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I have an OE Lido that has been grinding away gone 10+ years now. Unfortunately my missus decided to see how much abuse it could take the other day and ended up breaking the catch cup AND the black plastic top it threads into. I went to the OE Lido site to try and buy a new one...
I recently acquired a KR804 that I am using at home, and wanted to design a single dose hopper so that it would fit under my kitchen cabinets. There was another HB'er that posted some photos of a hopper design that he created and 3D printed about 8 months ago, but he...
Saw these were opened for preorder today, thinking about them as a replacement for the stock burrs in my DF64. Some videos I've seen on the Ditting 804s have me very intrigued!
Can anyone explain what sort of effect you would expect to see with burrs that have a sharper end tooth? When I say sharper, the picture probably explains it. These are side profiles of Ditting 804 burrs: The original cast burrs that were sharpened by SSP, and the new...
I've designed a new exit chute for the DF64 to address retention and static issues with the stock grinder. I imagine this may be of interest to readers that either have a 3D SLA printer or know someone that does. There are a lot of makers out there, and I bet most of them drink...
I would like to hear from others, your experiences, with the Key.
I consider my renewed interest in espresso truly began in July of 2021 when I purchased a Londinium L1 spring lever on the buy/sell forum. It's a 2014 legacy model that uses boiler pressure for pre-infusion...
Moderator's note: split from Hacking the DF64 exit chute
I have used df64 with VFD. i use panasonic VF0 series 0.75 kw. it also has low rpm torque boost feature. i can drop the rpm up to 650 rpm reliably with out stalling.
i found this VFD second hand. and it cost about...
