Re: Want to repair dishwasher silverware tray - need plastic material

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:46:10 GMT, Ken Weitzel wrote:
BE wrote:
We have a Kenmore dishwasher and the silverware tray has holes in the
bottom. The replacement part costs nearly $30. I need some sort of
polyethylene mesh (lattice work) style plastic sheeting that I can cut
pieces out of to put into the compartment bottoms. The size of the holes in
the lattice work should be around .25".

Finding such material is not easy. I've called several hardware stores and
no one sells anything like this. I would probably need to get it from an
industrial supplier, but they probably won't want to deal with such a small
quantity order.

Any suggestions?

How about a chunk cut out of a regular old style drying rack? I'm
thinking of the ones that you put on the counter top to let freshly
rinsed hand washed dishes drip and dry in.

Another might be a piece cut out of a kids bicycle carrier?

And finally, if you have more time on your hands that dollars, how
about a piece of plain plastic. Cut it to shape, marked off a nice
grid on it, and start drilling out 1/4 inch holes.

I suppose suggesting using a drill sort of keeps it OT in this ng.
But, I think cutting a piece to fit out of the lid of a margarine/sour
cream tub with a pair of scissors and using a 1/4" leather punch with a
wooden mallet would Do The Job.

Jonesy
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