Fixing a plastic tricycle

Repairing a broken plastic part of a small kid's tricycle that we found in the garbage.

[@archovist]

Excellent! Ignore the haters who say not to dig through the garbage, we live in such a wasteful society when it comes to things and especially food. Glad to see you rescuing a broken toy - I dumpster dive all the time at local grocery stores for produce to feed my small flock of chickens.

[@EnUsUserScreenname]

To be honest I was kinda expecting an old furnace motor to come into play at some point.

[@MaxMakerChannel]

That would have been amazing, but also quite useless since he does not seem to belive in batteries.

[@DanieleGiorgino]

When I was a kid my dad strapped a diesel engine to my mini truck. It had a lot of kick for a 6 year old.

[@williamhayden7711]

That's part 2!

[@giantpune]

Next episode, it gets painted green and has a custom dust collector on it.

[@davkayo6757]

hahahaha I didn't but sounds kinda something that might happen XD

[@MeeGeea]

That moment when you countersink plastic because you are that thorough :D :D

[@bwlove25]

I was going to say that too! I love how he countersinks any hole he drills.

[@offroadercat7023]

Clamping plastic with a screw to wood, it works better countersinking the wood first then have the screw pull the plastic in to the countersunk part. more clamping area on the head. Only works for more flexible plastics mind.

[@kevins1242]

you may or may not know that the handle also flips completely under the tricycle so it can be used as a rocker

[@TheMijman]

Good spot. Have you had dealings with this technology before?

[@matthiasrandomstuff2221]

I didn't know that. Now I understand what that other pin position on the handle is for!

[@kevins1242]

Sam Brown I gave one as a gift years ago to my nephew

[@jodeum2]

Now we need an update video with her rocking on it. lol

[@RedDragon-no8ic]

years ago my daughter had a plastic little red motorcycle of back had 2 wheels to be stable - at about 2 years of everyday riding it the back wheel support let go from her growing an use - of course could had bought a larger newer one but she didn't want it she wanted the old broken one that was no longer available - so l'm glad l not only one that repaired an old broken plastic riding toy for his little girl

[@Bigbrank]

We need more people like you Matthias, i mean repaired stuff instead of throwing away.

[@petergregory5286]

There's something very satisfying about doing a project like this for your child. We had a second hand bike for my eldest and when the time came to hand it down to his brother I completely refurbished it, pedals, paint etc. He still doesn't know it wasn't a brand new bike and now he's 35 still very much into mountain biking.

[@peterbrownwastaken]

Sorry I put you in a box! Ha Still... Your "guestimate" line and the caliper line were almost identical.... That's impressive! :)

[@rainerzufall689]

A tricycle completely made out of wood would of course be a lot of work but also a nice piece of art you can even use as decoration later on when the kids are grown.

[@rippermcguinn]

Thumbs up on this one. I live out in West Carleton (where every garbage day is a "re-use / recycle" day) and I am always astounded by what people throw away, particularly in regard to kid's toys. When the nieces were young I frequently pulled stuff out of the trash - sometimes it needed a part, sometimes a metal part needed straightening, sometimes the whole thing just needed a good power-wash. The kids never knew what they were going to get, and they loved it!

[@Vapewizard]

Great job at reusing that tricycle. If only more people would try to reuse older or slightly broken things...

[@handydan1591]

John Heisz would be so proud for using construction adhesive.

[@poorcousinsdiy5672]

Dad senses tingling at 4:57 as camera cuts off right as baby slides and heads for the driveway :) hehehe i brought a few discarded kids toys back to life as well, my kids are now 20 & 21, you're being a good dad here! I love seeing the stuff you build for your family.

[@FlintF]

Just the thought of something not disappearing into a pile of trash, but with a few simple tricks being brought back to life; awesome.

[@BobGaebler]

Rachel takes her on a nice, safe, easy stroll. She plays like a Mommy. Matthias tips the tricycle back, making her tip sideways and nearly, but not quite, fall off. He plays like a real Daddy! Love it.

[@shanetho2865]

John would be so proud in your choice of glue!!

