ItemRepair.zip
I did it for you! I also added compatibility with very high damage values, and I also changed the code to fix issues with about 40 instances of depreciated code being used. I would love it if you gave me credit or added me to the project, but you do not need to.

itemrepairjar.zip
Here is the compiled jar if you want to test it or if anyone looking at this wants it.

Fantastic! Thanks a bunch! I've added you as a contributor, you should now be able to push and pull to the project. I've also integrated your changes (with credit to you) and uploaded your .jar to Bukkit-dev (http://dev.bukkit.org/bukkit-plugins/autorepair/). Thanks again.