Capuchin Monk wrote:I noticed that yours is brushless motor. Must be nice and quiet. Mine is brushed motor and while it's good enough for my setup, the impeller fan itself turns out to be a cheaply made one and somewhat out of balance which causes wobbling noise when spinning more than half capacity. I just ordered a higher grade fan and it should arrive soon. I'll find out how it works.

Yeah, my fan is relatively quiet, although my cyclone is smaller than yours; that adds a little wind noise, but still quieter than the roaster. The fan's not great quality but it's relatively okay in balance.

Yours has an easy to empty chaff jar; that should be nice. Mine is in a huge bucket and with as little as I roast (under 2kg per month) dumping that annually should be fine. No chaff has ever come out the end of my exhaust tube since adding the cyclone. (I use a panty hose stocking on the end to keep track.)

Beautiful job!

I have contemplated adding a fan driven collector but am concerned about its influence on exhaust temperature readings. I am going to add temp probes first..then tackle the chaff collector. Would love to hear your expierences, especially with the new fan blades installed.

Capuchin Monk wrote:My ET probe is located just below the exhaust port on the roaster.
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Thanks for the photo and for highlighting the probe so clearly. This gives me some ideas on how best to approach probe placement. Your entire set up is very impressive and professional looking. My efforts will probably fall woefully short - especially as far as aesthetics

A modified West Bend Popper I. I removed the plastic top (to better observe the beans) so currently the chaff blows everwhere.

Just an idea that was noted in my todo plans list long time ago, and never implemented... you can use a drinks shaker for such job, probably 75% of the layout and work is already there, done by the factory.