No, don't epoxy metal to shaft. Only epoxy metal to knob. Max Dillon Charleston SC
Jul 21, 2020 8:59:28 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > So would you epoxy the metal into the slot on the shaft first, then coat it > with grease and then affix the epoxy filled and slotted knob? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 21, 2020, at 6:32 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> I just had to do a similar repair on the wife's coffee grinder. I'd cut a >> slot in the shaft, insert a small piece of metal that's wider than the >> shaft creating wings that you can grab with the knob. Coat the shaft and >> wings with oil, grease, or mold release. Cut slots for the wings in the >> knob, fill it up with a good amount of Permatex Plastic Epoxy, and set it >> in place. It will likely last longer than the rest of the dryer. >> >>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 2:26 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> yeah just glue it up and if it ever breaks again cut it off and buy a >>> new one. A used dryer would probably be cheaper than the part, >>> unfortunately, or maybe a used appliance shop would have one for a few >>> dineros >>> >>> --FT >>> >>>> On 7/21/20 3:07 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: >>>> I have a GE dryer with a plastic knob where the housing that slides over >>> the timer shaft has cracked. As a result, it wore down the d shaped plastic >>> shaft and now the knob slips on the shaft. Only way to turn it is with >>> pliers but then you can’t know where in the cycle you are and this is a >>> rental property so my tenants probably won’t go for this. The parts alone >>> plus shipping will cost close to $100. Is there any way around this? Epoxy? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> -- >>> --FT >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> -- >> OK Don >> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >> >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >> Wernher >> Von Braun >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
