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Mending Things

Roger B

Unfortunately the mending things threads tend to get time locked. The last one is here:

https://engx.theiet.org/f/discussions/29823/repairing-things

This time the seal on our oven door broke, right at the corner where the metal fixing hook is.

 

I made a reinforcing piece from 0.9mm galvanized armour wire, the same as used in the previous thread, and fixed it in place with superglue.

 

Not very elegant but put the cooker back in use without waiting for a replacement seal.

 

I find these little engineering solutions interesting, I enjoyed this brief thread on solar battery chargers:

 12V solar charger battery drain - why don't they have cutouts to prevent this? 

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  • Roger:

    It's wasn't clear to me if your oven had a "self cleaning feature" which can get up to 500 degrees F and locks (safety feature) during this operation.

    Peter Brooks

    Palm Bay 

  • in reply to Peter Brooks

    Hello Peter,

    No this is a very simple oven, I am the cleaning system. It will reach 250°C (~480°F). I did  however install the seal the other way up so that the joint is at the bottom where it is slightly cooler and will be less of a problem if it fails in future.

  • in reply to Roger B

    Hello Roger:- Regarding your comment "I am the cleaning system !:

    If you are into cooking here is something you might like to look at:-

    www.lekue.com   My wife uses this for baking bread (looks like an upside down helmet made of silicone).

    Peter Brooks

    Palm Bay  

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  • in reply to Roger B

    Hello Roger:- Regarding your comment "I am the cleaning system !:

    If you are into cooking here is something you might like to look at:-

    www.lekue.com   My wife uses this for baking bread (looks like an upside down helmet made of silicone).

    Peter Brooks

    Palm Bay  

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