Your ultimate WDT tool - Page 5

#41: Post by **slipchuck** » October 5th, 2017, 5:19 pm

hansfranz wrote:Anybody tried the St. Anthony Industries Shot Collar?

https://stanthonyind.com/collections/ta ... 1978190921

Looks like it does a good job of breaking up some clumps and grooming without compacting. They only make it in 58mm so I'm thinking of making something similar for La Spaz baskets.

This makes me feel like going out and buying a lathe and making my own

That price is a real deal breaker if I had 58mm portafilter

Randy

#42: Post by **slipchuck** » October 5th, 2017, 5:22 pm

My million dollar idea (only in my head of course) is to have stand with portafilter forks that would vibrate enough to settle the grinds in the basket.
Anyone have a million dollars? LOL

Randy

#43: Post by **Jared** » October 5th, 2017, 5:59 pm

A paperclip does wonders.

#44: Post by **dominico** » October 5th, 2017, 7:25 pm

slipchuck wrote:My million dollar idea (only in my head of course) is to have stand with portafilter forks that would vibrate enough to settle the grinds in the basket.
Anyone have a million dollars? LOL

Randy

I actually experimented with this using a small vibration motor. The grounds bed always looked very nice but the pours were awful, most likely due to particle stratification caused by the vibrations. That's not to say the whole idea is shot, you could experiment with different frequencies, timing, pulsing, etc

October 5th, 2017, 11:50 pm

I bought one of these dental vibrators off Amazon some years ago, from a tip in "Modernist Cuisine". The results were comically bad.
https://www.amazon.com/Dental-Vibrator- ... 00S0X7QHO/

#46: Post by **BlackSun** » October 6th, 2017, 2:15 am

dominico wrote:I actually experimented with this using a small vibration motor. The grounds bed always looked very nice but the pours were awful, most likely due to particle stratification caused by the vibrations. That's not to say the whole idea is shot, you could experiment with different frequencies, timing, pulsing, etc

Yes, when different sized particles are shaken the larger particles of the mix ens up on the surface.
The phenomenon is also known as the muesli effect or Brazil nut effect.

#47: Post by **Possepat** » October 6th, 2017, 7:20 am

I can't recommend highly enough, the Londinium distribution tool. It is amazing and I've been WDTing for years with every implement you can imagine... both bought and homemade. The wires are so thing but are also hardened so they are springy without distorting like softer metals.

https://londiniumespresso.com/store/lon ... ution-tool

#48: Post by **michael** » October 6th, 2017, 4:50 pm

There doesn't seem to be shipping to the US

#49: Post by **RyanJE** » October 6th, 2017, 5:07 pm

Right now this is my go to.. made of piece of dowel rod and 3 paper clips. Crude but effective.

It's easy to level the top of the dose with it too..

#50: Post by **Marcelnl** » October 6th, 2017, 5:32 pm

I'm using some thin and sharp pointed surgical tweezers, works well enough for me to not look any further.