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XGC75 t1_ixw8qb2 wrote

Reply to comment by Wavestormed in was handed down my late uncle's 80s stand mixer, still works like a dream by Wavestormed

Replace the metal worm gear with the new plastic one, too. It'll fail 10x more often but when it fails only it fails. When the old metal one fails it'll take the whole machine with it. It's a great example of engineering resiliency into the product.

Edit: and the motor contacts. Those are wear parts.

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DraconianDebate t1_ixwrho6 wrote

Buy two so when it does fail, you have a spare and can fix it immediately. Really sucks having it happen the night before thanksgiving without a spare.

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