Can Adam Savage Repair This Old KitchenAid Mixer? 

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I found a mixer just like this in a garbage dump. Took it apart, cleaned it, installed new brushes, and gave it a paint job. About 10 years later is it going strong! It's sad to see the "throw away" attitude but so many people lack the skills and confidence to just dive in. Great video.

there is something so extremely charming to me about adam savage, a guy with decades of experience in fabrication and practical physics and mechanics, doing home repair with an instructional youtube video on in the background. its so humble. its so universal. we always have something left to learn.

“Adam’s Repair Shop” sounds like a lovely segment to be included in the tested catalog of videos. 😂

"There is this little pin in here that can fall out. So be ready." *Adam immediately loses said pin*

Adam is the internet’s favorite oddball Uncle. He’s the Uncle ALL the kids want to hang out with and the parents are slightly concerned when they do. 😁 I picture the kids coming home and excitedly telling their parents that they’ve learned how to use a fire extinguisher.

I'm 36 and at one point in time in my adolescence I was on the path to becoming a maker such as yourself, a bit of bad news regretfully took me in a different direction and getting back into this space comes with many challenges now that I'm an adult. I have kids now and so I'm working with them on their creations which brings me joy but truthfully seeing your videos is the cherry on top. I feel like you and I are so similar and I really whole heartedly feel like I should have pursued my dreams regardless of the bad new news and now a little voice in my head just keeps saying it's too late. I'm trying to ignore my internal naysayer and so I just want to say Thank you Adam for your consistency and bringing these visuals and commentary into my life. I live vicariously through you in a major way.

This is the third video over the last 3 years, where Adam has posted a video project about the exact project I am doing at the very moment. (my KitchenAid is red, and everything, though the faults were slightly different and mine isn't back together yet). Love seeing these "real-world" jobs mixed in with the "only in Hollywood" type stuff.

Was fully expecting Adam to say "Well, I've fixed it!" at 1:08

I have an old Sunbeam mixer from the 50's I started restoring years ago and has been sitting in a box unfinished. This video inspired me to finish it.

I recently torn down and cleaned up what was my mother's first Kitchen Aid... it's more than 50 years old and still works like a charm.

"Broken" items found around the house are some of the best "teaching" moments I get with my 12yo son.

I LOVE fixing these old Kitchen Aid mixers!! They're so much fun to resurrect, knowing that (when properly restored) they'll continue to serve for decades to come!

One of the more charming things about Adam is that even with his truly vast knowledge and skillset he is usually just some dork trying to figure out how to do something with varying degrees of success and keeping at it.

This is one of the videos that Adam does that just makes me happy. I watched the entire video thinking exactly what his closing remarks were, the fact that a company maintained a single product for over 20 years and still manufactures parts!

We’ve had a KitchenAid mixer like that for 30 years. Only kitchen appliance I have never had to fix or replace. It was cool seeing some of the the insides. Appliance Parts Pros is a godsend.

Haven't finished watching yet, but I gotta say thank you for every time you announce and show the plug is unplugged. Much more relaxing to watch when I know you are thinking about it

My KitchenAid is 49 years old, and still going strong. About 20 years ago I spent about $5 on a gasket, but that's all it's ever needed.

I know this may sound strange but watching you tinker or fix things is very soothing and therapeutic for me, thanks for all the content!

I refurbished my brother’s 1940s era mixer. His speed control plate had ignition points like the old cars. Finding that took some deep searching.

These are such multi use tools. My wife has one in the kitchen and I have one in the shop. I use it to mix small batches of drywall mud (powder is the way to go), paint, stain, etc... The stainless steel bowl makes it a breeze to clean. I also have the pasta making attachment, I use it for kneading putty compounds like Milliput or other epoxy putties. I even found one of the peel and core attachments on marketplace that was busted, I fixed it and modified it to be a wire and cordage winder. Essential tool in my shop.

I went to an auction. They had several Kitchen Aid Artisan mixers, new in the box. But all the boxes had orange stickers on them as being returned as defective from new. I bought one very reasonably. I knew they were new so what could be wrong with them? The one I bought ran even when the switch was off. Using online tutorials I simply adjusted the same screws Adam did I quickly had my mixer running fine.

I could watch Mr.Savage freeze water and find it interesting. Thanks for the tutorial on how to repair hands down the best home stand mixer money can buy.

