Personal fixes/repairs to keep ya going

[BigDogRob]

WEll a couple weeks ago on a trip we got everything all set up on the lake and used the slush bucket in the house and everything worked great. then one of the guys was trying to be a nice guy and threw my slush bucket in the truck box with the generator . I guess neither one of us thought that it would vibrate over and melt 3 holes in the side of it. I tried throwing some tape on it and that just peeled off, so I mixed up some 2 ton Epoxy taped up one side of the holes and filled them in and then after an hr I mixed a tiny bit more as it settled and started drying and it left a tiny spot where it wasn't flat. I haven't used it since, but the repair job looks like it is gonna do the trick. The only difference I see is that I should've mixed in some black coloring. now when it sits just right it looks like there is a night light going. I guess it was better to spend an hr fixing it than another $35 on a new one! Just my

[mmk8283]

Made my slush bucket for $6 out of a rubbermade tote and a 5 gal bucket. works great! little brittle when its extremely cold though...

[Hawg]

Big Dog, epoxy's are pretty application specific on a lot of plastics. I've found Fastenal carries a pretty good assortment for plastics like slush buckets are made of if your fix doesn't work. Of coarse at some point you'll have the money in epoxy when a new one would be the same.

[BigDogRob]

I thought about making one the same way that you did MMK8283, but I thought the brittle totes that almost shatter in the cold temp would be a big pain and just make me mad if it broke when using it. The slush bucket did seem much better in the cold temps. Hawg, this was some industrial epoxy that I had make for plastics...I don't know if it will hold up too well, but I took a screwdriver and can push on it moving the bucket almost 3" and it still stuck. It is a two part kind that I mixed. I'm staying optimistic. I know that I could also just throw some tape over the holes and just keep replacing the tape. I did clean and scuff the plastic before applying it. If it don't work then I may stop and check out Fastenal's products. I do know that I like my slush bucket when drilling though!