Are there plastic or metal gears and shaft in this grinder?
829205
The worm drive is made of 100% hardened carbon steel. The 1st reduction gear is made of POM (Polyoxymethylene) molded onto a hardened carbon steel bushing with a brass insert. The second reduction gear is also made of POM molded onto a hardened carbon steel bushing with a brass insert. The main drive gear is made of 100% hardened carbon steel. POM (Polyoxymethylene) is an engineering polymer that is used in many sizes of precision gears that require high stiffness, high abrasion resistance, high heat resistance, low coefficient of friction and excellent dimensional stability. We used to have all of the gears in our electric meat grinders made of hardened carbon steel, but in 2008 we changed to having both of our reduction gears made out of the POM/steel. By changing these two gears to POM/steel (although they are more expensive than all steel) our grinders can now take a lot more abuse and they also run much smoother and quieter than a gear system made with all steel gears. Regards, Jim The Mercanile Station
2130358
I finally used my grinder and was more than pleased with it's prefprmance. It looks like it has a combination of of both plastic and what appears to be metal.
203171
Yes. It's the part that screws in and holds the blade. It is a very durable and hard plastic. I do love the grinder! Works so well and would recommend trying it.
1590925
No, It's just the grinder. As was mentioned, not great for fine work, but works well for what it was designed to do, fast material removal.
1761139
the gears are made of high density plastic. it is clearly illustrated and described in the picture details
56147
Since I don't have both, your guess is as good as mine. Perhaps it is just about the fine blade, which I doubt I'd use anyway. The one I purchased has two blades, a coarse and a medium. Mine is entirely made of metal and built to last. I would never waste my money on a plastic grinder.
1962255
I asked my husband this question..He says he does not know whether the gears are metal or plastic. But we do know it has worked well for us and we have no complaint. We love it. We use it to cut limbs and anything else around the place that is too large for trimmer or shears.
745900
Exterior shell seems to be a hard plastic. "post" going through the grinder to the grinding mechanism and the grinding mechanism is metal as far as I can determine.
311112
Yes it is, but the knob that you use to adjust the speed appears to be a high quality plastic piece. I had to really look at it to tell if it was plastic or metal.
400593
THe shaft is metal. They are terrific. We really enjoy them and use them every day.
745899
No, all of the working parts are metal which is another reason I'm so happy with it. There is a plastic piece in the area where you fill it (you can see the round hole in the center - you slide it around to open. that interior cylinder is plastic. It does not open when you are grinding. Hope this helps.
1538071
Purchased this item last year. Mine does not have metal gears. They are plastic , i took the plastic gearbox apart. You wouldn't want metal since they would rust with the water. The body is cast iron and painted so its protected. Well worth the cost for this item.
1299993
Yes it does, they also include plastic lids for storage. Love this grinder, use it frequently!
2038234
No. The box is all wood. The grinder and housing are all metal. This was for my husband, and he has put about 2 lbs. of beans thru and it still works well.
1246383
There are metal. It's the best mixer I've ever owned. I use for bread & pasta making.
1852395
If I remember correctly, the case was plastic; the tray and feed-tube were aluminum; not sure if the auger was alu or steel (NOT stainless); and the blade and cutting plate were carbon steel. But (In case you haven't read my review) why would you want to buy a grinder for which new blades are unobtainable? (The manufacturer doesn't sell them; and they are non-standard- so the commonly available grinder blades don't work). Check out the LEM 575 Watt #8 -it's a better machine that accepts standard parts, for a few dollars more.
848298
No, stand, bowel, and outer casing is metal, is supposed to have plastic gears, hope this helps