This is exactly what I needed! Old KitchenAid mixer stopped working about a month ago. I've been meaning to open it up, but I hadn't found useful instructions for repair until I came across this video.

What? There is a company who has not changed their product in decades? A 20 year old mixer is repaired for less than $50.00 and a little sweat equity and some good old fashioned elbow grease. Now that is quite remarkable. Way to go Adam, and way to go Kitchen Aid.

I used to buy any broken kitchen Aid for $20 or less and fix them for family... then I ran out of family without kitchen aids.. They are easy to fix with lots of parts available so I highly recommend

Adam's evolution to creating videos of repairing old tech is almost complete

Loved this. Seeing you do this will give other people the confidence to try. I fixed a washing machine one time and I was so proud and it worked great. Thank you to the companies that sell parts and the people that make videos of how to fix things.

Watching you troubleshoot this reminded me of watching my dad when he was working on a particularly tricky car that didn't want to give up the actual problem but everything other then the root of the problem. I miss those days, so thanks for the nice reminder of fond memories.

We replaced our small mixer at work a while ago because it wasn't running consistently. But I had faith in it and took it home instead of throwing it away and went through the same steps trying to tune it and then replacing the control plate. I don't remember if I felt like I had a reason to or just because I like taking things apart but I also went deeper into the mechanical side of it. Its full of grease, if you were wondering. Grease that will get everywhere. Also managed to break the shift linkage while in there and its held together with a zip tie or something I think. 5 years later I still never used it and now its on permanent loan to a coworker

It’s such an amazing machine , I love all the extra attachments you can hook to the front too.

I fixed my mom's 50 plus year old mixer and those required the speed spring to be attached to the speed control. Her machine still works perfectly after restoration.

Two of my favorite things to watch combine! The Repair Shop (Freevee) and Adam Savage doing something.

Re-motored my Mom’s old K45. Was needed, as it’s 40something years old, and as far as I could tell, was the original motor. Now, it’ll probably run another 40 some-odd years.

as someone who is volunteering at a local Repair Cafe, this warms my heart!

I have an inherited one of these from the 70s (I assume) and it is still going strong. All I've done to it is some light cleaning and installing a grounded power cord. I was scared to use a machine that has a metal shell and an ungrounded (and unpolarized!) plug. I love how repairable they are!

I foresee our exact same model needing repairs soon, so this video is well-timed and much appreciated! 👏

Adam tightening those nuts with a pair of needle nose pliers...Me: Get a wrench you monster! It still doesn't sound right on low speed after the repair.

I just rebuilt ours yesterday - new gears. These are great machines!

Same colour as my KitchenAid Artisan! Love it so much!

The quality of these mixers is so high. They are absolute beasts and last nearly forever, particularly if they are well taken care of. Mine is a joy to use and my only regret is that it took me so many years to get around to using one.

Adam’s Repair Shop sounds like a workshop kids show. I’m imaging Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood with a LOT of tools

I love how he keeps. Telling us,it's unplugged. We have all forgot to unplug The machine. And got SHOCKED.❤️

Im so proud of myself. I just recently successfully repaired two vintage fluorescent light fixtures. One was a lovely chrome fixture for the bath that dates from the 1940s. In addition to the base being chrome it also had this chrome shade in front of the bulb that tilted up and down so that it is both a reflector and a shade depending on how you position it. Some triple x steel wool polished that up nicely and I had to re-wire it from where someone had previously cut the wires to the switch and the built in shaving outlet. The other was a nice big heavy fluorescent desk lamp dating from the 1940s. This was functioning but it had apparently suffered a fall and it was damaged. A large molded metal base that supports a large shade via two square posts that extend up and then curve forward holding the shade, each with a ball socket joint. A fall had pulled one of the ball sockets apart and I had to disassemble the lamp to feed the wires back through ball socket and put it back behind its retaining ring. Everything went back together perfectly and the fluorescent bulb is quite old so it cast this nice vintage fluorescent green glow you dont see anymore.

I love buying and flipping KA mixers that are "broken" it's usually a speed controller that needs adjustment or replacement $15. It's a good idea to regrease them also if they are the older models.

Adam is demonstrating exactly why it is important to purchase ONLY appliances that can be repaired. Many manufacturers have completely engineered away from that approach (like TV's) but look hard, and you can find them!

