^ -Same here. I hate chucking out perfectly good metal because 5 cent piece of plastic (of reasonably high tolerances) doesn't exist.
I curse the red thing below:
But then I went out and bought the cheapest replacements I could find for $15...and it still has that plastic spring cap...but if I get another 25 years, well, I still rather pay $5 for a nice aluminum part and not spend the extra $10. (My Scottish thriftiness is showing, or my Depression era mom's values are...both? Or maybe it all came together to become my "cheap guy-ness".
I curse the red thing below:
But then I went out and bought the cheapest replacements I could find for $15...and it still has that plastic spring cap...but if I get another 25 years, well, I still rather pay $5 for a nice aluminum part and not spend the extra $10. (My Scottish thriftiness is showing, or my Depression era mom's values are...both? Or maybe it all came together to become my "cheap guy-ness".