Is the base of the blades and the interface to the motor made with durable metal gears or is it a plastic construction?
1032967
This is metal construction fir blade base and gears, the best I have ever seen.
1032968
very durable - you can call the factory and talk to someone there. We love ours - we use it every day! We make a morning shake using spinach, frozen green beans, frozen berries, protein powder and fruit juice - it tastes like a fruit sorbet - we are losing weight and feel so healthy!
1032969
It has very durable steel gears and blades, there is hardly any plastic in this machine. It is VERY powerful and plastic would not hold up to the HP it puts out!!
1421106
Rubber moulded to a plastic wheel with the metal drive gear attached to the wheel.
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.
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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.
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The drive gear on the motor is metal, and the reduction and transfer gears are plastic. If the grinder in stressed or if something gets caught in the auger (like a bone), the drive gear can strip the plastic reduction gear. Waring claims this is not serviceable by the owner, but it is. The part is a Kenwood KW650740 and you can get two for $8 on aliexpress.com. You also need a set of "safety" (hollow core) torx bit (T27 size?) to take off the base, and a regular T30 torx to get the motor out.
1542609
The blade is stainless steel, but the body (where the electronics are) is ABS Plastic. It is a very well made housing that given reasonable care should last for some time, but like any precision tool, you might not want to run over it.
184698
The base is metal. The depth stop is plastic and the part of the sliding head is plastic (but most of the sliding head is made out of metal) See the picture for the parts on its amazon page.
926016
the base is heavy duty, I believe it is plastic covering over metal. the processer is plastic and the main blender is glass. it has worked well for us.
822149
As far as I can tell, it is metal. We have had no problems with it in the past year. The on/ off lever works like it was new and the stream/ spray switch on the head is still going strong.
2122153
Gears are all metal. Commercial grinder very well built. I got the foot control attachment with mine leaves hands free for handling meat. U will love it
97616
It's made of hard plastic and ball bearings. Very durable and well constructed.
1922172
It is made out of plastic. The only metal parts are the crank and the disks. All of the gears are also made of plastic. The one I purchased worked fine for a few times, but then one of my children cranked too hard and stripped the plastic gears.
2034894
Not sure what kind of metal the gears are made of, but it is the same as the rest of the upper handle, and is incredibly strong.
960445
Hello. The whole thing is made of plastic, with the exception of the metal blade. It works quite well.
1429506
No, it is a hard plastic. Or something. The blade is very sharp and forged metal. Very nice. Not a toy. Handle with caution.
2025216
It is made of plastic, but don't let that fool you. It is very durable and does not feel light weight with the blade.
2006467
Stainless steel, blade, shaft and housing. Gasket surrounding shaft appears to be plastic.