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[Dave G]

Used the old Kenwood Chef A901E to knead some dough the other day and noticed it smoking like a docker and grinding its gears.

As the topic suggests I had a go at it. For the sake of £6.50 for new snubber R/C components and a suppression cap, some Duckhams grease and a couple of hours ‘enjoyment’, it’s now sweet as a nut. So substantially built too. Not like a modern appliance that’s pressed and snapped together so it busts as soon as you look at it.

And it’s over 40 years old. FORTY!!

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P.S. Admins, is there a problem with the Notify function on the forum? Most likely it's just me, but I used to get topic and board notifications no problem.

Now I get none. I’ve checked all my profile settings and all looks good but just now I looked on the forum and there were new posts on boards I was watching but I got no pings…

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

There is a certain satisfaction to be had from getting old appliances working again...... like our boiler from 1999.

Make do and mend was the slogan during WW2.

I believe James May is into this sort of thing.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I have an old Kenwood mixer of similar vintage tucked away somewhere that was my Mum's. It's a hefty old thing and weighs a tonne!