How to fix a cracked refrigerator shelf with a zip-tie repair

   When two parts of a machine or tool come apart, tie wraps can be effectively used to hold them together again. Here's an example of  a repair on a cracked refrigerator door shelf.

Over the years this crack developed in the door shelf

Drill a hole in the top of the divider

Drill a hole under the shelf

Feed the tie wrap through from the bottom and tighten

The Finished job

  Sometimes two or more tie wraps are needed to reattach a part. A drill chuck key is a good example. It's always handy to have the key on the drill power cord. It's almost inevitable, though, that the original rubber holder will one day fall off. Put a tie wrap around the cord. Before tightening it,  feed a second tie though the opening and around the chuck key. Cinch the chuck key tie wrap real tight. Leave a little play around the one on the cord so the key can slide up and down the cord a bit.

It's been on there for years

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