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They’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 mak
by samtho 3y ago
They’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.