Jeepers me Dean someone’s been a little over ambitious with what they were looking to mix!! The wee mixer hasn’t had much use because the speed controller on the rear is mint, normally they’re caked in 1/2” of flour 😂
@@deandohertygreaser Aww bless, perhaps knocked the speed lever a little too high from the stop position with dough already in the bowl. Great wee mixers the Mrs loves hers
It’s kitchenaid, and a plastic gear by design. They’re a cast aluminium housing with a full metal gearbox/motor housing. So if this weak point wasn’t there it would explode when people expect to much from the mixer.
@@paulthompson5416 like the comment before said, there are ways to control the motor torque and using plastic gears is not one of them Everytime i open an electric appliance and see plastic gears i know that this is a cheap product The company chose plastic gears over metal to save cost And then only the costumer will suffer because plastic don't work well as gears
@@ProckerDark Well procker this is what I do for a living, the kitchenaid artisan has been around from the 1930s it used to be more of a commercial grade mixer but since later years the domestic market started using it. The older models had an entire metal gearbox but due to all the attachments available for the model k like meat grinders, pasta rollers and graters. Yes the plastic gear is a fail safe for the domestic market and a serviceable part. I’ve fixed model k’s from the seventies which you can get parts for, could you say the same for the modern day equivalent that has full plastic gears? I can assure you’ll modern day big brands stop stocking parts for models after a few years after manufacturing stops. So to reiterate my point the plastic on this is not down to cost, considering the rest of the gearbox is metal.
