FOBAR Smoothie Blender

[Catrin]

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

[margo49]

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]

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]

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]

I can't picture what's stuck where.

[Catrin]

I can't picture what's stuck where.

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...