I was alerted to the fact that, with washing and drying "in progress", I would be required to be available to perform the now very difficult 'opening' procedure!
Obviously, these duties would severely interrupt my personal time and enjoyment! So a solution was needed, and as soon as possible! Fortunately, I keep a good selection of scrap wood in the storage room! It took only a few hours to clear out enough rarely used tools and detritus to find exactly what I needed! Another hour and I had located a usable saw!
Here are some images to illustrate my genius and amazing engineering and construction skills! First the poorly "designed" plastic handle!
There are two very small 'tabs' (red arrows/circles highlighting them) that had broken! The cause of the major panic in our peaceful home.
These are images of the replacement. I can only assume there is some 24ct Gold beneath the plastic veneer of this ~$34 item! I may need to list this on our household goods insurance...
Success! And such beautiful solution! If you are interested in one of these beauties, I can make one for you! I think it would make a great stocking stuffer for your in-house 'Handy-Man'! Don't wait too late! These are hand-made, one at a time, by some elves I found in our storage room! Please use the Contact page on my website! Be sure to mention "Techsurvivors" and get a 25% discount on the regular $84.18 (plus shipping and handling) price! Sorry, sales are limited to the 48 contiguous States dues to security concerns.
