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  • Dennis
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    Originally posted by Andy Freeman link=1187505656/30#30 date=1187958925
    Dennis

    OCCD -
    Obsessive Compulsive [insert Coffee or Chocolate here] Disorder


    ROFL

    OK, I admit it .... there is no hope for me. Ive corrected my descriptor :

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  • andy
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    Dennis

    OCCD -
    Obsessive Compulsive [insert Coffee or Chocolate here] Disorder



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  • Dennis
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    theyd make nice conching stones!

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  • Sarg
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    youre lucky you didnt blow a valve!!

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  • andy
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    (cack)

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  • thegoodies
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    I too had some stones in my bag and these would have definately killed the grinder. I have taken a photo of me removing them from the bench top.

    ;D

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  • Thundergod
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    Bean looks a bit dark Dennis.
    3rd crack?

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  • Dennis
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    This evening I roasted 250gm of the yemen and as a consequence, have decided a shovel might be better than a magnet...the bit at the very back is a coffee bean. You can guess what the rest are!



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  • Dimal
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    Originally posted by Dennis link=1187505656/15#22 date=1187766695
    I think Ill opt for moving a magnet through the colander I use to cool roasted beans instead - keep the evil cryptonite further away from doing harm.
    Yeah, thats all I do Dennis.... Use a NIB magnet from an old HDD as Andy refers to above. Only found one metallic "thingy" so far over the last few years, but thats enough even if I dont find any more for the next few years. I have absolutely no idea what it was..... kind of looked like the rusted head of an old three inch nail. Definitely better found before grinding than after though,

    Mal.

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  • Dennis
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    I keep having visions of me hanging a magnet in the hopper and it falling off and hitting the burrs while they are in full flight!

    I think Ill opt for moving a magnet through the colander I use to cool roasted beans instead - keep the evil cryptonite further away from doing harm.

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  • TC
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    Originally posted by Javaphile link=1187505656/15#20 date=1187763372
    Originally posted by Andy Freeman link=1187505656/15#16 date=1187702488
    Originally posted by Pioneer Roaster link=1187505656/0#14 date=1187661128
    Tip for you, mount a magnet in your grinder hopper. Ive seen magnets hung with string from the hopper lid. It will not catch stones but the metal surprises are the real worry.
    For sure.
    The big climax grinder I have has a magnet in the neck of the hopper (came with it) and rare earth magnets are cheap and easy to find these days so I use them everywhere I can.
    I dont know about other brands but the big Mazzer commercial grinders came standard with a magnet rig for the hopper 20 years ago. Its a piece of alum rod shaped into 3/4s of a circle and a magnet with a hole in it slides on. In position the magnet hangs just above the neck of the hopper.


    Java "Coffee magnet!" phile
    They now call it an *option* . I havent seen one for years....

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  • Javaphile
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    Originally posted by Andy Freeman link=1187505656/15#16 date=1187702488
    Originally posted by Pioneer Roaster link=1187505656/0#14 date=1187661128
    Tip for you, mount a magnet in your grinder hopper. Ive seen magnets hung with string from the hopper lid. It will not catch stones but the metal surprises are the real worry.
    For sure.
    The big climax grinder I have has a magnet in the neck of the hopper (came with it) and rare earth magnets are cheap and easy to find these days so I use them everywhere I can.
    I dont know about other brands but the big Mazzer commercial grinders came standard with a magnet rig for the hopper 20 years ago. Its a piece of alum rod shaped into 3/4s of a circle and a magnet with a hole in it slides on. In position the magnet hangs just above the neck of the hopper.


    Java "Coffee magnet!" phile

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  • marcstolk
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    Yep.. I will Andy... I have a few "spare" 40gig drives floating around... time to destroy one...

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  • andy
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    You are an IT guy Marc...
    Grab a dead hard drive, pull it to bits and grab the magnets out of it. Older drives have a couple, most newer ones will have one only.

    They are excellent for this sort of job.

    Checking during a transfer from roaster to cooler makes sense, then you should never see anything magnetic anywhere near your grinder hopper.

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  • marcstolk
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    What a good idea.. must look into this :-)

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