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Basic blender went bad (motor ran but spindle wasn't rotating). I wanted to disassemble to see if it could be repaired. Three of the four screws were Phillips head. I had to cut the casing open in order to discover why I couldn't unscrew the fourth. It was a slotted spanner.

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[–] TropicalDingdong 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Your gonna need a teeny tiny grinder. Maybe a dremmel?

[–] Alteon 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Everyone should have a Dremel. Damn thing is so useful.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

They really are and they're not prohibitively expensive either. Use mine all the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Everyone should have a bit-set that includes standard spanner bits. Especially in this community.

[–] NounsAndWords 3 points 3 months ago

At that point you might as well just do it to the screw instead and use the normal screwdriver.