Is the base casing containing the motor made of stainless steel or plastic?
1356980
The base appears to be chrome brushed plastic. The blades are stainless steel. Nice looking blender.
1042973
The light and motor casing is a stainless steel look. The blades are reversible: stainless on one side, white on the other.
690394
The actual reel and reel housing is all heavy duty plastic.But the center of the reel that the handle and (at the other end)where the water hose is attached to is metal.It's a strong pipe like center. I can't say what kind of metal that is.And it's not stated on the package.But a magnet does stick to it, so I doubt that it stainless steel. We've had super good experience with this style of Ames hose reel.
362933
It is mostly plastic. I advise you don't buy it, the battery in the chopper didn't last for more than ten flights.
833420
It was plastic, very flimsy. I returned the item and got a stainless steel from local hardware store.
2282066
Metal. The foam I don't think would hold the powerful motor securely enough to not twist and bind. The motor needs to be mounted fairly square to the old handle shaft.
1922172
It is made out of plastic. The only metal parts are the crank and the disks. All of the gears are also made of plastic. The one I purchased worked fine for a few times, but then one of my children cranked too hard and stripped the plastic gears.
285184
The body is steel, the housing for the resistance mech is plastic but the roller is metal.
947943
The shaft is hollow stainless Steel. However, it is quite rigid and sturdy, but I haven't used with large snakes yet.
1683178
Everything that contacts any food is made of stainless steel. That means the housing, the removable cover, the racks, the rack brackets, the outside of the motor housing. (the rack brackets are removable also, be careful because they have burrs from being stamped out and will cut your fingers.)
999020
Its plastic with rubber underside to make a good seal. Its black with some silver trim ontop. Fan shroud needs some minor trim so motor has some room to move but definitely worth it. Better than a cai k&n; filter any day.
839149
It appears to be plastic, but it is a good imitation of stainless steel and matches the stainless body exactly.
950607
It's stainless steel, but the inside parts (pumper and soap container) are made of durable plastic. Very sturdy and strong throughout.
483824
The rotary blades are metal with attached rubber faces. The outer housing is plastic.
1469203
There are plastic internal components, the grips are plastic, and the ejection port cover (part of the outer barrel under the metal slide) is plastic. Otherwise it is full metal.
965156
The motor housing (that holds the motor over the bucket) is plastic. The motor itself is, of course, metal. It is remarkably sturdy. I've churned out 10 quarts of primo ice cream in the past month since I got it, and it's a real winner. 7 pounds of ice + 2 pounds of salts + 32 ounces of batter + 30 minutes of grinding equals amazing ice cream. Look for Jeni's recipes, they are easy and real winners. Use Splenda for low-carb ice cream! Woo hoo!
142203
Plastic , It does look strong, Had a Ryobi and it cracked, trying this one out this fall.