Obscure screw added so appliance cannot be disassembled
Obscure screw added so appliance cannot be disassembled
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Basic blender went bad (motor ran but spindle wasn't rotating). I wanted to disassemble to see if it could be repaired. Three of the four screws were Phillips head. I had to cut the casing open in order to discover why I couldn't unscrew the fourth. It was a slotted spanner.
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If you have a Dremel, I bet you could take out the center bit and use a regular slotted screwdriver.
17 0 Reply$10 says it was recessed before op cut the base off, making it impossible without damage to slot the screw with a Dremel.
18 1 ReplySo you use the dremel to cut a groove into your screwdriver instead.
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Where’d you get such a big brain
Edit - ah, since you can’t see the screw until you cut away at the product, the company is still going to frustrate even the crafty DIYers
4 0 Replymake a print with a bit of putty on a stick ?
4 0 ReplyGreat idea! Much more reasonable than trying to get a fiberoptic kind of camera down there.
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Damn, I didn’t even think of that. It would be ruining a good screwdriver, but you could just use an old worn flat-head drill bit.
Good call, either way.
3 0 ReplyAt that point, just buy the correct bit for the job.
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