Trying to get my mother's Hamilton Beach 702-4 food processor working. Can't find the manual and am having trouble attaching the bowl to the base (so the lid fits where it belongs and disengages the safety switch). Is there a secret I'm missing?
I can see where the bowl is supposed to fit over the oval bits, but can't get the bowl to seat properly. Am afraid to force it and break the (old) plastic.
Also, I'm unclear how to attach the various blade parts. Perhaps am missing a piece...
Suggestions? Anyone know where to find a manual?

Katelin, May 2010

Answered two thirds of my own question:
1) Found that to properly align the bowl, the handle of the bowl must be the the front. That evidently places some inner "tab-like" protrusions in proper relationship to other tabs near the center, allowing the parts that lock over the oval pieces to seat properly and easily move into lock position.
2) Also, there was a piece I had missed (basically cylindrical) which fit into the central part and to which the blade sections attach.
(Apologies for lack of proper parts terminology.)
3) Only thing left is where to find a manual....

Katelin, May 2010