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Family Heirloom

By Rich Siegel Posted on June 27, 2021 Posted in History, Repair Stories, Vintage
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 …

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Hard Luck Cases

By Rich Siegel Posted on February 21, 2021 Posted in Repair Stories, Restoration, Vintage
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 …

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We Can Do It!

By Rich Siegel Posted on February 8, 2021 Posted in Restoration, Vintage
We Can Do It!

This is about Rosie. She’s a 4C, one of the final iterations of the design before Hobart went to the now-familiar K4 silhouette and internal architecture. We got this one cheap on eBay, and it came with the glass “beehive” …

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