Edit: I decided to throw it out and order a new stainless steel one that’s all one piece. Thanks for the help!
Who needs glue, if you’re hellbent on keeping it, stick the plastic back in and figure out a good place to put a screw/nail through and file it down if it goes out the other end.
If it breaks again you’ll most likely be forced to completely replace it though, which is a good thing as it will mean didn’t deserve the second life you’ve given it.
Gorilla-brand super glue.
OP said they prefer non-toxic and dishwasher safe glue though.
Right, so, since that doesn’t exist, I suggested the next best thing.
Cut out a strip of tinfoil to wrap once or twice around the lower connector, then jam it back on.
Water proof JB Weld. But honestly it should be tossed. You want a spatula with a full tang. Even after you JB weld this the metal is going to fatigue and it will break again because there is so little connection between the tool and handle.
Yeah, I threw it out. I’m gonna order a full stainless steel one.
JB weld only does metal to metal right?
There’s different types of JB weld that will do different materials.
JB weld does pretty much anything to anything.
If I wasn’t going to throw it away, I’d probably fill the handle completely with food grade silicone caulk and score the s*** out of the plastic plug before I forced it together.
But unless I had a damn good use for the rest of the tube of caulk there’s no good reason to burn a $10 tube of caulk for a $2 spatula.
As a handyman I always have uses for caulk.
If I really wanted to keep it I wouldn’t use glue I’d put part of a balloon or a finger from a glove on the spatula and force it back in. IMO any kitchen utensil that’s 2 parts like this will always fail quickly. I believe that’s a force fitting with ridges intended to keep it in so slightly enlarging the piece that goes in will recreate the tight fit
I’ve used tin foil to make the same repair. You can be as sloppy as you like, after it fits snuggly, you can just peel/rub off any excess.
Just get a Spurtle.
Ok kids, let’s go!
Round up another $1.25 and head to dollar tree
Smash a tech screw in it, problem solved till the screw rusts.
This right here unfortunately, the glue will cost more if you only use the glue once. We live in a world where items are easier/cheaper to throw out then repair.
Though I guess the cheapest thing you could do is drill a hole on the backside with a drill and put a screw through it. Only a short screw that goes into the cylinder/shaft.
Also fyi, most plastics from the dollar store are not guaranteed to be toxic free. You may find most of these plastics melt on pans with use over time and might end up being consumed. Usually what I opt for is metal on a metal pan or silicon cooking utensils that don’t seem to melt or loose peices of them in what I am cooking.
throw out then repair.
I think you have that backwards: try repairing and THEN throw it out.
Search for FDA compliant epoxy. I wouldn’t worry too much about the strength, whatever epoxy you get should be stronger than the factory bond. If it’s FDA approved then it’ll be up to the same kind of standards that the spatula was built to.
Elmer’s? If kids can eat it, so can you!
Hahaha nice
That looks like a friction fit. Put it in place and try and crimp the tubing just a little bit. This is a ‘controlled pressing force’ type of operation. Don’t hammer or push too hard too fast. Creative thinking can go a long way in training your inner MacGyver (ancient US TV show reference).
One idea is to use a dining room chair. The leg of a chair can exert a lot of pressing force on a small area. This can work if you lack hand tools, a vise or other methods. Position the tube and lower your weight onto the chair in a controlled manner to alter the geometry enough to securely hold the insert in place.
Two part epoxy would be the only type. The catalyst in most epoxies is probably toxic, there are specialty food safe types, but they cost a fortune. I don’t think this is the solution though. I would go with crimping the tube.
MacGyver (ancient US TV show reference)
I would call a TV show ancient, if it’s like 40 years old, but MacGyver is like, 20 years ago?
Wait…
Plastic items aren’t meant to be repaired and it’s not a good idea to use them with food for very long. The plastic parts will disintegrate. Just throw it out.
Buy one that’s made out of wood.
Metal, wood handle, more durable.
the only allowable plastic for utensils should be a rubber spatula (high heat), for scooping out the last bits of a product.
metal is ok but not so good for the pan. absolutely not suitable for coated pans
…didn’t know i had to specify or have a disclaimer.
Thanks for the assist though, in case someone didn’t know.
If its good enough to glue my fingers it will glue anything.
Seriously though we use this to glue orings together and then install them in hot working machinery.
Probably more expensive then a new spatula though
You have used glue to repair an o-ring?
It’s common practice, you can buy oring lengths cut to size and glue together.
Not so much repair one as the rubber perishes.
Though if you cut one on initial installation you can glue it back together.
Or the other week i was repairing a leaking motor, didn’t have the right size and width oring but i had the right width in one that was too big, so cut it shorter and away it goes
I don’t have the sort of job where I deal with orings much anymore, but was always told - broken oring = trash, used oring = trash, pinched oring = trash, oring you don’t like the look of = trash.
Not disagreeing with you, but the presence of a kit like that makes my eyeball twitch. :D
I can see your fingers are separated in the photo.
That alone proves it ain’t strong enough.
Was going to suggest Loctite 401, but 406 should work well too.
It wont last in the dishwasher.
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