Vicki L. Simon > wrote:

> KA's in general, have been very robust.

Once worked at a KA distributor. Had a customer come in to
buy 2 bowls and flat beaters for his K5's. I asked why he needed
new bowls and flat beaters. Seems he runs an assay lab and
used the K5's to mix rock samples prior to assay to get a better
result. He had the units for over 20 years and had the motors
re-wound and gears replaced, but they kept on going with this
abuse. Quite a testament to their robustness.

Ross Bernheim