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"Repair Stories" Posts
Pro Series Disaster Recovery
The story begins the usual way: eBay listing of a mixer being sold “for parts or not working”, cheap. Had a bit of conversation with the seller, “it’s running a little rough”. No problem. I provide my usual packing advice (because the seller had never done this before), Buy It Now, shipped, done. Then the story takes a twist. The package arrives, shipped via USPS. The letter carrier said, “Sorry, we know what’s in it. We picked it up by… more →Pro Series Disaster Recovery
Family Heirloom
Every so often I encounter someone with a really old machine that needs repair, or even just long-overdue maintenance. The owner is very reluctant to let the machine out of their sight, because it was a treasured gift, or handed down from a loved relative. I totally get it — you never know what can go wrong if you let it leave the house. But really, it’ll be OK. As long as you send your machine to me. In “You… more →Family Heirloom
It’s Never The Motor Brushes
So, in “Hard Luck Cases“, I mentioned learning a valuable lesson. When I got the mixer on the bench, I didn’t even plug it in to see if it ran. Once I saw its overall condition, with the corroded power cord, crud, and all the rest, I just started right in on disassembling it. As a result, I had no idea whether it actually ran. The first thing I did was remove the motor brushes. There was no particular reason… more →It’s Never The Motor Brushes
Hard Luck Cases
“Rusty” was another Goodwill find, a Hobart-era K5SS (bowl-lift, solid state speed control, 5qt bowl). This classic needed almost as much work as I’ve ever put into a mixer. Most of the time spent was just on getting through the layers of crud so that I could disassemble it and perform the necessary service. (I also learned a valuable lesson along the way, but that’s a story for another time.) On top of the wear consistent with many years of… more →Hard Luck Cases