I’d love some advice on repairing or replacing this bamboo cup lid, which has lasted around 5 years otherwise!

I’ve thought about doing a kintsugi type repair, since I still have the broken pieces:

However, most kintsugi kits I’ve seen for sale online are either pretty expensive or not meant to be in contact with food. I’m cautious about using a cheaper epoxy for that reason as well – I’m not sure how concerned I should be about chemicals leaching into my coffee even after it’s cured.

Maybe I should just look for a replacement lid online? This one is about 9.5cm across, but I’m not sure they come in standard sizes

  • lettruthout
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    81 month ago

    ‘Not sure about replacements, but if I were to attempt a repair I’d use epoxy to glue the pieces back together, then glue a reinforcement band over top the broken area. A bamboo band, stained to match, might not look too bad.

    • @OldManBOMBIN
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      41 month ago

      I’d glue a lil decorative band all the way around the edge of the lid. Make it stronger and purty