After playing with my TPE doll for a full month, when I stood up, my left hip joint broke. I bought it from a reputable sex doll supplier, and I don’t think I did anything to cause undue damage or pressure on that leg, I just had bad luck.
I spent the last two days in funk because it seemed like my doll had become useless. With one foot loosened, I needed almost three hands for the most basic repositioning. I have neither the tools nor the expertise to solve such problems. Even if it can be welded, the legs no longer bend. She can no longer stand up.
Then I realized that if my doll is now permanently trapped on the floor, what effect does the metal skeleton on the leg have? If I cut my leg apart and remove the metal in some way and then put in some sex dolls padding (possibly removed from the pillow) before sealing again, the leg will be at least not awkward whenever she moves . It’s not possible to pose now, so I’m not sure what I will lose by getting the metal out.