Picked up a pretty nasty Hobart 1512 slicer for $250 the other day from a public surplus auction site. The old SOB has been around for 50+ years.
Aside from being well used it had a broken switch and needed all the old lube cleaned out to get running smoothly.
Need to sharpen the blade and will be good to go.
Why get a food slicer? Why not and because I can.
Share some of your kitchen power tools
>>7420684
>nasty, broken fingernails
>buying broken, unnecessary junk
>blogging on Norwegian cyst popping forum
Get your life in order, OP
>>7420677
It will look amazing next to your sous vide cooker.
>>7420677
One step closer to your hipster old timey deli.
>>7420677
So, I have to ask.
If you like put a baby in it could you cut thin baby slices?
>>7420877
Not OP but those slicers won't cut bone at all, so no.
If you freeze meat you can slice it super thin.
Maybe thin enough that it would literally melt in the mouth, or in a pan at least.
>>7420677
>Why get a food slicer? Why not and because I can.
Not a good enough reason for wasting $250 for something broken and needing repair.
>>7420790
But it's not even close to that.
>>7420677
checked
So the whole feed chute/arm comes off in one piece?
Seems kind of a pita to clean, but I guess you won't be using it that often.
Could use some other view angles.
I posted pics of my 50's Hobart stand mixer. it's pretty boss. About three times the size of the modern kitchen aide but still a home edition, and yes, you do need to refresh the gearbox grease every so often.
>>7421482
Yeah, but that's actually cool because a mixer is essential.
A slicer is just kind of worthless for most domestic kitchens.
You should feel bad, though. I think your threads helped inspire OP's poor purchasing decision.
>>7421482
What's the model number?
It should tell you the quart size of the machine
(D30 is a 30 quart bowl).
>>7421093
>broken and needing repair
The difference is this is a 50+ year old tool that's meant to be repaired and keep on ticking, versus some POS that's meant to be thrown out when something breaks.
It's a fucking power switch, not something overly complicated, difficult, or requiring special tools to fix. Don't be a pussy.
>>7421492
You just don't have a big enough family, dude. A slicer is kind of great when you're feeding 20 people on a regular basis. Also great for bulk prep. My uncle does whole primals of beef and pork 2-3x a year, bones them out, wraps, slices and freezes, presto- instant cutlets. Also cures his own bacon and fresh sliced bacon vs store bacon is roughly like store bread vs fresh baked home made bread.
>>7421532
idk, I'll post the spec plate if I'm not too drunk before I go to bed. not 30 q. 16 or 20? predates the K5
>>7420677
You got ripped off; $250 is a sham for that POS. I work BOH so I know something about appliance pricing and that's a sack of shit for something that old AND unworking. $100 would have been good, $150 at most. You got ripped off, OP. Sorry mate. Especially since you can get one more than adequate for home use brand new for $250.
my dream would be to own a Donut Robot, but I doubt I'll ever be able to justify the $4,000 price tag for non-commercial use
>>7421538
Actually most kitchen tools today are using some old technology. If you don't mind mangling the shitty plastic you can fix it.
>>7421569
Even with that price tag why do you want to make 400 doughnuts?
>>7421575
>Actually most kitchen tools today are using some old technology.
This. All this stuff is made in China now, and the Chinese just bought the tooling to make the mechanical bits from the factory that closed down in the US. Then they just slap it in a shiny plastic case that the marketers back in the US designed.
>>7421586
To say that I can?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZwe-H5UnGk
>>7421569
im almost sure i saw this on aliexpress for 1 grand
OP, I think it's great that you got it.
I also think 250 was a lot, but if you got the scratch and feel good about it, then hot dog.
>>7421565
Yeah, me too. Been to a few auctions to buy used equipment as well. I would have paid ~$100, fixed it, and sold it for $200-$300.
But, live and learn. Now OP knows and could possibly make a few extra bucks buying old equipment, fixing, and selling.
>>7421622
Don't bother. All the bullying has probably already inspired OP to put his throat through the slicer.
>>7421602
>commutator motor
no wonder it crapped out
>>7421575
>mangling the shitty plastic
I'd rather buy the vintage appliance that's designed to come apart and made to be worked on. Stuff from the 70's is made of the same shitty plastic, but it's still made to be taken apart and serviced.
>>7421630
Meh, /ck/ bullying is like getting called "doo-doo head" by a three year old.
>>7421635
It broke cause he jammed the whisks in the wrong hole.
>>7421602
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b84_1447182968
this guy is way funnier
>>7421644
https://www.youtube.com/user/msadaghd
>Liveleak stealing videos
wew
>>7421602
>through-hole PCB
>"built down to a price"
someone fucked up
>>7420910
render down the babies first, make it like a head cheese, then use the slicer.
>>7421635
>didn't watch the entire video
It's not the motor. He busted the retaining tabs because the two beaters are different and he put them in the wrong spots.
>>7421639
>>7421689
>>7421569
HEY... PST, USE IT FOR MONETARY GAIN
>>7421602
gr8 find. love the canuckiniggers
>>7421724
No he should use it for those mad hypoglycemic gainz
>>7421729
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZoXcKiHDag
Theres also this guy. Whenever he cooks he peels the vegetables on his lathe.
>>7421737
what a doofus. not drilling a pilot hole in your carrots is a rookie mistake
>>7421759
>pilot hole
>>7420684
How does someone break a toggle switch like that?
>>7421818
50 years of use.
It just wears out.
>>7422471
he has far too much confidence for an obese guy
not to mention could never get a girl like sofia vergara
>>7421555
>>7421572
my hobart n 50
>>7421737
holy shit I didn't know old people could be this autismal
>>7422459
This. Older thermosetting plastics (like say, that switch body) tend to be brittle anyway.
wow this thread went way off line with some of the posts - should have expected that from a bunch of fatherless juvenile titty suckers.
$7.95 for a new switch, $9.00 for a new cord and some cleaning and it's running just fine.
Hey at least I'm upcycling and saving the environment - lol, worst case can be melted down and made into some cheap Chinese kitchen equipment you can buy from Walmart and throw out when it breaks.
Thought about going full blown retard and completely restoring but I like the well used look.
Share some of your kitchen power tools
>>7420777
>Being proud of the fact you don't have a knowledge based job and have to work with your hands like you live in the 1800s
>>7423224
show us some slices pls
>>7423690
This, you name-calling meanie
>>7423690
He spent $250 for a broken old slicer, days on end cleaning it, ordering parts, and then it can't actually slice
>>7420677
$250 for something you probably couldve had for $25 or less, ouch. stuff like this gets recycled more often than sold.
Damn, I wish I had a hobart slicer at home.
I'd use that thing every day. It's a fucking game changer.
>>7420677
neat
