Making a 60 year old KitchenAid mixer brand new!

[@Miked1332]

I am blown away that there are guys like you out there that's willing to not only repair appliances like this, but show others how to repair themselves. The KitchenAid mixer just has a special place in my heart (as I'm sure is the same with many other people) because my grandmother and I would bake at least once a week and she had a KitchenAid that she used for everything. The fact that they still look and work the same as they did 30, 40 and even 50 years ago, and is just one of those appliances that SHOULD be passed down and work forever, to see you repair them so that they CAN last forever is very refreshing.

[@lucienve]

Ship of Theseus?

[@stevegordon5243]

Great job! It sounds ALOT quieter than my Pro 600 does!

[@MrMattDat]

Very cool. I am curious about two things: 1) What does a total rebuild like that cost? 2) What was the actual failure of the original parts? Thanks!

[@Xanza]

From his website: "If parts need to be replaced on your unit, the price of service will go up from the base $125.00 fee (parts are typically $15-$25 each, depending on the part). Certain parts cost more than $25 to acquire and will be priced accordingly." So a base of $125, and then whatever the parts cost. Probably around $300, and it's basically a new mixer by the time he's done. Really not that bad.

[@MrMattDat]

@@Xanza Agreed. A lot of us have sentimental attachments and some of us really believe the old ones were just made better. Great job!

[@robertknight4672]

I didn't know any of the pre solid state machines the the Hobart logo with the trapezoid that's typically found on their commercial equipment. They must have just started putting that on mixers slightly before they went to solid state with the that logo.

[@UnCoolDad]

What is the total cost for the parts to upgrade mixer from the 60s or 70s as you have done here?

[@MrMixer316]

@@UnCoolDad I actually don't offer this package as a DIY kit because the repair is so in depth and we have to do some fabrication etc to make certain parts retrofit properly.

[@chevyguy6961]

​@MrMixer316 What do you have to fabricate?. I converted my K5-A over to solid state and all I did was swap in the electrical parts from a 1986 Hobart Kitchenaid K45SS and replace the grease. All the parts swapped right in and it runs great.

[@MrMixer316]

@@chevyguy6961 modify might be a better term, the brush housings don't fit and have to be sanded down, the field assemblies don't fit so the bodys internal casing has to be filed down, as well as a few other little odds and ends.

[@chevyguy6961]

​@MrMixer316 I reused my brush housings and used heat shrink connections to splice the new to old wires to reconnect to the holder's. Everything else fit like a glove. My K5-A's over 55 years old. My conversion works but you did it the correct way being that it's gotta work and not be a future comeback for anything but fresh grease and a tune up. 0:45

[@MrMixer316]

@@chevyguy6961 yea! That's cool, you can definitely rig it up no prob, for me however to offer the service it needs to be 100% or I face legal action 😅