Obviously, the screw was too long. The correct way to address this would be to cut it off cleanly and apply Loctite compound to keep the nut in place. Since the repair was out of sight, a quick twist of the pliers accomplished both goals. In the Army, I would have called it a "field expedient" repair. Maybe the chair will last a few more months now. Lesson learned…hopefully.