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After a mere three years of putting up with 18-odd stone of hairy northener falling heavily onto it, a spring has finally gone on my sofa.
Do I ignore it, try and convince my gf to swap sides with me or try and fix it?
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leowyatt
02-10-2008, 11:58
Not sure how you'd fix a broken spring, just convince her to swap ;D
Is it broken or just come loose?
The springs were forever 'breaking' on our ****ty landlord provided student sofas, in the end we just took a stanley knife to the bottom and they were just unhooked, so we hooked them all back in, good as new.
Not sure how you'd fix a broken spring, just convince her to swap ;D
I think the spring has just detached at one end...
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Buy a new one?
Waste of money tbh. This one was free.
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Can you not stick something on the end of the spring and call it a feature?
/scrooge
Admiral Huddy
02-10-2008, 12:05
Old sofas make a good fire! ;)
I'm sure Law would really appreciate being able to see the telly better.
Metalface Mark
02-10-2008, 12:10
I had a spring go on my sofa, kids used to run across it rather than walk round it.
I put up with it for a while, but kept slipping into the hole which i found frustrating, yet fulfilling.
DFS will give you 50 year interest free on a new one.
Fix it. If you watch enough TV there's bound to be some DIY proggy come on that will show you how.
Hmm...I'm sure that gap shouldn't be there...
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9880/0000000000sofa1hd4.jpg
Upend the sofa to be greeted by...
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4315/0000000000sofa2mu9.jpg
Ouch. Grab a knife and have a look inside.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/1091/0000000000sofa3vw1.jpg
Sprrrrrronk!
What's that little bit there..?
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3512/0000000000sofa4lv4.jpg
Brimey!
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3093/0000000000sofa5he7.jpg
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Law is a super waif like girlie... therfore she needs less springs than your big manly self. Definitely to the gentlemanly thing and swap sides so she can see the tv better :)
hahahahaha you actually snapped the spring, good work.
Just stretch what's left a bit further and all will be well :p
hahahahaha you actually snapped the spring, good work.To be fair, my method of 'sitting down' is to point my ass at my side of the sofa and fall backwards.
Just stretch what's left a bit further and all will be well :p
need to cut a bit off the sprinng first...Then I can do the manlymuscleything.
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Law is a super waif like girlie... therfore she needs less springs than your big manly self. Definitely to the gentlemanly thing and swap sides so she can see the tv better :)
The 'You're a third my size so need a third less space' argument doesn't work in bed so I doubt it'd work here...For such a bijou and compact lady, she manages to confine me to about a quarter of the matress...
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Forgot to check...Will do so after work.
Speaking of which, I start at 2...And it's a half hour walk. Should get ready, really... :p
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Know anyone who has got some Lino or similarly strong material? If you can secure it to bridge the gap it'll stop that sinking feeling for a while, though you'll be putting more load on the remaining springs so it won't last forever.
I've killed a bed and a chair thanks to being abusive with the springs. :(
Matblack
02-10-2008, 13:43
Check out the Zhejiang Sanmen Herod Mattress Co., Ltd.!
http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/cnherod/product-detailyAxnboQdaphI/China-Spring-Support-for-Sofa.html
Admitedly you may have to import 10 tonnes of the stuff from China but that'll sort it and if it doesn't you can sit in the big coil of sping :D
MB
Matblack
02-10-2008, 13:46
or
http://www.betterware.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?pid=039321&language=en-GB
SOFA SAVER!
MB
That's pretty much where the Lino idea came from. :)
You could try and fix it but it's obviouslyy relieved itself in a place where it needed to go, so therefore it's probably more comfortable now it's modified itself to accomodate you. Plus it's broken in a place where it's not going to spike you in the bum, so kick back, relax and lap up the added relaxation provided ;)
Your theories interest me; I would like to subcribe to your newsletter.
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A cheap fix is to braize the spring back together. Worked on my last sofa
CaptRugWash
03-10-2008, 01:24
How about trying to lose some weight instead you heffer? :D
Pumpkinstew
03-10-2008, 07:18
Ypu're not a proper man unless you at least attempt to mend it.
With power tools.
semi-pro waster
03-10-2008, 11:33
Ypu're not a proper man unless you at least attempt to mend it.
With power tools.
And any spare bits left over just show you've made it more efficient? I've played that game before, it's amazing how much inefficiency there is in modern designs. :shocked: ;D
I'd do the swapping positions on the sofa thing after I'd fixed it.
MarcLister
03-10-2008, 16:50
"Law...If you sit on this side, you can see the telly better..."This! Most definitely. :p
Greenlizard0
05-10-2008, 23:50
Can you not stick something on the end of the spring and call it a feature?
/scrooge
Until I saw the photos I had images of a spring sticking out of the top, with like cuddly toy or something like a Jack in the Box.;D
Until I saw the photos I had images of a spring sticking out of the top, with like cuddly toy or something like a Jack in the Box.;D
Me too. I was terribly disappointed. :(
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