Amazing. This thread has been dormant since March and Wayne resurrected it. Susan chimed in with some extremely fascinating points.

I do hope this thread continues. Lots of us lurkers out here profiting from your thinking out loud. Lots of us thinking of configurations.

Susan, in particular, what about the pros and cons of the cyclone vs vent bowl and exhaust? Don't believe my research has encountered that one.

And Hankua, tilting the roaster to aid in post clean-up of screen?

Really good stuff!
Thanks

I think the cyclone is probably a good reason to buy the T configuration and would be a good plan for someone doing continuous roasts.
For a person like me doing no more than two roasts in a session it just didn't seem to be worthwhile.

I had trouble sourcing a good part to connect the cyclone to the exhaust, and I had trouble figuring out how to stabilize the cyclone with the fan and sieve balanced up on top of it. I decided to take a break from those annoyances, went back to using the J/vent bowl, and found I just liked it a whole lot. So I put myself out of my misery and sold the cyclone. It was a beautiful shiny blue, but she made me blue....

I went from the original setup to the new T configuration and it's a lot better for me. No way I could go back.

Johnny is one of a small number of people who have had experience with both the J and the T.
And Johnny almost certainly uses his HUKY more intensively than I do.
So, his thumbs up for the T should trump or at least neutralize my thumbs down )))))

Susan

I certainly don't want to diminish your experience with the original setup. I think it's a personal preference. For me the T has been easy and less intrusive. For you it's not as good. We just have differing experiences and that's totally cool!!!

I'm in the process of designing a cyclone type device. The vent bowl is the only aspect of the Huky I don't like.

Absorbing many of the concerns by current Huky owners as I ponder what to order I can see some advantages in the T model. I think mainly that you don't have to mess with the exhaust pipe during the roast. I read where having the pipe to the side was a concern but I think that is resolved as well. The tilting of the machine to get the beans in the chamber has also been solved. Mr. Li did state that the T model was more in line with those wanting to do continuous roasting which I believe Susan mentioned already. I would like that option. My biggest hang up is which drum and motor to choose. I decided perforated, then thought maybe solid, then perforated....arghhh. At this writing I will choose perforated. I am so looking forward to being a part of the Huky family. Cheers.

Wayne

Just get both configurations. It's worth it and easy to swap out.

Now why didn't I think of that? Thanks Johnny.

Wayne

You're welcome.. I actually have both motors but keep the 72 in with a variable speed adjuster on it so I can switch back and forth with only changing the drum. It's about a 20 minute job.