Some customers complained the loom was made of plastic that would break easy. Is it out of a brittle plastic?
2036403
I am disappointed in this toy, it is hard for a child to use on their own, hard for an adult to use, the machine doesn't work that well, i would not recommend it.
2036404
No- its not brittle at all. My 11 year old got it last Christmas & used all year!
255645
It is felted , it isn't terrible , but mine broke . It wasn't very hard to break , but it got hit so I'm not too surprised !
1858407
No, the majority of this gun is a hard plastic material. I do not know what type of plastic but it wont break on you. So far its held up very well and is very effective.
1549557
It is plastic, If it does ever break parts are available from the manufacturer.
85174
Yes, it is made almost entirely of a very strong durable plastic except perhaps the mesh filer which appears to be made out of thin wire.
266034
I'm not positive but I would guess some metal and some plastic since it isn't a top of the line machine.....but I have had mine for over 2 years now and have had not one needle break or ANY problems with this machine. It's a great beginner, intermediate machine and would be great for taking to a class too because it's not huge! I love this little workhorse of a machine and have sewn through the thickest materials and interfacaing, even the gals in my sewing class where shocked at how well my machine did compared to their $1000 or more machines!!! I hope this helps!
1906541
Hi, Ours is fairly inflexible plastic. It's easy to cut; at no point is the plastic thicker than a few millimeters. We used a hacksaw. We've had ours for years now and it still works and looks as good as the day we bought it. No warping or cracking, and unless you look closely you can't even notice the knife marks on it (you know, when you're not paying attention and you miss the slot and slice or poke into the plastic a bit). Would recommend.
1549556
It is made of plastic, but strong enough and does not look like breakable easily.
221529
It removes easy enough, but be careful, I had the plastic break rather easily. A small circle that clicked the latch snapped apart without any damages.I was not impressed with this brand, I am going for a metal latch next time. The gate can be plastic or wood, whatever. But if you use this often, that one plastic part breaks too easily
375161
It is mostly made of fairly high grade material. I would not call it plastic, it is a fairly strong material. It would be practically impossible to break this piece. The screw to attach to the camera is metal and some of the parts to hold it in place (it is adjustable) are metal.
652486
I made several things on mine and it didn't break, but then I didn't try to take it apart either. I'm fairly new to the rainbow loom, but from what I've seen so far some patterns call for the center row of pins to be offset from the two outside rows, and some patterns call for them all to be parallel to each other. My guess is that this loom broke when people tried to take the center row off to move it up so the rows were all even.
319043
In response, the two pieces that I previously mentioned as possibly made of plastic could easily well be aluminum. Both appear to be sturdy. The lever on the side is a little stiff and it takes a little getting use to it. The tab on the top of the blade is metal, but I don't see the purpose of having it there unless you want to open the blade manually. Good Luck...J
652487
Just be careful - we had two different looms. This one broke into pieces - the other we have had for a month - got it 10 days before, and my step-son is still using it.
2217825
I disagree with @Olivia, maybe she was just a bit less lucky than me and got a broken item. I bought one mill back in January and haven't got problems with it since then. It looks and feels pretty solid and does its job well. Also made in China.
1694086
It is made of hard molded plastic. My only problem with the pool...otherwise I loved it...is the umbrella is made of a thin plastic, it had a hole within a few days but I put tape on it and it worked fine.
1673753
It is made of plastic. I think it is crap but I have two sisters who love theirs and that is why I purchased it. It could be that my roll just did not fit well. It was the first time I bought an off brand of plastic wrap. It could be that if I had saran wrap or such it would work better for me and more like my sisters. But it is plastic.
1898226
My daughter got this for Christmas and had one of the pegs break after a month. Some of the cheaper looms broke before that. She's made a lot of bracelets, rings, earrings and it's also been dropped a few times so I'm guessing the drop is likely what caused it to break easier.