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Catrin
07-22-2011, 05:53 AM
When I mix Heed for the Camelbak I like to mix it in my smoothie blender to get it all mixed - I can never seem to shake it long enough to mix everything. I am unsure how it happened, but when I did this the other day when I went to take the blender jar off the jar unthreaded from the part with the blades.THAT part is stuck in the blender.

I have tried to get it out when a towel, but can't seem to budge it...and I am afraid of cutting myself on the blades since that is the only part I can actually hold.

Has anyone else had this happen and was able to get the bit with the blade out of the blender? It is in there TIGHT - and frankly - I never even blended it. It looked to me like it wasn't in straight so I went to take it out and reseat the blender jar when it separated :o
margo49
07-22-2011, 08:18 AM
Maybe put some oil (cooking not pedro's citrus!!)
Anyway you can leave it if its clean. The whirry butterfly thingo in my bread-machine has been stuck for ages and makes no real diff to the end product.
grey
07-22-2011, 09:10 AM
Do you have one of those rubber-grip things that help you open a jar? Might be smaller than a towel (and hopefully won't be cut by the blades).
Catrin
07-22-2011, 12:34 PM
Grey - I will try that again, I do have one that is pretty thick. The problem is this blender comes with different blades and jars - it is really nice and good for a wide range of things outside of smoothies and chopping nuts.
OakLeaf
07-22-2011, 12:38 PM
I can't picture what's stuck where. :confused:
Catrin
07-22-2011, 12:45 PM
I can't picture what's stuck where. :confused:

A photo would help :) I did try my .5 inch think jar gripper thingie and the blades cut right through it AFTER I doubled it...
OakLeaf
07-22-2011, 12:53 PM
What if you thread the jar back into it and use the jar for leverage?

Or put the blender on the lowest speed and pulse the motor very very briefly?


PS - do you LOVE your Zojirushi rice cooker as much as I love mine? :D
Catrin
07-22-2011, 12:55 PM
What if you thread the jar back into it and use the jar for leverage?

Or put the blender on the lowest speed and pulse the motor very very briefly?


PS - do you LOVE your Zojirushi rice cooker as much as I love mine? :D

Tried the first and no joy...will try the latter.

Yes I love my rice cooker :)

edited: I tried the second suggestion, but this is a "smart" blender. If there is something wrong with how it is set up, it won't allow you to turn it on. *$&# blender is smarter than me at this point.
GLC1968
07-22-2011, 02:48 PM
Is there anything you can grab onto either below the blade or near the edge with a pair of pliers, maybe?
OakLeaf
07-22-2011, 04:14 PM
Use a small piece of wood as a cushion/driver to tap the housing for the blade shaft with a soft hammer?
Rebekah H
07-22-2011, 04:45 PM
Try using a large potato like you would if you had a broken light bulb, maybe?

http://www.ehow.com/how_2083998_remove-broken-lightbulb-potato.html
Catrin
07-22-2011, 05:56 PM
Some good ideas Oakleaf and Rebeka - will try them when I return home from mountain biking tomorrow...
margo49
07-23-2011, 06:06 AM
, but this is a "smart" blender. If there is something wrong with how it is set up, it won't allow you to turn it on. *$&# blender is smarter than me at this point.

What will they think of next?
Presumably after some eed-jit stuck their fingers in it and the company got sued for $zillions