[@DerAngeloMerte]

hahahahaha the mom is all carefull... you just made a wheely right away... xD baby almost shat herself

[@brh4015]

They do that all the time. One of the reasons I am not to fond of them. The other one is being plain annoying. Yes I have been told its different when its yours but I am not buying it.

[@matthiasrandomstuff2221]

That's ok. Your kind will go extinct. So the poblem takes care of itself :)

[@bassl0va]

So you just materialised as a fully grown adult then?

[@williamhayden7711]

+Matthias Wandel, for the record I loved it. Best part of the video. Kids need a bit of excitement and they are built for falls.

[@farligatankar6226]

Kids needs dads to teach them that the world is not an safe space ...

[@GarrettGrimm]

Every time you were messing with the block without a screw in it I was afraid it was going to fall in. Such a relief to get those screws in there!

[@Dutch1954]

All the catty comments aside, I'd say the enchantment we all see with this new experience is priceless. Enjoy Matt, this age lasts only too short and the next thing you know....they're asking for YOUR car keys! Best Wishes Always

[@Teddy-zz6kp]

Dad of the year award goes too

[@lolhleplol]

That wooden block need to be painted green!

[@seanc7151]

Good job reclaiming that tricycle! At work we recycle 10's thousands of dollars of electronics each week. Inwish I could reclaim some. (some of it is working just being upgraded.) Last week I pulled an entire photocopier out of an office.

[@Iskelderon]

Great job salvaging this for your eager little shop assistant!

[@SuicideNeil]

'Make do and mend'- nothing wrong with giving a broken or damaged toy/item a new lease of life, some up-tight folks in the comment section are too proud and fashion conscious to even consider that fixing a toy so it lasts for several more years is better than letting it go to waste. Either that, or they lack the skill to even try, so they pour scorn on those that do under the guise of being a higher class of individual; fuck 'em. Carry on being awesome, Matthias.

[@samuell.hinckley9760]

I don't think Peter meant it in a bad way Matthias! I enjoy your videos and how detail oriented you are

[@ddoyle11]

What a good and resourceful daddy you are!

[@BrokenLifeCycle]

You said "Peter Brown" and it took a moment for me to make the connection to ShopTime ... The internet is a beautiful place if people communicate and collaborate with one another around the world.

[@WelshRabbit]

What a lucky kid to have such wonderful parents. : D

[@maxximumb]

Great fix, now you need to add an extension onto the push bar, so you guys don't have to bend so low to push it. Love your attention to details. It just needs a bit of extra fancy.

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Those small jobs that come up in the household can be a pain! Nice one !

[@maurice_mores]

if people think the same way as this guy the world would be a much better place

[@johnvernon27]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who uses three different drills at once

[@MaxMakerChannel]

Reminds me of how my dad dropped his phone into the bottom of his golf bag. I had to cut the plastic open and then insert a piece of wood that I screwd the plastic against. I held the wood in place just like you with a long screw.

[@MRrwmac]

Matthias, good fix! I've done the same to several plastic toys and the wood is conveniently shapable - haha. Nice toy for her. Now you two can go walking. In a few months, put some wooden blocks on the pedals and she will be off. Mr. Brown doesn't know you very well if he doesn't understand your use of calipers. Tell him to bing watch some of your videos - haha.

[@MaxMakerChannel]

You should make a video tour through your house showing all the things you got from the garbage. Just like Direstas "I found it on the streets of NY"-video.

[@dearthworm]

About the construction adhesive on plastic...I've used it successfully to make a mechanical connection when working with plastic. That stuff hardens to a really strong and tough plastic material. I fixed a cracked plastic resin patio chair by using a wooden backing truss and drilling many small holes (~ 1/16") in the plastic. I applied the CH to the wood and pressed it to the plastic so that CH squished out the tiny holes. I let it harden and then snip off the excess CH with a knife. The little stems of hardened CH become like rivets or at least claws that hold onto the plastic mechanically instead of adhesively.

[@BruceChastain]

that's awesome, I love seeing recycling like this

[@michaelcrump7225]

one drill for a drill bit, one for a countersink and another for the Phillips bit. F-ing bad ass.

[@Fuogor]

Feels odd but good to come straight from a Peter Brown video to hear a name drop in this one!

