Suction Feet for Mazzer Mini

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milnerb1
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#1: Post by milnerb1 »

One of the most frustrating things about using my Mazzer Mini is that it tends to slide all over the countertop when I am using the doser. I was wondering if anybody has ever seen or known of a way to apply suction feet to replace the existing feet.

Zoey
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#2: Post by Zoey »

I had a Mini, and suffered the same problem. I solved it by cutting out small square pieces of black craft foam (I think it was 2mm thick), which I placed under the existing feet. No more slipping, and as an added bonus, they absorbed a lot of the vibration, which saved me from being beaten to death by Her Ladyship when I was pulling shots at 0h-God-thirty in the morning. The stuff I used had an embellished pattern on one side (like a hatch pattern or something like that).

You can get sheets on Amazon inexpensively, or at a craft store.

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milnerb1 (original poster)
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#3: Post by milnerb1 (original poster) »

This is an awesome, cheap, and easy fix idea Thank you!

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turtle
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#4: Post by turtle »

Have you tried roughing up the rubber feet with some fine grit sand paper?
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ash4889
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#5: Post by ash4889 »

Home Depot has a bunch of sticky pads, I had the same problem with mine.......was a very cheap fix.

Zoey
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#6: Post by Zoey »

Have you found that the sticky pads from HD tend to slide off, leaving a sticky residue? I have them on the bottom of my Macbook Air, and I usually have to replace them every few months due to this problem.

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#7: Post by caffeinatedjen »

I put a cheap mouse pad under mine, one of those thin ones that come with a computer. It worked fine and dampened the noise some too.

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Zoey
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#8: Post by Zoey »

That's a really good idea, and probably easier to source the materials! Wish I had thought of that!

Now honestly, who wouldn't want a "Finding Nemo" or "Hello Kitty" pad under their EK43 or Mazzer Mini? 8)