Seldom is wood used to fix a household appliance unless an opportunity presents itself. Photo below shows the plastic handle on our dishwasher cracked. Epoxy alone will not be enough to fix it.
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| With a piece of paper I traced a pattern as shown. I used a piece of marble wood from the scrap heap |
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| A coping saw made quick work of cutting the outline from the pattern |
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| Light chisel work and sand paper smoothed the surface. |
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| Two coats of polyurethane |
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| Epoxy and light clamping with masking tape secured the piece until the glue dried completely |
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| The reinforced plastic handle is now stronger than the original |
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