On 15 Jun, 17:03, MM wrote:
I have a Sanyo domestic microwave oven approximately 8 years old that
still functions all right. The problem is that the floor of the oven
on which the glass turntable rotates on its spindle is rusted through
in one or two places. The turntable still rotates okay, but if the
floor is left to rust through further, sooner or later the little
carrier wheels that support the turntable will get trapped and the
turntable will lock up or something.

How could I repair the base of the oven? I have thought of Kurust
first, followed by a layer of epoxy resin soaked fibreglass from
Halfords. Any other ideas? It seems daft to buy a new microwave if the
actual heating feature works fine.

Similar oven hehttp://img.dooyoo.co.uk/GB_EN/175/ho...microwave/sany...

MM

I'd say you were wrong about the daftness. 1. Would you cook in a
rusty saucepan? 2. If the holes are of any size then the microwave
cavity will no longer be intact which is not a good thing. 3. They're
cheap, one like the picture you linked to will cost you all of £25 in
Asda or somewhere similar. If you value your time at all then it's
cost effective to replace. You'll spend half the replacement cost on
'stuff' and then time as well and still be left with a crappy old
microwave anyway. If it makes you feel bad then make sure you recycle
it nicely. Design life is ~5 years so even if you do fix it the
microwave generator will probably pack up soon anyway!

Fash