...and of course there are a few other brands of nice old grinders, so it doesn't take long to fill up a shelf or two...

PC

Here's a Pe De Dienes wall mount grinder.

Thanks for posting the wall grinder - we haven't seen one taken apart before. I'll be interested to hear how it works. I've always wanted to try one, but I have little need for such a large hopper.

PC

Farmroast

A handsome machine. Thanks for the disassembly photos. I have been curious as to the inner workings of wall mounted grinders and their potential application for espresso. How does it grind, and how easy is it to clean?

Geoffrey

A new grinder from Hario with ceramic burrs. Inexpensive and decent as a backup grinder for travel and hurricanes.

Do you think it can grind fine enough for a lever machine?

I'd like to know this, too. Also, where can one get one online? I tried Google but didn't have much luck.

It's available from http://www.avenue18.ca, but after testing I can't recommend it. The inner burr wobbles around quite a bit, resulting in a horribly inconsistent grind. It's a shame. If the designers had added a simple stabilizer piece on the bottom it would be a good grinder, especially for 25 Canadian dollars.

Seems like its difficult to find good quality hand grinders these days. The right entrepreneur could probably make money at it.

I have found a couple of nice old-style grinders lately, I've been meaning to share:

A "new" DeVe - had never seen this label before.


Carved sides like many of the others, but chrome top, more to my taste. It has a metal drawer, and has seen little use. Its bigger than most hand mills, and difficult to hold while grinding despite the carved sides. It will choke the levers.


A added a mate (on the left) to my original PeDe, now over five years "old". Couldn't resist at 9 Euros, but the metal is not in great condition, and the decal slightly peeled. Its a "user"

Beautiful grinders, Jack. I really like my PeDe, once I found the sweet spot, and got with the proper dosing amount, etc. It's my night-time grinder, and occasional day one as well.
Orphan Espresso http://www.orphanespresso.com has answered all my questions...and them some. They have a nice selection, and seem like really nice folks. The grinder was exactly as pictured and described.
Man, you are scoring some primo grinders...where are you putting them all?