I have watched mythbusters for years and even still at times, but just found out this channel. I love how adam still has the same voice and energy you know. He makes it fun to watch things

This video brings me back. 40 years ago, part of my duties as a service tech for Hobart Corp, I repaired Kitchen Aid mixers. Before Whirlpool bought them, Kitchen Aid was the consumer division of the commercial food equipment company Hobart.

Classic Adam. "There's this little pin that can get lost if you aren't careful." ... "I lost this little pin so I need to make a new one."

That sounded like @MrMixer316 in the background when you were adjusting the old controller. He's a great source for all these mixers.

These are the best! All parts are still available from Kitchenaid and they are reasonably well built for repair! Old school design. ❤ The ice cream maker bowl works way better than I expected.

Yay, a master maker fixing stuff video! I love this stuff.

If I was doing it I would have replaced the motor carbon brushes on a 20+ year old machine. It sounds to me like on low speed the brushes may be arcing.

I have always loved how repairable these mixers are. Manuals, replacement parts, and accessible fasteners.

For a 20 year old appliance, that is in amazing condition on the outside. Hats off to Kitchen-Aid for building such an outstanding product!

Can I get an ASMR track of Adam working in the cave flipping switches, rummaging in drawers and making random machine parts???

I used to custom powdercoat these mixers for people. Had to repair many of them. My mom's mixer from 1975 is identical to ones sitting in the stores only the gears now are nylon. You can get every single part in these new online!

I know you said this channel is not about How Tos. I do however remember you making a tutorial on how to make a halloween lantern with amazon parts. We made it, and it was my first "makers" project and I loved it. Wished since then you made more how-tos for two left handed people like myself.

haha including the tutorial video playing on the phone while working is such a familiar vibe. like when i replace a car light or clean a carburetor or adjust a bike shifter

I love watching your process! and now I know that KitchenAids are worth what you pay for them! Thank you, Adam!

I have a 25-year-old Kitchenaid who ceased up while making Christmas cookies and found a tutorial on how to disassemble, clean, and lube it. I use it to make bread which is hard work for a mixer. Followed the steps now it is better than new. These machines just keep going and going.. You can't kill'm.

In my family, a KitchenAid mixer is what you get for a wedding present, and not any sooner. My Mom finally caved when she realized I'd never marry, and got me a KitchenAid for Christmas - this exact color, too. It's nice to know it's easily repairable! (She still has the one she got from her wedding, so, nearly 40 years old and still running like a dream.)

My wife's KitchenAid mixer is 45 years old and was one of the first colored models. It is beige colored. I think prior to her model they were all painted gray. I replaced the white power cord that was singed and discolored. Found a new white cord online for it easy peasy. I also bought a new insulator plate that goes inside of the end bell Adam removed. Still works great. This mixer design was created before Whirlpool bought them. We recently bought a KitchenAid side-by-side refrigerator expecting similar quality, but it has been a total disaster. The icemaker quit working 6 months after the warranty expired, due to a wire loom breaking where it enters the bottom of the freezer door. You have to replaced the entire sealed door unit, which costs over $1,100.00. Oh and the new replacement doors have the same design defect.

just bought one last week, i will revisit this video after 20 years.

World's most expensive KitchenAid Repair man! Well done sir!!

I wish there was more commentary during initial adjusting. But I get it. Thank you non the less!

I fixed one of these... kind of lol... I couldn't get the spacing on that back plate quite right. Had a knocking sound after but it did work. I took the brushes out of the motor by accident, and was really tough to get back in. A 2 hr project turned into about 5 days, I took it completely apart and loved doing it, cool machine!

It's times like that I expect a factory assembly person to pop out of nowhere and shout "No you're doing it all wrong!" and show me in like 2 minutes how simple it is. Sometimes you want an engineer, sometimes you actually want a technician. It's fun to fix stuff.

As someone who does commercial kitchen equipment repair, and rebuilds large Hobart mixers, this hits me in the industry.

Seeing Adam poke around in the back with a metal screwdriver while it's running gave me the heebie-jeebies

I can't wait to get my own KitchenAid mixer. I've wanted one for years.

Nice, mine has the same problem. Thanks for showing me how to fix this.