[@citystars1117]

Please do more random videos like this one. I find it extremely interesting.

[@epicman23478]

Construction adhesive?!?!? I didn't know I was watching a John Heisz video. Haha

[@oliemorgan860]

They way those callipers lined up with the line he already drew oh my

[@Popeye64]

So nice to see. I do things like that as well. Kids just enjoy the stuff I fix. Good video

[@robstorms]

Beautiful and heart warming video ! Thanks !

[@Nicap2]

It's good to see somebody can be bothered to save something from ending up as landfill.

[@EmilioSantosS]

Well done! I really like the idea of recycling toys.

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Your a great dad!

[@norm1124]

Well done. Guess P.B. is not too much wrong, must be a compliment.

[@BeyondHomeCooking]

"Money, if you don't spend it, you don't need to make it". Nice example of ecology/economy.

[@Budietoyka]

I don't get why some people seem to be upset about repairing and reusing a broken plastic toy. It's not like their kid is going to complain about it. This guys carbon footpring is probably waay lower than many of pro-eco folks. Also, waiting for Peter's reply

[@ThePlague1138]

This seems to be because people have been spoon fed over the last 60 years, the idea of everything being disposable.

[@Urahara1001]

I've actually had good enough luck bonding plastic to plastic with two part epoxy, using HDPE for my filler block. I've used it to make patches for buckets that have developed holes, and haven't run into a problem yet.

[@slendy9600]

Urahara1001 if he had the other piece he probly coulda just used his old steel wire rebar trick

[@magicrobharv]

So practical and so cute, all the same time!

[@Don.Challenger]

"My part isn't entirely precise" but heavens you used the calipers. None-the-less a fine reclamation.

[@Zestybwoi]

Damn​ that wheelie tho. You should do some sick grinds on it.

[@greypoet2]

That's funny. Last night I was watching you fix a tripod with hot wires. Now this. Cool.

[@urbanweekendwarrior7238]

I don't even have calipers- the eye-cromiter is accurate enough for my work

[@Hubbmade]

But do you consider yourself a "reclaimed" guy? As in "I find things in the dumpster and fix them to use"? I see that theme a lot in your videos and it is great!

[@DataStorm1]

He tries to use whats available, but I don't think his goal is to take all kinds of stuff and repair it to get it to work or w/e. If you'd seen a lot of his video's, you'll know he is cutting costs on wood by taking it from the garbage, and that's also where he got his electric motors from for his bandsaws and other self made tools. But I've also seen a lot of bought tools he uses. So I just think that if there is a direct opportunity, he'll take it, and otherwise its just regarding materials etc that he may need in the future for video's.

[@anicecoldbepis]

He's not a reclaimer but he is economic

[@matthiasrandomstuff2221]

I'm not trying to be Tim Sway. But might as well fix what's at hand. Harriet played with it before I fixed it.

[@MaxMakerChannel]

I think he just minds the Environment. We need to reuse and recycle as much resources as we can.

[@jumpleadsx2]

He's all about cost/benefit. We have seen him discard items because the cost is high and the benefit is low. Down in the comments below he is dismissing a Triton event because of this. Our Matthias is the quintessential engineer.

[@regibson23]

Now you need to add extensions onto the handle. That looks like hell to push around

[@wxfield]

Cut a _"drainage hole"_ in the bottom and push the block up into place. Better to have a snug fit!

[@thereisonlyoneway]

I guess it's no surprise but looks like you got a smart kid there.

[@hankthebugman]

Three rechargeable drills to fix one plastic toy. One for the drill bit, one for the counter sink, one for the screw driver bit. Nice trick to keep them out of the cameras field of vision so that us subscribers do not turn green with envy. All kidding aside this video shows us all that almost anything can be repaired with a bit of patience and ambition.

[@BrunoBsso]

Peter Brown... who knows him? :P Nice work Matthias, I really like how you recycle things, it's very good for the environment and for the wallet!

[@freewoodencrosses]

like new, maybe a seat belt would be a good addition..I love making old stuff usable

[@Wordsnwood]

We go so many of the big toys that way: wagons, scooters, etc.

