Some Machining Required

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Some Machining Required

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I guess it qualifies as machining since I had to use an end mill to get through a step.

My kitchen faucet handle started coming loose and would no longer tighten. It seems to have lost some metal.

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To fix, I install one hole, with threads. Any guess how I held onto that oddly shaped, ergonomic handle? I tried all the fancy ways, 3- & 4-jaw chucks, dividing head, nothing would hand onto that slippery chrome. Except a piece of PVC forced over the handle and gripped strong in regular old milling vise.

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And then I mix JB weld, install a shouldered hex socket screw, and mill one side flat.

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That was plan B. Plan A would never have worked. Should this fail, I will implement plan C. And there is even plan D.
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Eventually you will likely get to plan "T", where you Throw it away and get a new one. :)
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The way things are made nowadays, I aught to see if the Alhambra man delivers faucets with the water.

This is a 10 year old faucet that has been through several repairs already. I only go through this effort because I bought an extra valve to address its apparent 24 month lifespan. The plumbing in this house worked great for over 40 years. The owner remodeled and replaced everything. Now, all those new fixtures are flaking, blistering, and melting away. Everything is now made of pot metal with a thin veil of polish.

The JB weld was actually the generic stuff from HFT. Everything online says that stuff cures in 5 mins. I was still slopping it around in there an hour later. Found out it needs 2hr set time for what I had.
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Buy your next faucet from Moen instead of Home Depot. Moen's stuff generally lasts forever and if you ever have any problems they will send you replacement parts for free.

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rmac wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 11:36 am Buy your next faucet from Moen instead of Home Depot. Moen's stuff generally lasts forever and if you ever have any problems they will send you replacement parts for free.

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Agreed!
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curtis cutter wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 10:00 am Eventually you will likely get to plan "T", where you Throw it away and get a new one. :)

Before plan-T, there’s plan-S, which is where you scrap it.
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You can get Moen from home Depot..
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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These are Kohler.
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I'm partial to Pfister (formerly Price-Pfister). Our kitchen sink faucet is a Pfister that replaced a 20-year-old Pfister that replaced a five-year-old Moen faucet.
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ctwo wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 10:03 pm These are Kohler.
??????
Not clear what you are implying. Care to clarify? (What "these" are Kohler?)

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I've never heard of any of those brands; somehow I thought the Atlantic was smaller than that.

Often the same material is sold with different names.
And threads (on the clamp screw)
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Harold_V wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 12:42 am
ctwo wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 10:03 pm These are Kohler.
??????
Not clear what you are implying. Care to clarify? (What "these" are Kohler?)

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Hi Harold,

We were talking about plumbing, faucets to be specific. Someone seemed to suggest my faucets were cheap from Home Depot. Further, there seemed to be agreement of this notion.
NP317 wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 11:58 am
rmac wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 11:36 am Buy your next faucet from Moen instead of Home Depot. Moen's stuff generally lasts forever and if you ever have any problems they will send you replacement parts for free.

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Agreed!
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Someone then came to the defense of Home Depot.
Bill Shields wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 4:24 pm You can get Moen from home Depot..
But this discussion over means or place of acquisition is irrelevant to the notion that Moen is superior to whatever I actually have, of which I attempted to clarify.
ctwo wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 10:03 pm These are Kohler.
These what? These faucets, of course.

Assuming history means anything. Kohler Co., founded in 1873 by John Michael Kohler, is an American manufacturing company based in Kohler, Wisconsin. Kohler is best known for its plumbing products, but the company also manufactures furniture, cabinetry, tile, engines, and generators.

If you search the internet for the best home faucets, you will find articles comparing Kohler vs. Moen, and it's much like the Chevy vs. Ford argument, except perhaps there are some differences. To me it's like trying to figure out which one smells better, they both stink, and these are the creame of the crop...
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