If you look under the "hood" - are there any plastic/rubber pieces? Maybe a Plastic ring where the blades are connected to the blender itself?
1981998
Just at the black areas of the handle. This has some weight. Not a wimpy tool! If you can, get the chopper attachment. It will even mix 2 cups of flour into dough. Great tool.
2128753
Yes. Mine came with a little plastic cover for the blade. Which I lost after about a month...
402837
No, it is a heavy-duty plastic like Lexan, but, it is really great. The best blender I have ever used.
800402
Yes. Sometimes it leaks around the gasket that attaches the glass jar to the plastic base but more often it leaks through the center of the plastic base where the metal blades penetrate to mate with the motor. The lock not that snugs in the blades loosens itself after nearly every use and then leaks the contents of the blender through the bottom onto the motor base. This is not a good blender.
658357
A kind of plastic. Very high quality. This mixer is used by professional chefs. Not the kind of plastic you'd see in a cheap blender.
2077206
Hi. You will have to ask kitchenaid regarding that. The inside is stainless though. I doubt if there is any plastic. thank you
889293
On mine, the clear plastic circle/handle was detachable from the rest of the black plastic lid. That way you could add ingredients through the hole/opening with the blender running.
402841
Nope.. Plastic.. it does seem durable though. The only complaint is it is really difficult to remove the bottom blade for cleaning. Cuisinart must have 6 year olds in their design department. They seem to be the only ones with hands small enough to grasp the screw on bottom. The screw on attachment is splined to make it somewhat easier to grasp but my wife can't get her fingers on it with enough torque to twist it off. Me neither. I have to use Channel Locks to get it off. If Cuisinart wants to do the right thing they can include a 10 cent plastic spanner wrench to make it easier to get off. Frustrating.
671997
Actually, there is. There is a metal plate at the bottom of the shaft (just above the blades themselves). On the back side of the plate is plastic. There is also (what appears to be) a silicone gasket that the plastic from the metal plate sits in, and plastic behind the gasket. The silicone gasket MAY provide a seal from the plastic. However, when the shaft comes loose and falls out (as it has done in mine), then there obviously is no seal from the plastic.
1687
The drive sprocket on the blender base is hard rubber--I haven't cut into it to see if it's a rubber coated metal drive gear, but it seems pretty solid. The jar has a metal gear and entire blade assembly is all metal except for a rubber sealing gasket. The drive system seems pretty substantial; I would expect it to last a long time.
738240
That's news to me. Mine did not have any such plastic, or I don't remember it as being an issue if there was one.
1741530
Go here to see the photo of the blender's base and jar which shows the gears ----> http://i62.tinypic.com/16j51et.jpg
965516
Metal liner and blades.The piece that holds the blades not sure.Top in pic is plastic. Mine is too new to cloud
1337881
I am not sure which part you are referring to, but I am very satisfied with my blender/food processor. I purchased it 3 months ago and have had no problems. I did, however drop the bowl that the food is shredded into and it broke. I was able to order just that part and it came within just a few days.
586228
The base is metal, the blade pin that rotates the blades is metal, the part that sits on top of the base is plastic, i dont think this part would break unless it was dropped from counter and directly hit, i just ground up a full container of ice for my margaritas with no problem, this is no doubt the best blender for the price, much better than my old 100.00 kitchen aid.
1688
http://www.totalvac.com/waring.html You can see in the parts guide the gears are metal and are available as a spare part. I have used the blender frequently (twice daily for 6 months so far) , but can't wholly attest to its future life span. I just bought another one for my son, who just bought an apartment and he uses it as well.
2104996
yes, the blade and driven gear is included, as is the rubber capthe second part of your question appears to indicate that your plastic body leaks around the bottom? - if so, it may be correct that the seal has worn out -