The teeth connecting the blade to the motor on the bottom of my braun are plastic and have broken 2x $18 to replace. Are the teeth metal or plastic?
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Metal. This is the best blender I have ever owned! No problems what so ever!
318642
Metal. Aluminum I assume. I found it to have absurdly sharp points and sharp edges along the cuts between the teeth. So sharp it cut many hairs or grabbed so hard it ripped whole hairs out.
829799
Douglas... I suggest you contact Braun Customer Service directly for all your needs. 1-800-272-8611 or google Braun 549 and see what comes up. There's a lot of info that should help you out. Merry Christmas
1333378
The teeth are plastic. The original I pulled off my craftsman were identical and I had those for 15 years. The only reason I changed them is because the rubber of the wheel itself disintegrated.
429532
On mine, the ice dump tray broke where it connects to the actuator. The actuator shaft is metal but connects to a weak plastic piece on the tray. Great machine but poor design with the tray. Company should do a recall for the part if they care about producing a quality product.
1127015
The blade and the trigger are metal, but the hilt seems to be a resin of some sort. Most likely Polyurethane.The trigger does move on an axle point. It has a spring mechanism that moves it back to the open position.
945224
I can't really tell. The blades are definitely metal and the entire submersable part is metal, the motor/upper part is coated in stainless. It does look like parts that lock the upper and lower unit together are plastic. I have used it on frozen fruit with no issues and everything like hot soups etc have blended easily.
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It's all plastic, except the blades are steel or metal. Either way it works fine
1850307
It has both, the motor is metal, the core of the "blade" is metal, but the rest is plastic or better said a "polymer" It has great quallity
483827
The rotary blades are metal with attached rubber faces. The outer housing is 1/2 metal (in front) and 1/2 plastic in back I believe ... I am not at home to check. This is a light unit and it works very well for me. I am very happy that I bought this!
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Hi,It is still except the part where the motor is which is plastic. But the part that blends is metal. Hope this help.
1786644
It's made out plastic, the blade works well. The problem is that water gets into the battery compartment and it just stops working after like 2 weeks
97044
Yes, the brace that holds the crank axis appears to be made of plastic. Everything else is ceramic or stainless steel.The Blade Base that holds the bottom burr is plastic and it broke on me this week after several months of daily use. I am looking for a replacement for it.
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The tines/blades of the tiller are metal. As for the actual gears, the casing is made of plastic and you could not see the gears inside. The bolts that held the motor housing/casing and held the tines in place didn't have a problems with stripping, they just flat out snapped off for us. We were able to replace the ones that held the tines together, but when the ones that went into the housing snapped off, we were unable to replace those and the whole device ended up failing.
838507
Not user-replaceable as far as I know. My last Braun lasted 7 years on its battery though.
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The Braun toothbrush I have has "Made in Germany" stamped into the plastic.
2213533
Nope, plastic. You need to get up to the BV5600 (or higher) model to see a metal impeller.