This one seems impossible to fix, but [Magic Stitches] cuts into the static side about five teeth from the bottom, slides the head back on, and sews the bottom of the zipper together. This one we ...

Intended for the shoe and boot market, Judson’s device has all the recognizable parts of a modern zipper — rows of interlocking teeth with a slide mechanism to mesh and unmesh the two sides.

like the teeth of a zipper. I can hear the early mergers complaining it’s not fair that they wait in a long line while drivers in the closing lane zoom past them and merge at the last moment.

it'll be easier to identify and then fix your zipper problem. So let's get to know the teeth, slider and puller. Getty Images It's not rocket science, so without further ado let's move on to those ...