ladelfina
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I'm trying to keep an old Mouli/Varco mini food chopper/grinder going. I've bought the best modern replacement I can find, but it doesn't chop as finely, nor is it as powerful or elegantly designed (only 2 parts to wash). The part that keeps failing is a rubber gear on the underside of the chopping canister. After 20-30 years the rubber can't take the torsion and rips apart. I've gone through mine, my mom's, and am now on my sister's (all bought at the same time way back when; they hadn't been using theirs, so I snagged them).
I'm wondering if there is a magic epoxy or other substance I can apply to this gear to keep it together? It doesn't look easily removable.
This is the item, though you can't see the underside gear in these pix:
http://cgi.ebay.com/VARCO-ELECTRIC-...yZ116013QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I have an e-bay notification on it, but since they're all "vintage" they will all run into the same rubber-weakness issue.
Below are my own images (not great). Hope you can make out the crack where the rubber gear joins its rubber base, and in the 2nd image the recessed compression(?)-type recessed fitting (not a screw) to the blade axle. If I WERE able to remove it, does anyone know if I could get a one-off replacement made somewhere?
Seems more likely that there is some product out there I can reinforce it with.. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
I'm wondering if there is a magic epoxy or other substance I can apply to this gear to keep it together? It doesn't look easily removable.
This is the item, though you can't see the underside gear in these pix:
http://cgi.ebay.com/VARCO-ELECTRIC-...yZ116013QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I have an e-bay notification on it, but since they're all "vintage" they will all run into the same rubber-weakness issue.
Below are my own images (not great). Hope you can make out the crack where the rubber gear joins its rubber base, and in the 2nd image the recessed compression(?)-type recessed fitting (not a screw) to the blade axle. If I WERE able to remove it, does anyone know if I could get a one-off replacement made somewhere?
Seems more likely that there is some product out there I can reinforce it with.. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.