Bag Repair using Duct Tape

[carboncopy101]

Here's my messeger bag's interior patched with duct tape and sewn over. The interior was falling apart and it's a good pack it's such a waste to get another one. Included also is a card with duct tape. Very handy for patching stuff up.

The outside still looks good haha.

Can I put up a request for a duct tape badge? I figured I should start collecting them.

[Poncho65]

Great repair I would definitely put in for the duct tape badge

[carboncopy101]

Thanks Poncho! The duct tape is still holding up even though the bag was drenched in the rain. In my opinion, the duct tape is the "modern" paracord.

[zoidberg]

Congrats on your first badge.   

[carboncopy101]

Thanks zoidberg! I miss futurama.

[Poncho65]

Congrats on the badge

[Mechanickal]

Did the same thing this weekend on a Makita powertool bag I bought second hand to reinforce a compartiment that got thin.
Remember that adding a second layer of duct tape in the opposite direction makes it super durable.
Edit: might as well add a pic of the bag.

[carboncopy101]

Did the same thing this weekend on a Makita powertool bag I bought second hand to reinforce a compartiment that got thin.
Remember that adding a second layer of duct tape in the opposite direction makes it super durable.
Edit: might as well add a pic of the bag.
(Image removed from quote.)

Hey Mechanickal! Show us the inside of the bag! By the way, what's your take on makita power tools?

[ducttapetech]

Here's my messeger bag's interior patched with duct tape and sewn over. The interior was falling apart and it's a good pack it's such a waste to get another one. Included also is a card with duct tape. Very handy for patching stuff up.

The outside still looks good haha.

Can I put up a request for a duct tape badge? I figured I should start collecting them.(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)

Nice work! Duct tape is the best!

[carboncopy101]

Thank you ducttapetech!

[Mechanickal]

Did the same thing this weekend on a Makita powertool bag I bought second hand to reinforce a compartiment that got thin.
Remember that adding a second layer of duct tape in the opposite direction makes it super durable.
Edit: might as well add a pic of the bag.
(Image removed from quote.)

Hey Mechanickal! Show us the inside of the bag! By the way, what's your take on makita power tools?

I'll try to take a pic during work later today.
The bag is loaded in the van to leave for work in about 15min.

The company I work for has issued a combination of Makita and Dewalt since I began my employment there almost 7 years ago.
These last 2 years, the company has been phasing out these brands in favour of Bosch equipment from the professional line.

This means my bag now contains a Dewalt cordless screwdriver and a Bosch cordless power drill.

My Makita dropped to it's near death after falling from a scafolding.

Some colegues still use the brand and like it alot.
Especialy since for the price of a Dewalt drill hammer, you can get a complete Makita set with trolley bag.

If I have to name 1 issue though, as an exception, 1 colegue received a new battery operated Makita drill hammer.
It works on 2 18V batteries which means it's a complete powerhouse!
Downside: it got delivered with 2 batteries and 1 charger.
So if the batteries are out, you have to charge them 1 by 1 and can't continue the work...

[Mechanickal]

So,
The inside of the bag, with the organisers:


And one of the side compartiments is very narrow and hides the retractable handle to turn the bag in a trolley.
This compartiment got thin from friction with the handle so it got "repaired" with duct tape.
The bag is like new otherwise!



EDIT: sorry for the low quality pics.
Conditions aren't perfect at my working place today.

[carboncopy101]

Did the same thing this weekend on a Makita powertool bag I bought second hand to reinforce a compartiment that got thin.
Remember that adding a second layer of duct tape in the opposite direction makes it super durable.
Edit: might as well add a pic of the bag.
(Image removed from quote.)

Hey Mechanickal! Show us the inside of the bag! By the way, what's your take on makita power tools?

I'll try to take a pic during work later today.
The bag is loaded in the van to leave for work in about 15min.

The company I work for has issued a combination of Makita and Dewalt since I began my employment there almost 7 years ago.
These last 2 years, the company has been phasing out these brands in favour of Bosch equipment from the professional line.

This means my bag now contains a Dewalt cordless screwdriver and a Bosch cordless power drill.

My Makita dropped to it's near death after falling from a scafolding.

Some colegues still use the brand and like it alot.
Especialy since for the price of a Dewalt drill hammer, you can get a complete Makita set with trolley bag.

If I have to name 1 issue though, as an exception, 1 colegue received a new battery operated Makita drill hammer.
It works on 2 18V batteries which means it's a complete powerhouse!
Downside: it got delivered with 2 batteries and 1 charger.
So if the batteries are out, you have to charge them 1 by 1 and can't continue the work...

I take it you're still using the same tools issued to you for seven years? If so, then I'm impressed. I'm not a professional so getting those should last me a long time. I'm​ planning on investing on my own tools since it's hard to work on the school at night and they're prioritizing school projects over personal ones. Thanks!

[carboncopy101]

If you invest on a power supply you could​ charge many batteries at the same time. You just need to fab a board

[carboncopy101]

By the way nice repairs man! Bag looks like it will last you a long time

[Mechanickal]

By the way nice repairs man! Bag looks like it will last you a long time

I hope so.
My original Makita dropped to pieces, the power drill was used by a collegue who went into the sales dept. and handed to me after that.
It lasted 4 more years but was allready 8 years old. (So 12 years weekly use). That was the Dewalt.

Over here Makita sometimes offers special promotions like "if your device has a yellow battery housing with engraved star, you can trade it in for a new one, for €50, even when damaged or not functioning at all".
A few months later they might do the same for a black battery housing.
This caused alot of companys to switch to Makita these last few years.
So I'd say for use every now and then, or even professionaly, Makita offers alot of bang for the $/€/£.
Bosch professional is my all time favourite so far but they cost alot more.

If I'd buy top tools for myself, I'd go Makita all the way.

[carboncopy101]

Wow! That's a good deal. I doubt Makita offers that kind of service here in the Philippines. Yeah it's really is a great deal.

Our shop here carries bosch. It's great but for a normal individual it's pretty expensive. There are a lot of other brands available here like dewalt, skil, and Milwaukee aside from bosch and dremel.

Ah. Having your own shop with bosch tools is the dream.