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Basic blender went bad (motor ran but spindle wasn't rotating). I wanted to disassemble to see if it could be repaired. Three of the four screws were Phillips head. I had to cut the casing open in order to discover why I couldn't unscrew the fourth. It was a slotted spanner.

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[-] uis@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

I know I have terrible eyesight, but it seems like I opened blind or dyslexic community. Why only few people noticed

I had to cut the casing open in order to discover why I couldn't unscrew the fourth.

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Must be your eyesight, my friend. Looks normal to me...

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago

The screw head was at the bottom of a 2 inch shaft.

They didn't have to cut shit.

[-] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Which was discovered AS RESULT of cutting open.

You are quite spammy, aren't you?

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 5 months ago

No, the shaft was not uncovered as a result of cutting the thing open. They were able to reach the screw-head with a regular screw-driver, just not turn it. Says right there in the post.

Learn to read, stop spamming people with your shit takes, and sure, let's pretend replying to your copy-pasted bullshit with more copy-pasted bullshit is somehow worse. Anything to feed trolls like you.

[-] uis@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

No, the shaft was not uncovered as a result of cutting the thing open.

I had to cut the casing open in order to discover why I couldn't unscrew the fourth.

I'll reply with your quote:

Learn to read, stop spamming people with your shit takes, and sure, let's pretend replying to your copy-pasted bullshit with more copy-pasted bullshit is somehow worse. Anything to feed trolls like you.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

This was NEVER about access to the screw.

[-] uis@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

Thanks for stating obvious. I've never said that it was about access.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago

Since its not about access then they never had to break anything for any reason besides their own impatience, plain and simple.

[-] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

OP could stick A screwdriver, but to insert correct screwdriver OP had to see that screwhead is different. Or manufacturer had to write it in fucking manual.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

Oh, so you're certain that OP even tried to lookup a service manual, and that there's not one available? Endoscope and the right screwdriver together are still cheaper than a new blender.

Ever heard of a teardown? Go watch some on Youtube or Peertube. You won't find many that fail to disclose the manufacturer, that break the plastics, nor will you find many, if any, blenders that use a more common screw-head for the motor shaft.

... but sure, pontificate on behalf of targetted rage-bait that actively discredits this community versus anyone with an ounce of experience or common sense.

I deal with worse than this Blender on a daily basis, or rather I might, if the internals of the devices I work with weren't behind literal lock-and-key, and yet, NONE of them are left un-supervised with your standard schmuck, their CHILDREN and pets.

HIDDEN screws, glues, DRM and fragile tabs are indeed a real problem. They are major reasons we need service manuals and "guitar pics" and all sorts of other non-sense that inspired the Right-to-Repair movement. OP's Blender has NONE of those things.

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