My child dropped my versapak blower while it was running and the fan blades contacted the side of the tube, causing the blade assembly to self-destruct (much like jumbo jet engines and bird collisions, I imagine). Does anyone have a retired/broken VP430 I can scavenge for parts (or any hints how to recover one from B&D/DeWalt)? You can email me at anonemousse at the place that rhymes (sort of) with you who dot com. Sorry to be cryptic, trying to defeat the spambots...