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A comparison would be to a kitchenaid stand mixer. Once you’ve perfected a gadget best to stop there and not try and add useless value.

>>ramraj+(OP)
KitchenAid used their advantage into cutting costs, changing pieces into plastic though.

>>ansc+x
What pieces?

If you mean the gearbox, contrary to amateur opinion, nylon is probably a superior material to the cheap metal ones they replaced.

Because their mixers are still made in the US, labor saving cuts are much more worthwhile to them than materials.

(Their non-mixer offshored lineup is overpriced crap though).

>>ansc+x
The plastic gear is intended to function like a fuse. It saves other more expensive parts by failing under too much load.

>>legits+x2
They have been cheaping out on a lot of parts.

A good example is the removal of the spring & washer used to secure the attachments: they are only a few cents of material, but they greatly increase the life expectancy of the mixer. Now you'll have to get those for $10-$20 from a 3rd party...

>>crote+Br
> they greatly increase the life expectancy of the mixer

Oops. Do they? I ripped mine off years ago. It makes a bit more clatter at low speeds but I haven't noticed any damage.