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This guide will show users how to fix the stretcher of an umbrella by using a thin piece of copper wire in place of where the rivet once was.
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Open the umbrella into its proper position.
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Identify the broken stretcher that needs to be repaired.
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Close the umbrella halfway to release the tension in the stretchers.
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Take the two pieces of the broken stretcher and line up the rivet holes.
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Pass the 6" piece of wire through the rivet holes.
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Wrap the wire around the stretcher and thread it through the holes again.
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Repeat until there is no more room to pass the wire through.
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Tie two half-hitch knots with the wire.
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Use the scissors to trim the two ends of the wire to about half an inch in length.
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Using the pliers, twist the ends of the wire together.
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Tuck the wires down and clamp with the pliers so the ends are not poking out.
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This is not called an ‘umbrella rivet replacement’.
I fixed my umbrella! Thank you. Umbrella is very old though, will see how much more time I can buy with this fix :)
The fix lasted about a month and a half and then the copper wire broke. I am trying the same technique but this time with a metal paper clip that I had. The paper clip is made of metal that's thicker than the copper wire. I only threaded it through one time and then twisted the ends. One paper clip was enough to fix 2 rivets (both the original one and a new one is now broken as well). I will try to report back if these also break.
6 months later and paperclip fix is still holding!
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Thanks! A paperclip worked!
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