How about a jewelry store?
Brian K
On Oct 27, 2011, at 3:08 PM, Marcus Pless wrote:
> It won't fix the clasp, but have you considered taking the purse to an old
school shoe repair guy to see if he has any ideas? They can be pretty
resourceful in areas that don't necessarily require welding. ;-)
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> Perhaps a permanently attached strap is acceptable?
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> On Thu, 27 Oct 2011, Scott Hall wrote:
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>> But I'm asking here because you guys are the smartest guys I know.
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>> My the strap on my wife's purse has spring-loaded clasps that attach the
strap to the purse. It's the same principle as a carabiner--you clip the
purse latch/clasp over the ring on either end of the purse and the strap stays
on the purse.
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>> The 'spring' in the clasp is (or was) a wire. Now the wire is gone. The
upshot is that the strap won't stay attached to the purse, which is bad.
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>> I've tried threading a length of guitar cord, a paper clip, and some steel
wire into the clasp in such a way that I think the spring originally sat. No
dice.
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>> I've emailed the manufacturer who says the model is discontinued and tough
rockos.
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>> I'm about to take a grinder to the bar holding the clasp latch in so
disassemble the clasp to get a spring in there...I'm just not sure how I'll
get it back together. I believe it's known as a 'lobster' clasp and it's got
some antiqued-brass finish that doesn't look like it'll play nice with
anything that can get that riveted bar off.
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>> So...since you guys literally seem to collectively know everything, I
thought I'd ask here first. I can (and probably should) take some pictures so
it's better explained what I'm trying to do, but...any advice?
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>> My wife literally LOVES this thing, and I suspect were I to be able to
repair it, I could obtain (more easily, anyway) acquiescence for the '68
Cougar with the 390 purchase I've been contemplating. That's how much she
loves this thing. I even went to some hobby/fabric store to see if I could
get a replacement clasp. Nothing. Ugh. I still smell like potpourri.
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>> Help me out here, fellas, this might actually be important.
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