tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455153266660799208.post3548893527121370719..comments2023-08-17T10:01:27.819-04:00Comments on The Redeemed Gardener: Repairing Mixer cord after Thanksgiving dinner mishap!Clint Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12125748678345517185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455153266660799208.post-81671479075371538062012-02-01T18:22:28.580-05:002012-02-01T18:22:28.580-05:00Thank you! Isn't that something, you are right...Thank you! Isn't that something, you are right must of this stuff we can fix, if we just try. I give my wife the credit for finding and ordering the parts. She is awesome! Hope to see you back, so we can all learn from each other!Clint Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125748678345517185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1455153266660799208.post-22222756550186845692012-01-31T23:01:50.369-05:002012-01-31T23:01:50.369-05:00I just had to comment on this! :-) My mixer (same ...I just had to comment on this! :-) My mixer (same one) quit a couple of years ago and we tried to get it fixed. $200 plus shipping just to "look under the hood". We thought about buying a new one for about 1/2 a second, and then started hunting down a part. We had figured out that the black plastic casing for the gear cover had cracked (your photo #2). For some reason that rendered it inoperable. Three companies refused to sell us the part for fear that we'd shock ourselves and they would get sued. Can you believe that?? We finally found a man in Utah who sold us the part for $24 shipped. And you know what? The new part was all metal - better than the original! We got an upgrade! This experience taught us a LOT about 1) making your own repairs in a society where few do so (all the instructions were on line), 2) the fact that they are making a lot of these parts with a short life span (ie:plastic instead of metal when it's not always the best choice), and 3) we've either become so sue happy that everyone is genuinely afraid to sell to others or there's a racket going on. I admit, we knew most of this before, but it really drove these points home for us.<br />Good for you for fixing it yourself!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564840073358020600noreply@blogger.com