Cuisinart ice cream maker bottom cover, what's with the U-shaped screw?
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i opened mine because the paddle stopped spinning and turned out the gear was just stripped. Didnt even need to mess with the motor. Anyway yeah the spanner bit thing is annoying but not a big deal
the gear thing is super common. Its like a soft nylon and it just chews itself up after enough hard ice cream batches
Manufacturers using tamper screws on a $60 ice cream maker is peak corporate paranoia. What do they think im gonna do, steal their cutting edge technology of a motor turning a paddle slowly
Manufacturers using tamper screws on a $60 ice cream maker is peak corporate paranoia. What do they think im gonna do, steal their cutting edge technology of a motor turning a paddle slowly
lmao right, the trade secret of slow rotation
Manufacturers using tamper screws on a $60 ice cream maker is peak corporate paranoia. What do they think im gonna do, steal their cutting edge technology of a motor turning a paddle slowly
It's not about trade secrets. It's so when grandma sticks a fork in there and electrocutes herself the lawyer can point at the tamper screw.
is the bit size for the cuisinart one closer to like a #4 spanner or #6? trying to figure out if my cheapo kit will even have it
is the bit size for the cuisinart one closer to like a #4 spanner or #6? trying to figure out if my cheapo kit will even have it
#6 worked on mine. Anything in the middle of the kit should be fine, its not tiny and not huge
alot of people dont realize you can also just heat the screw with a soldering iron for a few seconds, the loctite or whatever they use breaks down and it backs out way easier. Learned that trick from an old tv repair guy years ago and its saved me alot of headache on stuck fasteners.
alot of people dont realize you can also just heat the screw with a soldering iron for a few seconds, the loctite or whatever they use breaks down and it backs out way easier. Learned that trick from an old tv repair guy years ago and its saved me alot of headache on stuck fasten…
the loctite trick is good but for a plastic housing be careful, the heat conducts and you can warp the surrounding plastic real quick