My parents have a 40+ year-old mixer and the only maintenance needed in all that time was the gears needed to be cleaned and relubricated.

i picked up an old 70s-80s hobart era kitchenaid mixer for $4 and even though they changed the insides of the mixers in the 90s i can still get OEM replacement parts for it.

i love watches these Adam One Day Repairs

Finally, some regular guy repair stuff! I knew you could do it! That's where quality built items are now in America. You have to look for industrial versions of things to find items that are repairable, because unlike consumers, business people cannot afford to keep wearing out - then throwing out things to buy new ones. Spoiler here... for something you intend to use for many years, you will SAVE money over that period by buying said industrial quality items and repairing them when needed. Sadly, since most buy cheap for the short term savings, the need for Emmet's Fix it shop has all but disappeared.

Kitchen Aid mixers are one of the best household investments because you buy them once and they last through generations of children as hand-me-downs and rarely ever break. They also function as a multi-purpose tool with things like a meat grinder attachment. I have one that's probably 40 years old.

He says unplugged unplug like a man who's been shocked once or twice 😂

Surprised nobody has posted about the governor's working, which I was really mesmerized by. It really looks like an electrical version of a steam engine's governor, where the centrifugal force of the running motor pushes out a powered pin (varying with speed), and the angle of the speed control plate then decides how many of the contacts on the plate the powered pin makes contact with. Overall it then regulates how long the motor is powered during a single rotation. During the slowest setting you could tell the motor was sputtering because it only got powered in parts of the rotation.

Larger commercial mixers have a built in transmission on the gear box, not too dissimilar to what Adam has in his lathe. They are far more consistent regulating speed but it is hard to cram an identical system into something that sits on your counter top.

I worked on our kitchenaid recently because the gears had stripped out (there’s one plastic gear to prevent damage to the rest when it’s overloaded). It’s amazing how serviceable the gearbox end is built.

Awesome fix! Good to know that if my mom or grandmas KitchenAid breaks parts can be gotten easily.

Something I've used in the past when working with electrics is an isolation foot switch, i.e. you have to actively engage to apply power. Then a bench mounted outlet with a little ON light and you should be good. I've also got a 'dim bulb' tester, which is a great way of applying current limited power.

Harley Davidson needs to take a page out of the KitchanAid playbook. I've heard people say once a Harley is 10 years old, you can't get parts for it unless they're aftermarket parts. You'd think they'd continue to make parts for a 12 or even 20 year old motorcycle.

I've been doing restaurant equipment for over 20 years. I've fixed 100s of large Hobart mixers. I've fixed tons of these small mixers for friends and family. Pro Tip If you find any Kitchen Aids look on the back left if you see the Hobart logo buy it. They were built as well as the larger Hobart mixers were.

Those 1999 through 2005 kitchenAid mixers are the best. Only 3 things ever go out on them, the speed control plate, the power supply and rarely the motor. Fantastically made.

Adam you are turning into Dean Doherty. Another of my favourite RU-vidrs.

Reading/watching this, and describing this mixer as "old" makes me feel old, since we got one of these as a wedding gift, and it's still in our kitchen being used regularly.

Love when products let you actually maintain them. Great company.

In several years of watching Adam work in the Cave I think this is the most I've ever seen him use a manual screwdriver!

Was just watching a video where a radio in a 10 year old GM product was no longer supported or stocked by GM. Even the suppliers of the radio did not have the parts to repair the radio. Two thumbs up for Kitchen Aid.

(Adam) "Don't lose the pin" (also Adam) "I made a new one because I lost the pin !"

Great video thanks for sharing 👍

Great job. Thank you 😊

Enjoyed it!

Hey Adam! Love your videos, you're awesome 👌

I've been down the same road with three KitchenAid mixers for family and friends. Awesomely simple yet effective machines. Just don't ask me to replace the clutch on a top load clothes washer. Never doing that again.

Not bad, Adam. My wife’s 40+ yr old KitchenAid mixer, which looks just like your friend’s, runs quite smoothly on slow at about 69 RPM. But anyhow, thanks for the video! As I was playing with the mixer I noticed that the left side motor brush plug was about half way out. Much easier fix than you had to deal with! Cheers!

“Adam’s Repair Shop” - New Series - Yes Please!

My wife wanted me to fix her mixer but I told her Adam Savage shows I need to buy a lathe first.