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Repair a Rockband Drum Pedal with Household Items

Step 3So then (now) your (my) hinge snapped off!

So then (now) your (my) hinge snapped off!
The drum pedal is generally good.... once you reinforce the crap out of it.

But once you reinforce the pedal, it just shifts the stress. It shifts it straight back to the hinge, where high school physics tells you that the force on teh fulcrum is dramatically increased by force on the tip of the lever.

Sure, the plastic looks strong, but physics says otherwise.



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I'll be happy to add, fix, repair, advise anyone who needs a hand.