[Shop-talk] Repairing plastic - weld or glue?

[Jim Stone]

Thanks guys.  Sorry for the delay; I have been traveling.  Some good ideas in
here.  I really like the idea of using a 3D printer; that would be very cool
and I would love to be able to say I did that.  I won't know if that is
possible until I remove the seal and see if I can take the broken piece out
and then put the seal back on.  Otherwise, I will need to repair it and put it
back on before the food in the fridge spoils.  In the meantime, I am keeping
an eye on eBay.  Since this seems to be a weak point on GE side by sides and
GE makes you buy a pair of them, it is possible that someone else will be
selling a single side.  And, I did discover an eBay appliance parts store that
sells the gaskets for $185, which is about $40 less than I had previously
found.

I did buy the HF plastic welder since I had a coupon that was going to expire
before I get home.  I will report back if I do decide to keep it and give it a
try.

> To: shop-talk at Autox.Team.Net
> From: eric at megageek.com
> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:36:36 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Repairing plastic - weld or glue?
>
> Jim,
>
> If you have a place close to you (there are a few around, I know of one in
> NYC) but you can go in to a hacker space and use their 3D printer.  They
> print in ABS and PLA plastics.
>
> I'm sure for a few "club Montes" (the unofficial soda of hacker spaces)
> you can even get a regular there scan it and print it for you.  They can
> even change the design to make it beefier.  (and you can get a copy of the
> file to print out more later.
>
> I'm thinking of buying a 3D printer myself, but I can't find one that
> meets my needs.
>
> Failing that, I'd love to hear how that plastic welder works.  I've seen
> it many times and have been tempted myself.
>
>
>
> Eric P
> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
> Waldo Emerson
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