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The irony of course is that they deliberately make some parts out of plastic so they break before the rest of the machine does when you're misstreating it.
by wredcoll 3y ago
The irony of course is that they deliberately make some parts out of plastic so they break before the rest of the machine does when you're misstreating it.
- paleface 3y agoI’ve had the same experience, with paper shredders - particularly the Fellowes brand, in the UK - which all have a nylon (possibly some other plastic) cog, somewhere to overheat, then break.
- samtho 3y agoThey’re built out of plastic because it’s $0.02 cheaper than a metal part and 99.9% of them last through the warranty period. It’s not deliberate that they make stuff that fails, they build stuff that lasts only as long as it needs.
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- slavik81 3y agoThere's a single nylon gear. The rest are made of metal. They've been using a sacrificial worm gear since the 1960s. KitchenAid switched to all-metal gears on their high-end models fairly recently. In the past, all models had a nylon gear, but the new high-end mixers use electronics to protect the motor.
- c22 3y agoIn this case, I think it's so they break before the bones in your hand do.