[@uoleo]

I couldn't listen to this video where I was so I turned on the captions. And it was amazing!

[@verdatum]

I'm very glad you fixed this the way you did. I was worried that if you tried to use polymers you would've just gotten everything wrong and frustrated me. Wait. Why does it say you have only 45k subscribers???

[@Fiskekakemannen]

this is his secondary channel :)

[@verdatum]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh. Thank you. The name looks just like the primary. Threw me off.

[@anthonypascuzzi2720]

Apparently there is no such thing as garbage haha

[@billfromelma]

Hey Matthias, great fix, but it looks like she needs a seat belt when YOU push her around.

[@matthewyoung917]

Some heated thoughts in the woodworking world

[@ku3kyc]

This the type of woodworking that happens most at our house.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

4:53-Mommy being careful with the baby. 4:57-Daddy...not so much!

[@usernamempk]

......and no seatbelt for baby to annoy the safety trolls.

[@stefantrethan]

That would be about as useful as a seatbelt on a motorcycle ;-)

[@JuuTube]

Nice, now that is stronger than original.

[@DioD3]

Nice one, very resourceful(as always)

[@boristhebilder7553]

And someone thought, "Not much value in this, time for the trash." Now it's being show cased online with hundreds of thousands of viewers staring at it.

[@MegaGemoroy]

Somewhat disappointed, expected a tricycle repair jig :3

[@xorbodude]

i love this recycling!!

[@LivefreeanddiyTv]

Now you need to extend the pushing part, so you don't have to lean over so much to push it 🤓👍🏼

[@arnodon6327]

Good work and fun for your child.

[@spyrosh.1216]

"You're wrong Mr Brown!".. Continues to turn gear on box joint jig by 1.4154 teeth :P I think he was spot on for the most part for everyone he mentioned Matthias, what do you think?

[@GeneGladden]

Great job!

[@KennyB221]

"Construction adhesive?" John Heinz would be very proud of you. I was half expecting you to paint it green.(lol)

[@whatthefunction9140]

Worlds greatest dad

[@Moraren]

Would like to see you build a wooden tricycle! Why not even a proper wood Bicycle

[@troyna77]

How can people down vote this? Apparently 48 people don't like to repurpose things. Anyway, excellent video. Ty

[@williamhayden7711]

Saving the planet one trike at a time!

[@TheRenpeg]

great job!

[@niels_m_h]

Construction adhesive? Be careful you don't transform to John Heisz.

[@moninum]

I guess he stole it from John´s shop where these cardriges are laying around everywhere.

[@Scrivscribe]

The Peter Brown comment made me giggle. lol

[@aidanscapeing]

Nice Repair

[@ridonculous8374]

you need to do more dumpster dive!

[@AeonMachine]

It's too bad they make the handles so short, most people have to hunch over to push strollers and toys like this.

[@MRrwmac]

Dean Doll It's Matthias Wandel, so when he needs them lengthened, I'm sure you know what he will do. He may even make them auto adjustable - haha

[@robdevenney]

why wouldn't you use calipers for everything? rapid accurate measurements that doubles as a scribe

[@joecahill8165]

Good job dad

[@TheWolfraum]

don't bother Matthias, Peter Brown aka the 'the hunky lawman' died last year (80). I just found that out on the world wide web.

[@MRrwmac]

TheWolfraum Different Peter Brown. This one is the epoxy king!

[@5in1killa]

I want to imagine Matthias is haunted at night by the Hunky Lawman.

[@TheMarcball]

perfect ! congrats !

[@StripeyType]

Yay! Baby! babies are excellent. Sleep deprivation due to baby means this is about as articulate as I can get.

[@ClearwaterKB]

if you decide to get rid of that, please let me know! my son, who happens to be autistic, is mourning the loss of his bike like that, that was accidentally lost when we moved a year ago. I have NEVER seen another like it.

[@JakeDownsWuzHere]

looks like you could make the handle taller :P

[@johngalt5572]

Make one all of wood, wheels and all.. and some wood gears :P

[@jadinzack9271]

Why do you bother countersinking the screws in this case? How much of a difference does it really make?