Metal / plastic interface cracking
John R. Carroll wrote:
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Those are stress cracks that result from the molding process, plasticizer
migration and shrinkage over time.
Thanks! This plastic stuff is complicated.
Clearly I will have to turn that design task
over to a specialist.
Apparently not too much time is required
for the cracks to develop.
I shot the photo about 10 minutes after taking the grinder
out of the box for the first time. I never even turned it on.
--Winston
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