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It’s Never The Motor Brushes

By Rich Siegel Posted on February 27, 2021 Posted in Repair Stories, Tech Tips

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 …

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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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Keep The Spring In Your Spring

By Rich Siegel Posted on February 14, 2021 Posted in Tech Tips
Keep The Spring In Your Spring

Do you have a “bowl-lift” mixer, like a K5, KSM5, or any of the “Professional” series? Here’s a tip: when you’re not using the mixer, let the bowl rest gently on the bowl spring — don’t snap it in. (You …

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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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You Never Forget Your First…

By Rich Siegel Posted on February 8, 2021 Posted in History
You Never Forget Your First…

I don’t remember exactly how old I was when it arrived; I was just a kid. (Maybe ten or so.) Avocado green, because that’s how it was done in the 1970s. Our old Sunbeam Mixmaster had gone to the great …

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Hello World

By Rich Siegel Posted on February 8, 2021 Posted in General
Hello World

Hello. I’m a KitchenAid stand mixer repair enthusiast. That means that I think KitchenAid stand mixers are pretty awesome. I’ve been doing maintenance and repairs for friends and family for a while now, and I’ve bought a few mixers from …

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