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Disposable society, or why I have to buy a new bread machine

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by qbee42, May 28, 2009.

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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I've had a Kitchen Aid for 34 years, and used my mother's Kitchen Aid before that. They are great machines. I use mine for serious bread work.

    Bread machines are great for routine stuff, making pizza dough, and simple things like that.

    Tom
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I have a small machine shop. In the end, I will probably manufacture a new piece, but it needs to be made from a heat resistant material.

    I will probably buy a new machine and also repair the old machine, at which point I will discover that I can't live without two bread machines. It's part of my long term plan to complicate life.

    Tom
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Oh absolutely. I repair everything, right down to board level electronics repairs. Often some other critical component fails soon after the repair, and I end up junking the whole thing, but it's a matter of principle.

    Tom
     
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    One of the killer items about repairing items is the labor costs. If it takes an hour to fix a bread machine that costs $99, you've spent a significant fraction of the purchase. On some products, just opening the case costs more in labor than replacing it.
     
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    Only because we have completely subsidized and culturally encouraged desposing of perfectly repairable items and maximized the culture of consumption. Not to mention that the smart consumers who spend a little more capital cost for much less recurring cost (e.g. Prius buyer) are in the minority.
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I repaired it, but only because it's a matter of principle. It turns out that this model is no longer made, which is why I can't get parts. Eventually it will break in some manner that is too expensive to repair, so I am researching better machines.

    Tom
     
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    I have this mental image of JB Weld and PL Premium adhesive being used. Whatever works, though
     
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