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  1. Thanks for posting about the engine rebuild, I found it really interesting. My Dad used to be an engine reconditioner, and used to tell me about the sort of stuff he did and how all the machines worked etc. He died earlier this year, but seeing your posts reminded me of some of the things he used to tell me and brought back some nice memories. I really wish I'd asked him about it more.
  2. Check out this awesome work: https://www.instagram.com/3d_magic_mike/
  3. Good thinking batman! I shall investigate and see what I can find
  4. Yeah I'm going to see if I can find some of those small self adhesive see through rubber dot things to put on the 6 raised bits of the base
  5. Haha you're welcome! They are quite hard to come by for a reasonable price in NZ, I suspect the only reason mine was as cheap as it was is because it was listed under the 'antiques and collectibles' section - had it been in the actual kitchen appliances section (where the $700+ kitchenaid mixers are) it probably would have gone for a much higher price. Keep an eye out here - you might be in luck: http://www.trademe.co.nz/antiques-collectables/appliances/v-gallery Similar sort of thing like this may be worth a shot: http://www.trademe.co.nz/antiques-collectables/appliances/auction-930843375.htm but it's a gamble seeing as it isn't working...plus it's far, far away...
  6. Thanks, I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. Yeah there are a few small differences, but to be honest you'd hardly know without a close look. I think one of the main differences is how the bowl connects to the base, which is something I need to investigate further - if they are the same I might get a new bowl too, as some of the newer attachments seem to be slightly too wide for this one. I actually really like how the new ones are almost indistinguishable from the old ones - nearly every other product in existence gets revamped every few years, and designed not to have interchangeable parts etc, so it makes a nice change. I read somewhere that the newer ones have plastic gears, which sounds like a bad thing, but apparently it is so that if the mixer jams it acts as a 'fuse' and breaks a $10 gear instead of a $200 motor.
  7. OK, final post is here! Had some issues with uploading photos to Imgur for some reason, so I've linked to some facebook images. ^ Parts painted and almost ready for reassembly ^ This is the old trim band...I liked the style of it, but the black was wearing off, exposing the brass underneath, so.... ^I bought a new one - the text is a bit different, but it looks much better being in good condition ^ Old gasket on the left, new one on the right ^I used blutack to mask the various small holes, worked really well! Oh and there must have been a gap in the masking, hence why the knob has got paint on it...came off easily with a little paint stripper on a rag though. ^Flatmates cat helping/getting in the way ^Planetary gear/mixer head thing reassambled ^ New grease in the gearbox. Put loads more in the top too...just about used the whole cartridge ^ Top on ^ Oooohhhhhhhh Yeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhh ^Done! Except for putting some feet on it, hence the cardboard ^ Done All done - hope you enjoyed my wee project! Now I just need to do some baking...
  8. Haha thanks! Yeah I guess the red isn't for everyone, but I'm quite happy with it. Second option was going to be a pastel blue, green or yellow, but red won in the end. I'll put it together on the weekend and show you how it turns out
  9. Alrighty so I've got a wee bit of an update. So these shiny new parts arrived in the mail from the US of A. Clockwise from top left: gasket, dough hook, trim band, motor brushes, flat beater. Forgot to take a photo of them out of the packaging... Also got some food safe grease: End cap with the dent filled with poly filler and sanded down: Top sanded, masked and ready for priming: Base prepped for paint: Base primed: And painted. I went for a high gloss, bright red, which I think will suit it. Top painted. This was shortly before I ruined it...I left it 24 hours to dry, and went to pull the masking off to see what it looked like without it, and it noticed that the paint had bunched up a bit where I lifted it. I think the outside paint was dry, but the layer underneath was still a bit soft. This resulted in much swearing and meant the whole thing had to be sanded/paint stripped back down, then repainted. Worth it though to try and get a decent finish. End cap painted. I think for a rattle can job the paint finish turned out quite well: While I'm here, for anyone planning on doing some rattle can spray painting, do yourself a huge favour and get one of these. For those like me that hadn't seen one before, its a plastic gun grip that attaches to the top of a standard paint can. It cost $7.50 from Mitre 10 and it's one of the best tools I own...it makes it so much easier to control - no more tired trigger finger on larger jobs and better control of direction too. That's all for now. I finished painting the last bits tonight, so I'll give them a few days to cure and hopefully they will be good for assembly on the weekend.
  10. So I bought myself an old Kitchenaid stand food mixer from Trademe, and thought I may as well share on here. Winning bid was $84.50, which is pretty good value considering you can buy them new in Harvey Norman for $1000-$1100ish. It's an older model (a bit of researching says this model was made between 1944 & 1962) but fortunately many of the parts are interchangeable with the new ones, and they are pretty good quality and last well. It's covered in the residue of many a past cake, and the paint has worn thin in a few spots, there is a ding on the rear cover etc, but nothing that a basic refurbishment can't handle. The plan is to pull it apart, clean and repaint the outside, restore/replace some parts, repack with grease, then realise I forgot how to put it back together. Here's some photos of it so far: ^As it was when I bought it ^ The underside - the feet have squashed right down over time, as it's quite heavy ^ It's a bit gross and could do with a decent clean. Also the grease has separated/oozed out (which can be caused by sitting still too long). ^Planetary gear inside the mixer head. The grease is a bit old and hard. ^Grease inside the gearbox ^And after a clean up ^Case full of old grease before ^and after emptying out. More photos to come once I've done some more on it.
  11. Awesome! Love fiat 500s, wanted to buy one when I was looking for my car, but couldn't find one that was decent enough/not too expensive. Good find on the parts too. How much was the soda you used for blasting? I want to make a similar sort of blasting cabinet. So it all works alright?
  12. Ahh OK, no problems - I think I'll just go ahead with my work, and if the car is available I'd be happy to help
  13. Any updates on if this is still going ahead? I'm hoping to do some cylinder head work on my car is all, so may need to factor that in if it's required..
  14. Sounds like my car ticks some boxes there...it's a 1959 Austin A35. I should point out that it's not concourse condition, but I would say it's in pretty good shape. If it sounds like what you are after let me know Here's a couple of photos: \\
  15. What an awesome day! Thanks for all involved and to BDA780 for organising everything...well worth the trip down!
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