Tailgator Blender Base

Tailgator was a brand of cordless blenders used for making mixed drinks at tailgating events, backyard parties, etc. It's a blender powered by a Weed Eater brand 2-stroke internal combustion engine. Fun!

I repaired a blender like this for a friend, and the base was missing. I drew this in Fusion 360. It uses 6 of these feet from McMaster Carr. https://www.mcmaster.com/#9541k3

The engine's lower plastic shroud also acts as a crank case cover and is sealed to the crank case with a gasket and 4 bolts. This seal is important to maintain, otherwise the engine will run rough and have poor power. I believe Weed Eater (Poulan) originally secured this with 4 10-24 thread forming screws. The people who made Tailgator removed two of these screws and installed/secured a base that holds the engine's crank vertically so it can be used to power a blender.

When I took the engine apart to repair it, I replaced the screws with studs and put a new gasket on on. Thin nuts now hold the