Another Unauthorized Repair
Published April 21, 2025 · 1:22 · 59,603 views
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Another unauthorized repair. 1 and 3/4 inch dowels cut into 1 and 3/4 inch lengths. A 9/16 hole drilled in each. Paint one side brown, one side white. Install. The devil is in two details: the dowel diameter must be exact (too small and the axle hole busts the roller in half, too big and it won't fit the slot), and the axle hole must be square and centered or it pinches little kid fingers. Three weeks and over $500 into the most boring toy on the playground. Maybe this is what Van really wants to do with his life. Walk the earth like Caine in Kung Fu, but fix things instead.
Transcript
Oo, these are broken. This should be no problem. Wrong. Just get a 1 and 3/4 in dowel. Cut it into 1 and 3/4 in lengths.
Drill a 9/16 hole in them. A paint one side brown, one side white.
Install. And we're done. Well, the devil is in the details. Two details in particular. Detail one, the dowel's got to be 1 and 3/4 in in diameter exactly.
Too small and the axle hole will bust the roller in half when we drill it. Too big and it won't fit in the slot. And
detail number two, the axle hole must be square and centered. If not, when the roller spins, it will get stuck in the
slot and possibly pinch little kid fingers. So, this was the process for cutting, milling, and drilling each
roller. Sand, paint, seal. I put 3 weeks and over 500 bucks into this project.
Maybe in the end, this is what I really want to do with my life. Walk the earth like cane in kung fu, but fix things
instead of kung fu fight. Maybe that's what I'm going to do. The most boring toy on the playground. I can barely even tell which is the right.
Films & Media Referenced
- TV show, Caine character referenced