Stuff you have fixed today

[Dapph2]

Fixed this old Kenwood Chef mixer that normally lives at Sue's French abode. Madam reported that it "smelt funny and was noisy" when being used. The funny smell turned out to be coming from a loose connection in the plug, so easily fixed. The noisy fault sounded like a dry bearing to me, so once I removed the cogged belt from the motor, it was clear the issue was in the gearbox. A lot of the grease packing looked a bit like candle wax, and sure enough the mincer, grain mill etc. front bevel gear's bearing was as 'dry as a dry thing'. cleaned out and repacked the gearbox, and it's now running nicely and ready to leave the country on madam's next sojourn...
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I found the Kenwood master chef we were given to have at least a table spoon of caked on flour full of tobacco smoke residues around the armature . The plastic bowl was tobacco smoke yellow .. which still stank even after several days of being bleached every 24 hrs .. so we got a stainless bowl for it .
Even the rubber feet had melted away to a coloured blue glob. Gave it to our Munchkin when she set up home with her man five years ago & she says she uses it frequently .

 

[RichardM]

Fixed this old Kenwood Chef mixer that normally lives at Sue's French abode. Madam reported that it "smelt funny and was noisy" when being used. The funny smell turned out to be coming from a loose connection in the plug, so easily fixed. The noisy fault sounded like a dry bearing to me, so once I removed the cogged belt from the motor, it was clear the issue was in the gearbox. A lot of the grease packing looked a bit like candle wax, and sure enough the mincer, grain mill etc. front bevel gear's bearing was as 'dry as a dry thing'. cleaned out and repacked the gearbox, and it's now running nicely and ready to leave the country on madam's next sojourn...
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Looks like someone has poured chocolate in there, what did it taste like?

 

[bricol]

Looks like someone has poured chocolate in there, what did it taste like?

Food safe grease.

Can't imagine a lump of Shell Retinax in your Victoria Sponge will be ideal

 

[iNf]

Sharpened a circular saw blade.

 

[Dapph2]

Food safe grease.

Can't imagine a lump of Shell Retinax in your Victoria Sponge will be ideal

The recommended Kenwood grease I got with a full Kenwood service kit was two big tubes of white food safe silicone

 

[Old Grizzly]

That looks like a dividing plate!

I have one like that - divides York stone like butter ;<)