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question about my blender blades
Posted by:
karriebean
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Date: November 14, 2007 12:06AM i am new to the raw life and am trying to do the smoothies.
i am using an old proctor-silex blender. i don't have the funds to purchase a new blender right now. i noticed the few times i have used the blender that it seemed to bog down, so i was making sure that i chopped things up very well before blending. but today i think i found the real problem. i believe that the blades are too tight or gummed up and are too difficult for the blender motor to spin. has anyone have any ideas as to how i might 'un-gum' the blade part? i was thinking of soaking the piece in hydrogen peroxide. ' any ideas about how to get the blades to spin freer would be very much appreciated. thanks! ~karrie  Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
Wheatgrass Yogi
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Date: November 14, 2007 12:36AM The base with blades should all unscrew from the Carafe for cleaning. Looking at the bottom, turn counter-clockwise.....WY Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
karriebean
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Date: November 14, 2007 12:56AM hi WY,
i removed the blade unit from the carafe. but i am not sure that the blade unit comes apart. i took a couple of pictures with my phone to show you what it looks like. 
thanks a bunch! ~karrie Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
Wheatgrass Yogi
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Date: November 14, 2007 01:38AM Karrie.....No, I don't think the blades separate from the plastic. I'd clean it with an old toothbrush and soap, rinse, coat it with a little Coconut Oil, wipe clean, and screw it all back together. You shouldn't have to do that again. I never remove the blades from my Vita-Mix.....WY Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
karriebean
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Date: November 14, 2007 02:16AM some day i'd love to have a famous vita mix!! they sound like they are amazing.
i think they sell them at the state fair. if i can hold out until then, that might be the best way to go price wise. i did see one on craigslist. an old 3600 for $125 but it is out of my price range right now. i will try the toothbrush method. maybe if i boil it it might help too. thanks a bunch for your help WY! ~karrie Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
debbietook
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Date: November 15, 2007 06:01AM Hi
Just thought you might like to know that Vitamixes in the UK are, I believe, even more expensive than in the US, ie even taking into account the exchange rate. A Vitamix with the dry jug is £575. For comparison purposes the price of a Big Mac in the UK (not that anyone on this forum will know anything about Big Macs of course!) is £2, and the average annual salary is around £25,000. How does that compare with the US price? Love Debbie Took Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
karriebean
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Date: November 15, 2007 08:16AM hi debbie,
vita mix blenders seem to run from ~$350 on up. a big mac is probably $1. average salary, i believe is quite a bit less than $30,000. tough to find that info. i could pretty much just find household income, which seemed to be ~$43,000. Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
frances
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Date: November 15, 2007 09:09PM The current exchange rate: 1 British pound = 2.0701 U.S. dollars
If the Vitamix is £575 then that's $1,190.31. That's way, way too much, unless the deal includes every conceivable add-on. Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
frances
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Date: November 15, 2007 09:11PM What Things Cost
McDonald's Big Mac New York City: $3.29 Buenos Aires: $1.58 (4.80 Argentine pesos) Johannesburg: $2.30 (13.95 rand) London: $3.61 (1.94 pounds) Moscow: $1.78 (48 rubles) Paris: $4.09 (3.20 euros) Shanghai: $1.31 (10.50 renminbi) Tel Aviv: $3.50 (15.50 shekels) Tokyo: $2.26 (250 yen) reference: [images.businessweek.com] Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
karriebean
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Date: November 16, 2007 12:02AM 1200 dollars!!!! good lord! that is insane!
and any money for a big mac is a waste/waist. bleck! Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
Jgunn
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Date: November 16, 2007 12:16AM ok just to interject something here .. i work for a manufacturer of equipmetn here ..
we have a 1200 dollar (cdn) product and to ship it over to europe/asia by UPS is nearly 1100$ cdn which is like 5 day delivery .. if i ship it surface mail its around $600 this is a 2ft by 2 ft by 2 ft box that weighs 50lbs shipping prices are outrageous ! i dont think its so much that retailers are ripping people off ..its the shippers ...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist  Re: question about my blender blades
Posted by:
karriebean
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Date: November 16, 2007 10:09AM 1200, 600 it's all the same to me right now.
i was able to borrow my sisters blender so that is free!! woo hoo! Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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