How to Repair a Trug.

by FriendOfHumanity

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Intro: How to Repair a Trug.

My neighbour was about to throw out her trug that she uses as a laundry basket.

I offered to put on a new handle, by repurposing some bits from my junk drawer.


She loves the result and the trug avoided going to landfill.

STEP 1: Prepare the Trug

I cut off the remaining part of the handle, and filed it smooth.


I gently melted the remaining roughness away, using a lighter .

STEP 2: Making Holes

I used a hot nail to melt two holes for a new handle, (A drill could be used instead).

STEP 3: Putting on the Handle

I threaded a small length of inner tube through an old bicycle handlebar grip.

I melted a hole in each end, then fixed the handle in place with M6 bolts, nuts and washers.


Job done.


Keep on truggin' . . .

6 Comments

SusanLand 1 year ago

I think your repair is nicer than the original handles were! Love this!!
:-)

FriendOfHumanity 1 year ago

Hi Susan,
Thanks for your nice comment,
The new handle is easier on the fingers :)

Alex in NZ 1 year ago

I love your repair! I made a repair with longer rope handles a few years ago, but that's almost failed again, so I might try your way next time. Thanks for sharing :-)

FriendOfHumanity 1 year ago

Hi Alex,

Thanks for the comment.
This repair was made just for laundry basket weights; I don't think it would be good for lugging bricks around though.

🙂 FOH

Penolopy Bulnick 1 year ago

Nice job on your repair!

You should consider using a picture of the repaired trug as your main image :)