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That stuff has all sorts of uses. My secondborn uses it to sculpt art
Oh, I see how it is. Firstborn gets actual sculpting clay, while secondborn has to sculpt with cheese!
Mmmmmm-Hmmmmmmm!!!!!
.........I'm just joking btw.
Expensive hobby if Babybel casing is their only resource :p
I'm undecided if this is dull.
Yes, fixing a leak is dull...but fixing a leak with cheesy wax. Oh yeah, that's the stuff!!
And he got to eat the cheese as a bonus... Perfection.
This post is so cathartic. I didn't know I needed to read something like this until I finished.
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Amazing. A stroke of genius, sir.
Red, smooshy genius
Once you take the wax off you'll be good at Karate! /s
very good.
there are actual 2 part water tight epoxy resins that are made for this, just to say.
was it full fat or low fat babybel
Wouldn't a resin set in place permanently? OP intends to install a new cam once it arrives.
sure, but you could chip it out with a flathead screwdriver easily enough. they work well but they're brittle
You shouldn’t chip anything out with a flathead screwdriver they’re for driving flat screws.
hey! I know your handle! im a little star struck
Full fat 😂
Yeah, I know there are much better ways to seal a leak (temporarily or permanently), I just had nothing else at hand.
Why did the cam assembly erode away?
Is there wear from the operation of the plug, or perhaps an even smaller leak somewhere else that caused this erosion?
What I’m getting at, obviously, is that perhaps another baby bell wax fix is in order, either as a surrogate for a missing bushing or pad or as a stopper for yet another leak somewhere else.
I suppose it's just physical wear and tear combined with years of exposure to all kinds of nasty stuff going through the drain. There's a plastic hook there that's directly in the flow, that's what eventually broke off, leaving a hole where it was attached.
Ah, there goes my efforts to elevate cheese wax to the pantheon of duct tape and WD-40.
Homemade solution for plumbers putty