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    China mastered copying things well. A five pack of replacement knobs that actually match is $34 on Amazon. A crappy homemade knob for a $4000+ range is crazy.

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      It goes farther than that! The 34$ 5 pack is only that price because its already here in america to be shipped in a day or two. It came from china, where you can order the same thing for 1-5% of the price if you are willing to wait a month to receive it.

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      176 hours ago

      China has also mastered modern slave labor. That someone makes thier own replacement instead of ordering some small uncomplicated part from across the globe isn’t crazy, it’s self-reliant and smart.

      But that’s, like, just my opinion man.

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        43 hours ago

        I’m sure the prison firefighters out in California are real mad about China mastering modern slave labor

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        Oh I would go for the OEM part ten times out of ten, especially for such a nice appliance. Instead this person opted to make some plastic waste that will eventually be in the Ocean after we are all long dead.

        Completely agree that Amazon garbage is terrible for humanity

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          32 hours ago

          I have a hunch that those knobs are just a thin sheet of metal wrapped around a piece of plastic, which would explain why one of the knobs broke off in the first place.

          I could be wrong, just a hunch.

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          42 hours ago

          I definitely agree that less plastic = better in general. But if you’re going to 3d print stuff, at least this is functional.

          And I’m not here to argue. God it is nice to have a civil discussions on social media.

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            Sorry if I came off as argumentative. That certainly wasn’t my intent.

            I was just trying to make the point that this person spent a lot of time and effort to do something subpar with plastic.

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      128 hours ago

      And Bosch makes and generally stands by their good products. Yeah they’re a company, but they’re not the worst!

      Also, where did original knob go, I need to know.