So, what’s wrong with a simple blender? A couple of things. You could use a hand-cranked juicer-but your ice will turn to water and your fingers into bloody stumps before you get the ice smooth. Getting ice from chunks to smooth takes technology. Then you mix it in the proper ratio with whatever else you’re going to drink. You have to turn ice cubes into, well, something smooth. So how do you make them? Remember, ice is the only consistent required ingredient. They are all smoothies, and they are all yummy. There may well be a variety of fruits-even vegetable juices-instead of a single fruit. There may be protein powders, green tea, or nutritional supplements. Commonly today there is some kind of milk product: ice cream, yoghurt, frozen yoghurt, ice milk, or the soy milk substitutes for all of those. All it takes is shaved ice, fruit, and …well, there can be a lot of “ands.” Originally, in Brazil, there were no other ands. Yeah, those makers can do the alcoholic drinks, but you want something more nutritious and healthier. The Margaritaville DM2000 Premium Frozen Concoction Maker has a 4.4/5 star rating at Amazon. You needlessly complicated a simple repair.Get a DM2000 for yourself. I don\'t remember who makes the machine but shame on you. Once all the screws are replaced on the bottom panel you should be good to go. I threw out the bastard screws and replaced them with comparable length Phillips screws so I never have to endure this atrocity again. Install the new gear by screwing it on in the opposite direction and you are good to go. I just held the blade spindle from underneath with one hand and grabbed the top gear with my other hand and twisted the drive gear until it unscrews and comes off. Finally you will see a grey belt that connects the blade to the motor. Once all screws are removed you can slide off the back panel although it will still be connected to the main unit. Two of the screws are hidden underneath the grey rubber feet near the back where the power cord connects to the main unit. one screw is relatively easy to get to and the other three are much harder. I think there were four of these bastard screws. The recessed screws are particularly hard to reach and remove but they are doable with enough persistence. Fortunately, I had a small pair of needle nosed pliers that were just long enough and strong enough that you could grab the center part of the screw, squeeze hard and put enough torque on the screw head to remove it. On top of that, the screws are recessed in the housing making it especially onerous. The screw looks like a standard screw but the center of the screw is not milled out making it impossible to remove the screw without a special tool. Next, comes the part where you ask yourself what were they thinking. The one near the front is slightly smaller. I think there are five screws that you can easily remove with a standard Phillips head screw driver. I\'m writing this from memory so please go easy on me if some of the instructions are slightly askew. They must all be removed before you can remove said plate. Down there you will find a variety of screws holding on the bottom plate. Turn the machine on its side or upside down so that you can comfortably reach the bottom panel. Here\'s what I did to circumvent their crummy design, your mileage may vary. You are going to be pissed when you find out the solution because the company that makes the blender uses a special screw that requires a special slotted screw driver to remove the bottom panel.
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