Short hopper mod for Mazzer Kony

by **misterdoggy** on Fri May 29, 2009 8:13 am

I have read all (most probably) the interesting methods for getting the collar off the Kony, from the guitar string http://www.home-barista.com/grind...king-it-t6308.html to the Titan project without using any hopper. I would love to put a small 2/3 mini hopper modified to fit if it can work.

Has anyone or can you point me to a thread where someone has succeeded in putting a smaller hopper on a Kony. My deal fell thru on the Major and I am just considering buying the Kony. However, to make wife friendly by cutting down the height would be helpful.

Any pointers would be great

by HB on Fri May 29, 2009 11:00 am

See Mazzer Mini short hopper on Mazzer Major? The same suggestions apply. Michael's modification sounds like the most OEM-looking (he hasn't posted a photo).

k7qz wrote:Here is what I did:

I removed the tall stock hopper from my Major but left the black collar and tab in place. I ordered a short Mini hopper and dropped it in the Major's collar. As has been noted, the diameter of the short hopper throat is smaller than the Major's collar opening. It works but rattles around and makes an annoying buzzing when the grinder runs. Also if you're not careful, you can knock a full hopper out of the collar, with resultant spilled beans decorating your kitchen floor. Don't ask...

So, I went down to my local plumbing supply house and bought a 2 1/2" black rubber couple (with end hubs). The one that I bought had hose clamps on each end held in place by the couple's ridged rubber collars (hubs). It set me back $2 or $3 as I recall.

I then removed the hose clamps and cut the ridged hub off of one end and slid the couple inside the Majors plastic collar. (sorry I still haven't replaced my "borrowed" digital camera yet but think T-shaped rubber bushing at this point) It was a bit of a snug fit to slide the couple in to the black collar but with a little patience it can be done. (it was easier when I placed the rubber couple flat on my counter and then wiggle-tapped the collar on to it from above) The hub of the rubber couple seats against the top opening of the plastic collar and gives it a "factory finished" look. After that, wiggle-tap the short hopper throat into the rubber couple (which acts as a bushing to take up the free space in the collar) and viola you're done!

Easy solution!

Oh, I was lazy and simply snapped off the hopper lock tabs to remove the tall hopper from the black collar. If you work carefully you can get the stock hopper off without having to break the tabs.

by **misterdoggy** on Fri May 29, 2009 12:03 pm

I may have an update for a mod made just for this purpose by a supplier. I think its a ring that fits into place.

I will report more info when I've got it

thanks Dan, for the heads up I will read it all!!

I did not understand the words black rubber couple ? described above as I read the post but could not picture what it is.

by HB on Fri May 29, 2009 1:31 pm

Here's some photos: plumbing rubber coupling.

by **misterdoggy** on Fri May 29, 2009 1:59 pm

Dan

thanks for the idea's

by **michael** on Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:42 pm

wanted to do the same thing with a kony e in the hopes of fitting it under a kitchen cabinet, plus i dont really need all that coffee in the mega hopper

do you have the kony yet or any better ideas on making a short hopper work

what were you planning on using for the short hopper

by **McCann** on Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:33 pm

Hi, I'm the guy who posted the pictures for removing the hopper with a guitar string. I replaced my hopper with the short mini hopper and I have a simple, but effective solution for coupling the hopper to the grinder: Use a couple wraps for saran-wrap carefully folded and wrapped around the mini-hopper to get a tight fit. You can't see the wrap if you are careful, and you can get as tight as fit as you like. It's also pretty easy to remove the hopper and replace it without having to redo your wrap job. I couldn't be happier with the results.

- Mark

by **misterdoggy** on Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:36 pm

Niels, the guy I'm buying it from is making a "adaptor" for me... What it is, I don't rightly know yet, but when he offered to do it for me, I jumped and said sure why not

I will take foto's of what he does.

I will use the Mini 2/3 hopper or the regular Mini hopper if it looks too out of proportion

Mark, Thanks for your Guitar String idea, if I need to do it, I will definitely refer to your technique. Guys like you built the pyramids

with ideas like those....

by **mivanitsky** on Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:38 am

michael wrote:wanted to do the same thing with a kony e in the hopes of fitting it under a kitchen cabinet, plus i dont really need all that coffee in the mega hopper

do you have the kony yet or any better ideas on making a short hopper work

what were you planning on using for the short hopper

I love the idea of a short hopper on the Kony E, but the thing is so heavy, that you will injure yourself by repetitively pulling out and pushing in the grinder to fill it. This is not in any way a good grinder for "under cabinet use."

-Mike

by **michael** on Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:09 pm

how tall is the kony e without the hopper

maybe i have to reorganize a bit and put it to the right of the coffee machine, not under the upper cabinet; i currently have my mini e to the left of the coffee machine, and the mini e and the vivaldi are both under the upper cabinet


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