Lockdown means more tea and our poor tin box from Yorkshire Tea has seen better days. One hinge has broken. A sensible person would chuck it away. I am not sensible.
Like most of these things, it's cheaply made from pressed tinplate. The "hinge pin" is part of the pressing (quite clever really) and it's simply broken.
My solution is to unroll the edge a bit by ramming a small screwdriver along the roll and slide some 1mm diameter steel rod in. Then roll the metal back to grip the rod. You could use brass, but I would wonder how long it would last with the tinplate rubbing on it.
Job done. While I was at it, a couple of pieces of shim brass were epoxied over the areas in the lid where the metal was tearing. Hopefully, this will keep the precious teabags in good condition for many brews to come.
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Keep Calm And Drink More Tea!
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