Broken Blender?

[Nebor]

Several of the rubber teeth on the bottom part of the blender seem to have sheered off. The ice defeated them, I guess. Anyway, those teeth are what spin the blade part. And like, 3 out of the 6 broke off. Why would they make such a crucial part out of rubber instead of metal?

I'm going to give this post about 3 minutes to tell me if this is fixable, then I'm going to buy a new blender.

Cheap kitchenaid piece of crap.

 

[KLin]

Just glue the teeth back on with some elmers. Good as new :thumbsup:

 

[olds]

Cheaper to make it out of rubber. Toss it.

 

[MustISO]

Buy a new blender, something that will hold up to ice.

 

[BrokenVisage]

I have a broken visage.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: KLin
Just glue the teeth back on with some elmers. Good as new :thumbsup:

There ya go. Now you don't have to spend the money.

 

[compudog]

They make them out of rubber as a sacrificial part. The rubber gives before you burn out the motor or bend/break the blades. Your manufacturer should be able to get you a new piece. This is a common tactic used wherever you have a motor driving something. A flexible coupling between the two elements that acts as a sacrificial protective device.

 

[Nebor]

I went and got a new blender. Apparently it was the nicest one that anyplace had. I tried Walmart, Target and Sears. It was like $100 or so. It's the exact same one that I had. It even has a 1 year warranty. Unfortunately it broke within 5 minutes of using it, so I guess I'll go tommorow for a refund.

 

[sonz70]

Originally posted by: Nebor
I went and got a new blender. Apparently it was the nicest one that anyplace had. I tried Walmart, Target and Sears. It was like $100 or so. It's the exact same one that I had . It even has a 1 year warranty. Unfortunately it broke within 5 minutes of using it, so I guess I'll go tommorow for a refund.

THAT RIGHT THERE..IS YOUR CLUE!

 

[compudog]

Take the good rubber piece from the new one, sub it with the old one, return the new one, problem solved. You have your old blender with the new rubber part. Only out gas money to the store.

 

[compudog]

This is a nice blender - crushes ice too.

Overstock.com

 

My family (and I, personally) have had good experiences with Oster blenders.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: jumpr
My family (and I, personally) have had good experiences with Oster blenders.

I got the impression that those Osters and Black and Deckers are cheap blenders. If this second kitchenaid fails, I'm going to try the $300 one at William-Sonoma.