Absolute Trash Mixer.

So I found this k5-A mixer out for garbage pickup down the block from my place last fall. I see a lot of KitchenAid boxes out certain times of year, and I always give them a bit of a kick. Cause I live in Philly and people will put out some useful shit.

And low and behold this thing.

Finally got around to breaking it down to survey for parts. And figured I'd throw it up. Mostly I'm trying to narrow down the date. Black cord, rough outline of the beauty band, paddle attachment has the little extension on one side, and the bowl isn't rolled. All say "60s"s near as I can tell. And these are hard to date, it's got no serial or production date penned on it. Unfortunately. So that might be as close as I get. It does have a cast iron/metal bowl lift assist cam thing, which *might* narrow it down.

So if anyone knows from the logos a tighter time line that'd be interesting.

The other major thing is the speed control plate. It got schmutz. I had though that was an exploded capacitor or something, but until I tear it down I won't really know. There doesn't seem to be anything dead back there though. But I think it may simply be old dust and grease the more I look at it.

So question is. Should I replace that bit. I still need to clean it, but it's got a fair bit of corrosion. The mixer is entirely functional, it was gummed to hell with old grease. But everything works, and it was running at *around* the right speed for every setting. How likely is that to fail, and is it worth it?

If I do replace it, even out of caution. Does anyone have a rec on where to get it. Most places I'm looking at seem to have the part for solid state machines. Is it the same part?

Any other things to look for?

I'll be stripping this thing down as far possible for cleaning and paint, full disassembly. I already plan to replace the cord and delete the RF capacitor, replace that sacrificial worm gear. Degrease and regrease the hell of it.

Anything else I should look for or undertake while it's in a pile?

Anyone know where I can get an old style smooth dome cap for the accessory hub?

I've been pleasantly surprised at the state of this. A less projecty person could have just regreased it and gotten another 20 years out of it. It's got none of the common problems or concerns with old mixers and trash finds. It was just insanely gummed up with old peanut butta.

Additional photos are here [https://imgur.com/a/2vbyVB0](https://imgur.com/a/2vbyVB0)

Gonna call out u/RiMixerGuy cause he's already been some help, and u/MrMixer316 cause I'll probably end up buying some shit from him.