One of the ends of the handle came loose.
It’s not loose anymore.
Great. Now to clean it.
this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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No? I think you are seeing water in the mesh.
I wouldn’t want JB Weld coming into contact with my food.
Another approach would be to drill a hole through the handle and surface it attaches to and use a nut/bolt to hold the two surfaces together.
Better would be a stainless pop rivet, less likely to start rusting over time
The chance that sufficient food comes into contact with this minuscule amount of jb weld to cause me to become ill is low enough to not concern me.
It might actually give you a super power!
Can I get ‘glows in the dark’?
No but maybe cancer.
Agreed. A quick google tells me that JB Weld is not food safe.
TN, a dull man, presents to the ER with pain in his lower abdomen.
Epoxy is a bunch of super concentrated toxins that come together to form a strong plastic, they leach out over time
I have the same issue, you’ve reminded me to continue to be frustrated at it the next time I use it.
I seem to be excelling at providing an example of what not to do.
I am truly not concerned, but I think I might have to get a spot welder and do a follow up post in a few days.
Just use some lead solder instead. Wait....
I am speaking more to my laziness than commenting on the fix. I think I’d be ok with it working than being a half arsed salad tongs connected to a sieve.
Welding is intimidating, but once you've got the basics and some practice, its basically a hot glue gun for steal. And a cheap welder is like $150, and a mask, your in for maybe 200.
Its less than the price of a cordless drill.
Almost always its some spot/ tack weld that failed. Would take less time than it takes to find your keys, wallet, socks and jandles to get over to the hardware store and buy the JB weld to wack it out yourself.
I agree with most of what you wrote, but cordless drills are way cheaper than you apparently realize.
$150 seems reasonable for a cordless drill?
My last recollection of shopping these was that practically the entire price is the batteries.
$150 is if you need a good drill for daily use. You can find cheap ones for $50 all day.
I think I got a team green from the home despot, a hammer drill, a regular drill, and a battery all for $200, but they're the 4ah batteries.
If you just try and get the batteries, those are almost as much.
Please notify me when you create the community for neophyte idiots who want to learn weld, because this neophyte idiot wants to learn to weld.
I always wanted to learn to weld. It seems like a useful skill.
I was thinking for years it was very complicated and dangerous. And while it is dangerous, its just not that complicated. And yes, the ceiling is high. But if you've got a grinder, its fine. Its surprisingly forgiving.
I already had the jb, and don’t know what jandles are.
But yeah, a cheap welder would be cool.
Jandles are a cross between jeans and candles - essentially they're candles with blue denim wax, with gold stitching and little pockets down the side.
I'm sure someone will come along and post a photograph sooner or later.
I imagine that’s what the song Mister Bo Jandles is about.
jandles
slippahs
Sick!
Uh, oh.
I mean: Thats whats you supposed to do obviosly!
Hella sik!