[nfb-talk] Carbon fiber cane tips and such

[christopher nusbaum]

Duct tape always does the trick! :-)

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On Oct 18, 2012, at 1:01 AM, Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> hi,
>
> wrap a few turns of duct tape around the screw or squeeze shoegoo into the hole and screw it back in.
> Bryan Schulz
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [nfb-talk] Carbon fiber cane tips and such
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>
>> Hi there,
>>
>>
>>
>> I've not had to deal with this issue for quite some time, but it happened
>> again recently.
>>
>> I got one of those telescopic carbon fiber canes, and it was working fine
>> for a while.  However, I noticed that the screw and tip were beginning to
>> get loose.  Sure enough, the screw and tip came out one time almost as I was
>> to use the cane.  I still have the screw and the tip.  Of course I took off
>> the tip, but I still have a perfectly good cane and the screw.  Can they go
>> back onto the canes, and if so, what can I use that is fairly simple?
>> Otherwise, I would have paid $40 or so for a cane that didn't last long.
>>
>> So, how can I get this screw back in use so that I can use this cane again?
>>
>> Jim
>>
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