How to repair an old appliance plastic part ?

[cbelt3]

We have an ancient Farberware electric skillet.. made in da Bronx instead of Hong Kong, yo. But one of the plastic (Bakelite ? ) legs has failed. Repeatedly. I'd love to find a replacement, but nobody has 'em unless they are taken from a donor skillet.

Can something like that be 3D duplicated / printed ? It has to survive high temperatures (500 F). Or should I just find a block of high temp plastic and hillbilly machine one out with saws and a drill press ?

[jdc]

3D printing cant get here fast enough

[Carm]

cbelt3 wrote:
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Can something like that be 3D duplicated / printed ? It has to survive high temperatures (500 F). Or should I just find a block of high temp plastic and hillbilly machine one out with saws and a drill press ?

Yes
3D printed wouldn't last, most of it is lower temperature plastic. It would work as a template for a mold though.. That's pretty much it.

[Racer X]

Hillbilly it.

Did it just break, or did it disintegrate from old age and the plastic breaking down? If broken, the original JB Weld will take the heat. I might even drill and pin it and use JB Weld.

[Markintosh]

JB Weld + Sandpaper/File + High temperature spray paint

[Filliam H. Muffman]

The first thing that I thought of is to find a similar foot that is bigger and then grind it down to fit (this might be dusty/nasty project).

[Racer X]

ORIGINAL JB Weld. QuickWeld is only good to 300F.

[Onamuji]

cbelt3 wrote:
We have an ancient Farberware electric skillet.. made in da Bronx instead of Hong Kong, yo. But one of the plastic (Bakelite ? ) legs has failed. Repeatedly. I'd love to find a replacement, but nobody has 'em unless they are taken from a donor skillet.

What's wrong with a transplant?

eBay seems to have a lot of donors.

[Uncle Wig]

Do any of these match?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=far...ic+skillet&LH_ItemCondition=7000&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR7.TRC2.A0.H0.Xfarberware++skillet+leg.TRS0&_nkw=farberware++skillet+leg&_sacat=0

[OWC Jamie]

I don't think thermosetting polymers lend themselves to 3d printing

there should be stock available in sheet and tube/cylinder form but modifying a close (donor) part might be the easiest.