I know Tom and John both have worked this, but I was wondering if there is either an off the shelf good doserless conversion for the major. Or are there plans or references to drawings to DIY this mod that are current?

I am more in the DIY mood, but I will get what you can to reduce the waste of beans I have now...

I guess I could be more 'tight' with the grind changes and the beans as I change them, but I am putting more ground beans into the trash than I am into my PF's. Goal is to grind a bit for a change, dump a small bit, then go with the adjustment. The major is so fast that I can dump a boatload of beans chasing a change with the doser in the way.

Direct a small amount of beans to the trash, and a contained measurable amount to my PF and I will be happier.

Hi Cecil,

I don't think there's anything readily available to use (except for the over-priced funnel from EP). The funnel I have was machined by a method of metal spinning when a solid aluminium disk is curved around a funnel shaped base. This allows to have a symmetrical thin walled element made pretty quickly and precisely (if the base is properly made). It's good if you need a lot of copies, but it costs a lot to make a single piece as you still need a lathe and a lot of steel to make the base.

You could take an aluminium funnel, a pipe, cut both to shape a bigger funnel and weld them together. Another idea would be to simply stuck a piece of pipe to a metal plate and mount that on the grinder to create a doserless solution.

Regards,
dsc.

Well after a bit more looking back via the google <search term> site:www.home-barista.com limit I think I found what I could use. The site's built in search did not suggest this article, so try this if you are not finding what you think you should.

http://www.home-barista.com/grind...ication-t3545.html

Simple, cheap, and totally mess free.

So check Tim's post for a nearly free idea.

-Cecil

CRCasey wrote:So check Tim's post for a nearly free idea.

The nice thing about a funnel (vs. a snout) is reduced clumping - almost none on my bargain-basement Major. I've been experimenting with smaller funnels than a 2L soda bottle. They work, but need a different attachment method. So far I haven't found anything I really like (but it's still better than a doser ).

Suggestion: use sticky backed foam sheets (less than a buck at hobby shops) to cover the hole behind the doser.

Black looks marginally better than leaving the motor exposed - and keeps out errant coffee grinds.

HB wrote: The thread you found is linked from there as are several other related modifications.

I thought I had covered those, but as usual there is more information here than you can digest in one or two shots.

Anyway if the 'site:www.home-barista.com' addition to a search helps anyone then I am glad. Now I have to find a 2L of someting I would not pour down the sink for the bottle.

-Cecil

RapidCoffee wrote:The nice thing about a funnel (vs. a snout) is reduced clumping - almost none on my bargain-basement Major. I've been experimenting with smaller funnels than a 2L soda bottle. They work, but need a different attachment method. So far I haven't found anything I really like (but it's still better than a doser ).

You used to have a nice copper 45 on yours with a bit of rubber... So what did you find to be better?

The snout had one really nice feature: it slipped in and out of the rubber gasket for easy cleaning of both the snout and the exit chute from the burr chamber. Zero grinds retention. But my doserless SJ was a classic clump monster, and part of the raison d'être for the WDT.

When I rigged a similar doserless setup on the Major, there was a buildup of grinds in the snout, albeit less clumping than the SJ. (Not sure why, since the SJ with duranium burrs grinds just about as fast as the Major.) Any extension of the horizontal exit chute from the burr chamber is likely to cause increased buildup of grinds and potentially more clumping.

The funnel avoids any increased clumping, but makes access to the exit chute a bit more difficult, and plastic parts can cause problems with static. Overall it seems to work pretty well (well enough that I'm leaving the doser off), but I'm still hoping to find a better alternative.

Hi guys,

CRCasey wrote:So check Tim's post for a nearly free idea.

I thought you meant something that looks good:) if that isn't your main goal then of course the bottle mod will work (although I'd be worried about static).

Regards,
dsc.