First off...for those who scan quickly, I'm not looking for a drug dealer. I'm in need of the pusher used in a juicer because--having previously owned and then donated THREE juicers--I found myself suddenly wanting to try celery juice.
(This is all your fault, Paul.)
Strolling through the thrift shop, I found a Waring Juicer Extractor (JE405-1) (used on ebay for $47, priced $16 at the thrift shop, reduced to $6 and then 30% off on small appliance day) that I purchased for $4.50. I noticed it was missing the pusher (again, having owned THREE PREVIOUS juicers, I knew that component was important) so I asked the staff if I could look around the store because if you don't know what it is, it could end up anywhere.
No luck, but I figured the Internet was on my side. And it was--up to a point. Several part suppliers carried the white plastic, oddly-shaped pusher for a reasonable price, but gouged on the shipping. For example, $6.99 for the pusher + $19.99 shipping. Or $6.54 for the pusher and $24.99 shipping. Finally, I found a site (iParts) that had it for a reason price (below $10) with $8 shipping. At that point I was ready to cave, but then I saw in the small print that I would also have to join iParts for $10 a year to get that price. So now we're back to $25.
For now I'm going to try and McGyver a pusher because I refuse to be manipulated by shipping costs.
So please keep your eyes out for an oddly shaped pusher at your next yard sale foray.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Waring-High-Performance-Centrifugal-Juice-Extractor-Juicer-USA-JE504-1-/143149990828
Editing this post to end the search for a pusher for my new el cheapo juicer. I made one with stuff I had at home: wooden dowels, rigid house insulation, my Dremel and Loctite glue. Since the only part that will touch food would be the very bottom of the wooden dowels, I sanded those down and used mineral oil, like I rub on my cutting boards. The shape was definitely wonky, so 3 offset dowels mimicked the shape.
(This is all your fault, Paul.)
Strolling through the thrift shop, I found a Waring Juicer Extractor (JE405-1) (used on ebay for $47, priced $16 at the thrift shop, reduced to $6 and then 30% off on small appliance day) that I purchased for $4.50. I noticed it was missing the pusher (again, having owned THREE PREVIOUS juicers, I knew that component was important) so I asked the staff if I could look around the store because if you don't know what it is, it could end up anywhere.
No luck, but I figured the Internet was on my side. And it was--up to a point. Several part suppliers carried the white plastic, oddly-shaped pusher for a reasonable price, but gouged on the shipping. For example, $6.99 for the pusher + $19.99 shipping. Or $6.54 for the pusher and $24.99 shipping. Finally, I found a site (iParts) that had it for a reason price (below $10) with $8 shipping. At that point I was ready to cave, but then I saw in the small print that I would also have to join iParts for $10 a year to get that price. So now we're back to $25.
For now I'm going to try and McGyver a pusher because I refuse to be manipulated by shipping costs.
So please keep your eyes out for an oddly shaped pusher at your next yard sale foray.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Waring-High-Performance-Centrifugal-Juice-Extractor-Juicer-USA-JE504-1-/143149990828
Editing this post to end the search for a pusher for my new el cheapo juicer. I made one with stuff I had at home: wooden dowels, rigid house insulation, my Dremel and Loctite glue. Since the only part that will touch food would be the very bottom of the wooden dowels, I sanded those down and used mineral oil, like I rub on my cutting boards. The shape was definitely wonky, so 3 offset dowels mimicked the shape.
