derrilex http://www.home-barista.com/advice/nuova-simonelli-mdx-mazzer-super-jolly-alternative-t14357.html No way would I remove the base, but the short hopper and doserless conversion are interesting
Lacehim derrilex, Na, looks like a Eureka Mondial Coffee Grinder 10 kg or 20 kg. http://www.maticoffee.com/equipment_eureka.html Actually looking at that site yours seems to have the black doser like the export? Is that correct? Here's a post of CS about it. http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1275182035 Attilio posted there and said it's a good grinder, and he knows his stuff. 🙂 Anyway a good grinder. Have you got it dialed in yet, and what do you think? Are you still enjoying the coffee (which is the most important bit!!!!)
Gra I have had a Eureka Mondial for about 12 months I purchased new they are a great grinder 65mm burrs and very much under rated :thumb: Her are two small hoppers that I come up with a jam funnel and the small hoper is off one of those Aldi cheepie grinders you have to make a reducer to make them fit easy enough thou. 😉 More information here http://www.espressoitalia.com.au Cheers Gra.. Eureka is a leading company in the designing and manufacturing of Coffee Grinders with elegant desing and innovative technology. Without altgering the long-standing reliability of each product, Eureka aims at being the reference company for innovation in the Coffee Grinder industry. Eureka provides a wide range of professional Coffee Grinders for any type of coffee which meets the clients
derrilex Its got the black doser Lacehim and the neck of the hopper is different, but identical to the nuova. Also its got 60 mm burrs and Gra said his has 65's So far, with very little tampering ( pardon the pun) the coffee is great and vastly improved although fresher beans are needed, but the doser is shitting me no end - time consuming and messy - its going for sure
Lacehim Eureka Mondial 10kg = 60mm burrs Eureka Mondial 20kg = 65mm burrs Sounds like Gra has the 20. I had a K6 and the doser wasn't an issue. I did the tape mod on the vanes so that it sweeps cleaner, and I was going to do KKs mod to try and get it to dose in the middle rather than over to one side. Still they do a great job of breaking up any clumps.
derrilex KK's mod works as I witnessed this arvo. Maybe more patients on my part is needed - not what I'm known for. I'm wondering if I should strip it down and clean it - at least get a feel for dismantling >😃
derrilex So with a idle mind been the devil's playground, I decided to chop the hopper on the eureka. Its some type of acrylic as far as I can tell and its a absolute A Hole to work. I ended up grooving it in the lathe and then cutting it with a hacksaw. The sides are not parallel so I had to fiddle with the lid to get it right. I ended up cutting the recessed bit (where the lid used to sit) off and gluing that inside the lid. Fits perfectly.
mycuppa derrilex wrote: So with a idle mind been the devil's playground, I decided to chop the hopper on the eureka. Its some type of acrylic as far as I can tell and its a absolute A Hole to work. I ended up grooving it in the lathe and then cutting it with a hacksaw. The sides are not parallel so I had to fiddle with the lid to get it right. I ended up cutting the recessed bit (where the lid used to sit) off and gluing that inside the lid. Fits perfectly. Reminds me of some 60's and 70's era space robots - the ones with the big metal body and the little heads.
Koffee_Kosmo mycuppa wrote: Reminds me of some 60's and 70's era space robots - the ones with the big metal body and the little heads. Did said robot say " Danger Will Robinson danger " KK
derrilex On another note, I thought I better pull the top burr out and give it a clean. Pretty good inside and the way the eureka is made is just awesome. The top burr is static and fixed while adjustment is done with the micrometric system ( read move motor up or down using a very, very fine threaded bolt and nut arrangement) so removing 3 screws for cleaning is as techy as it gets. No resetting or zeroing. However, I am getting the shits on with how much coffee is retained by the eureka. The shoot has no fall and has heaps of holes for the ground coffee to exit the burrs. I am also growing weary of sweeping the chute out with a paint brush. So I was thinking (dangerous I know) of maybe drilling a small hole through the top burr carrier and installing a metal tube ( 3mm ID). Then hooking up some vac line and running it to a puffer. Grind, squeeze the puffer to blow the grinds out of the shoot. Maybe even a small compressor under the bench. In the pics you can see just how many exits there are for the grinds. If I drill a hole where the screw driver tip is, maybe on a slight angle I cant see why it wouldn't work. Oh, the bit of rolled up kitchen paper is blocking the hole where the wires use to go through for the micro switch 😃
Bottom_Line Nice work derrilex! I got one of these off eBay as well. Came with a machine I was after. Other than the cheap plastic bottom it is built thing. Pretty fast for its power and burr size. But the huge hopper and stupid wiring are aimed at the cafe market. Don't know if yours does this but mine turned on and didn't stop until the doser filled. The start switch or moving the doser level six times would restart the motor. One would think if you needed that sort of speed you should get a bigger grinder. I would have a guess that this model would start to burn the coffee. Cleaned up, rewired and now it is a good spare. (The wiring pic is how the grinder was originally wired)
derrilex Mine didnt auto run. But if turned on it would run until the hopper is full and the little flap triggers the micro switch. I just joined the 2 wires for the micro switch, insulated them and tucked them back down into the chassis and secured them.
derrilex I had to make a box to transport the grinder safely over to Straddy. A bit of a rush job at the time but since returning I've given it a sand and a wet rub with danish oil. A bit frustrating sometimes using ply as a bit of breakout always happens but putty helps here 😃 Rather than having to lift the grinder in and out of the box I decided to sit the grinder on the base and lift the box on / off as it's much lighter than the grinder. The base has M8x1.25 nutserts glued into the sides and the rebate in the base is for the cord. There is no lid ( at the moment) as I don't need to pack anything on top. One day, maybe, if it's needed. Anyway, it does the job, grinder made it there and back in 1 piece. Here is a few pics. When the Danish oil dries I'll post up some more with the grinder in.
derrilex I try not to fly on the face of public opinion Brett :rofl: :rofl: but truth be told I could have been much neater but was rushing like a madman to get it done before departing for the barge. But your kind words are appreciated.
