Mahlgut grinder (Kind of Pharos-ish) - Page 27

#261: Post by **ira** » February 6th, 2016, 6:12 pm

Anodize at a minimum.

Ira

#262: Post by **mfortin** » February 6th, 2016, 6:29 pm

They have stainless steel and copper version. Awsome...

#263: Post by **spressomon** » February 6th, 2016, 8:33 pm

The copper and stainless variants are extra gorgeous. Th SS Grist MG-1 weighs about 4 pounds more than my aluminum MG-1 (6lb 15oz versus 11lbs for the SS version). I have not seen a price on either the copper or the stainless. Me likes the polished stainless version!

#264: Post by **bobbee** » February 7th, 2016, 2:46 pm

buddalouie wrote:I have tried excessive spritzing and i still get static. It seems to really stick to the metal on the lower burr carrier, if I am naming the part correctly. Basically the polished metal directly under the burrs. Is there anything I can do there to make it less clingy, aside from spritzing the beans?

Static also has to do with the beans your using. For example if you use a malabar they are well known for there "static-ness" so maybe there is your problem with the static issue?
I use the MG-1 with 3 sprays of water on 18 grams of beans. Seems to be working just fine. I leave the bean opening open on the MG-1 so water can evaporate easily if it is in the grinding chamber.

#265: Post by **bobbee** » February 7th, 2016, 5:28 pm

Just made a picture. This is after more than a week of using the mg-1

#266: Post by **dominico** » February 10th, 2016, 4:20 pm

With regards to tightening of the adjustment collar, does it concern anyone that the set screw is bare metal against the thread?

February 10th, 2016, 4:41 pm

Good question there. If it's aluminium against stainless steel, I figure it'd be fine. Other than that, I am not so sure. Does it have to be tight to prevent slippage?

February 10th, 2016, 5:07 pm

dominico wrote:With regards to tightening of the adjustment collar, does it concern anyone that the set screw is bare metal against the thread?

Before I made the decision to purchase my Grist MG-1 I posed the same question to Michael at Mahlgut. He said there was zero issue regarding the degradation of the threads apart of repeatedly tightening the lock-set thumb screw (hand tight is all that is required).

After 4-1/2 months of use, with a variety of different beans requiring adjustment of the grind setting at least weekly if not a little sooner, frequent disassembly/reassembly, there has been no degradation to the burr shaft threads. And the grind setting/thumbscrew has never errantly slipped from it position.

February 10th, 2016, 5:53 pm

The only little minor quibble I can muster about the Grist MG-1: The top 3 thumbscrews tend to loosen on their own. Its not a big deal and the grinder's torsional rigidity doesn't seem to suffer but threaded fasteners are supposed be tight

.

So I finally ordered some suitably sized stainless Belleville style spring washers from McMaster (part # 96475K216). Problem, as slight as it was, has been solved

.

#270: Post by **ira** » February 10th, 2016, 8:43 pm

dominico wrote:With regards to tightening of the adjustment collar, does it concern anyone that the set screw is bare metal against the thread?

If there is room to put in a delrin or lead pellet. That would solve the problem. Lead is the classic solution, but probably harder to come by then it used to be. Copper might be OK too. Or something from this page:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#set-screws/=112k6i8

Ira