Author: NicholasNicholas Date: Sep 12, 2008 14:07
Our Custom 14 FP has been a reliable workhorse for about 5 years. A
little over a year ago, the original metal blade developed cracks that
eventually caused it to lose grip on the shaft. I picked up a new
blade and away we went again. The shaft doesn't appear excessively
worn, and when you put the blade on and rock it back and forth quickly
there isn't a lot of excess slop to the fit; it feels pretty much like
it always has, I believe.
It has worked perfectly until a couple of months ago. Now, after
mixing up a batch of dough or something else where the bowl is fairly
full, it is literally impossible to remove the bowl up off the unit.
This is under normal mix time usage; no overheating going on here.
Now I have to unload it with a spoon or some such, until mostly empty,
and then if I pulse the blade a few times, it "lets go" and allows me
to remove the bowl. Even grabbing the blade's plastic collar and
pulling up will not get it off, nor will forcing the bowl up with
palms slid under each edge below. It almost seems that it becomes
slightly wedged onto the shaft, even though there doesn't appear to be
anywhere near the slop in the fit that I would think would be required
for this to be happening.
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