PENMART01 > wrote in message > Idiot. Why engineer a
machine to self-destruct rather than incorporating a
> basic friction clutch... because the KA stand mixer is an extremely poorly
> designed cheaply made piece of crap.

what mixer do you think is worth the $ then? i dont think i remember you
recommending one.

thanks for the replies. chefs catalog has a nice one for 299 in stainless

k.