Are the blades plastic? Wood? Or what?
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I'm honestly not 100% sure, but I believe they are a very light-weight wood. The material seems the same as all of our other fans-all Hunter-which are wood.
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I would say on my WHITE fan, that the blades are a man made product, about 1/4" thickness. The lack of "grain" should make them easier to clean, IMHO. And these fans are absolutely silent -- we love them.
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Plastic. Go with a metal version of these. Look for shiny metal rivets/screws on the sides, that is the give away for metal versions. I've been packing thousands of products for sale to customers for 20+ years. The only one I've ever found that works best and can replace the blades is the ULINE, H-380, 2" Metal Dispensers, 1/2 to 2", $11 each. Replaceable blades. 3M Scotch is disposable when blade wear out.
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It's all plastic, except the blades are steel or metal. Either way it works fine
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They are made of a rigid plastic and are flexible. I have used them multiple times with no problems. They are very sharp.
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Hi Chris - on the ones I received there was no plastic piece, just metal and wood.
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They are not plastic, is like iron or steel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNWla8VqkWs&feature;=youtube_gdata_player
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They are plastic..light weight but gets the job done FAST. Durable and handy, I keep mine hanging on a nail in the garage, so they are ready to go.
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Plastic, but not flimsy by any means. I believe that the original version used phenolic plastic fan blades but am not 100% certain. These are the same dark brown color that was commonly used back in the day.
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Blades are very sharp stainless...the rest is plastic...easy to use and store.
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They are rigid plastic. Moreover, the fan speed isn't as good as what I'd expected.
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The blades are made of foam rubber and they don't hurt. I used mine for the first time over a very hot, humid weekend in September and it was GREAT!!! I love it!
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These are plastic except for the 'blade' which is foam. I ordered 5 for our family and EVERY single one has been awesome. We've had them for a year now. We used them in Disney and OuterBanks; they got LOTS of use!! I highly recommend :-)
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They are a hard plastic. Been using for a few months and seem to be pretty decent quality. The blender still rocks!
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They are made of flexible plastic. I love this rake. I use it when I vacuum.
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Plastic but there is a metal mulching blade at the center of the fan. You just have to hope all material of heavy consistency hits this first, not going to happen.
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The "green" frame and bits you can see in the picture are plastic, the blades and pole are metal though
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They are plastic. It is kind of thin so be gentle with them. I have made 3 batches with them and they are still holding up.