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DebraK 06-30-2013 06:52 AM

if you got your money back, why not buy a new one? Maybe have the half pieces cut down to a usable size. Well anyway, that's what I would do.

newbee3 06-30-2013 06:54 AM

my husband glued mine with super glue it worked great

pocoellie 06-30-2013 07:01 AM

I stepped on one of mind a few years ago and used some Super Glue, it's still being used.

DOTTYMO 06-30-2013 07:09 AM

I was tod to buy gorilla glue and press it between two items until sey. Left it over night still fine.

tessagin 06-30-2013 07:22 AM

If you use packing tape make sure someone holds it tight for you. Tape both sides. Or take your money and just add to it for another one.

Tartan 06-30-2013 08:20 AM

Broken 15 inch square...I fitted the 2 pieces together perfectly with the wrong side up. I used a long piece of clear tape to connect the 2 pieces. I brought the square with it's new hinge to my table. I laid it right side up (I used the table edge to hinge open the crack))and ran a bead of Super Glue down the crack. I immediately put the whole ruler back up on the table and held it tight together ( making sure the cutting edges were perfect) for a few minutes. I weighted it and let it dry overnight. My 15 inch square is still going strong more than a year later.

mike'sgirl 06-30-2013 04:49 PM

Why make your life more difficult. Buy another ruler with the money she gave back to you.

jitkaau 07-01-2013 02:44 AM

If possible, I would just cut it down to a smaller rule and buy a replacement if she has refunded your money. Gluing is not always successful - giving you a bump or weak spot on the rule. A similar thing happened to me with a circular template. The business was fair to me and discounted the money from my next purchase. I negotiated this as they were quite prepared to refund. I would go with a new purchase if I were you. All the best.

localgirl1 07-01-2013 03:29 AM

I would just smooth our the cracked edge and use them as smaller rullers . . . depending on where they cracked.

quiltlin 07-01-2013 05:28 AM

One of my rulers broke and my GH glued it back together with something like Super Glue and you can't even tell where it broke. He said the secret was getting it together correctly and then holding it tight. Good luck!


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