Substandard Design
I have now had to replace this item three times. The blender claims to be capable of ice crushing for smoothies and margaritas but is not up for the task because of this blade. After very short use the plastic base cracks eventually leaving you with a mess running all over and down the electrical unit. If they had used all steel construction it would have worked much better!
It Works!
Let's be blunt.
Pros:
1 Direct replacement
2 Low price
3 Fast shipping
4 It does the job. My factory blades started leaking and these do not leak.
Cons: The build quality is not the same as the factory part.
1 The color is gray instead of black, I know that doesn't affect the performance but still.
2 The blades were set at a different angle. The factory ones were bent at about a 50 degree angle and the replacement was bent at about a 30 degree angle. This made it a little awkward to get the blades into the pitcher because they are actually set a little bit wider than the opening. Once installed the blades sit high enough from the base that they no longer hit the sides but they are very close, which might cause another problem as you will learn later. The blade material is very good because I tried to bend the blades to the same angle as the factory part and even though they flexed, I could not get them to bend!
3 The blade shaft is...
Replacement Black & Decker blender blade assembly
This is an exact replica of the original blade assembly so it fits perfectly. The base is made of plastic so the original simply got old and stress-cracked near the metal insert causing it to leak. I was very happy to find a direct replacement part and not have to replace the entire blender.
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