I can't let my beautiful bag die like this - DIY Repair ?

Time to buy a new. The old is the old. You can pick up something similar on eBay, or even Better

Some of the best glue I ever used was this:

http://www.bargeadhesive.com/products.html

The old-school stuff in the red and yellow can.

It's what shoemakers used when there were still shoemakers.

Great stuff.

I have said this before in saving some of my older bags that have split or broken hanging holes.. go to Lowe’s or your favorite hardware store. Purchase a small 1 1/2” hinge. Usually come in 2 packs. Also, purchase some small bolts and nuts that will fit into the hinge’s 2 holes. When you get the items home, take a pair of scissors and cut the hanging hole part of the bag off. Now, position the hinge over the part of the bag that remains… one side of the hinge on each side of the bag. Take a marking pen and mark the 2 hinge holes on your bag. Now, take a one pick and puncture the rubber. Once that is done reposition the hinge over your bag. Insert a bolt into each hole. Attach the nut and tighten. Finally, below the hinge in the middle make a new hanging hole… This hole will not tear again.

I have a white US Rubber Fountain Syringe that is a real beauty from many decades ago. It finally broke through the hanging tab. I used two rubber washers from Lowes that were 1 inch in diameter with a 3/8 inch hole. It lined up well with the existing hole and tab. Some good quality rubber cement adhered to the bag and washers and provided a very adequate fix. I still use this bag occasionally and find it looks great with the repair.

BTW...Anne Marie come back and visit us...we miss you!

If you have a real rubber bag, the best thing for the repair or reinforcement of the hanging tab is a bicycle tire tube repair kit. Use the rubber cement and patch material from the kit, according to instructions and put a patch on one or both sides of the hanging tab, then drill or punch a new hole for your hook. I used this method as a reinforcement of a tab on a relatively new bag that I was afraid was going to tear when fully filled. No worries now. Ok, so the black patch doesn't blend with the original color of your red, or pink, or whatever bag, but it sure does work.

I think a garden hose replacement washer would be just about the right size.

Sometimes you can even find red ones.

What was the outcome, did you get the bag repaired? Perhaps the bag could be rebuilt, I've asked for photos before, but you never responded.

the hoseman

The OP (Anne Marie) isn’t here anymore, so advice to her goes unnoticed, but others may find the suggestions usefull. I agree with others, it’s not the bag …. for me it would be the nozzle I would be attached to (unintended pun)! 😝

I wish I could repair dbc.'s but have never tried. I have machined all of my own nozzles from delrin. I' also in the process (when I have the time) to fabricate some yellow folding latex 2 quart enema bags. I have another parts to make 4. I've also been able to represent some, depending on there the damage is.

I can machine the top part of the open top bags, sometimes attach with O rings but there are other options. I should post some creations in my album. I'm not looking for business, would l8ke to make people happy, can't let those bags die. The hoseman

The OP (Anne Marie) isn’t here anymore, so advice to her goes unnoticed

So is the poster who immediately came next; also long gone... Anyway, I have special reverence for some of my bags - like the large dark yellow Faultless bag that was the mainstay of enemas given to a long-term female friend.