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Looks so much better than the first bacth Ratty
Well done :-)
Matt
Thanks Matt, yeah that first batch has gotten oilyer and oilyer. I was talking to the Barister in Small Victories cafe in rathdowne st about it. He said he would be a bit worried about all the oil gumming up my new grinder.
I just dialed it in on my grinder and machine. It looks tastes and smells unbelievable. Ill try it in a latte tomorrow morning. Im so happy and very suprised its ok after such a long roast not getting to 2nd crack.
Im sipping my Latte now. Not an amazing cup but very nice and very satisfying know that i roasted a decent batch in my dodgy little roaster. Im a happy camper.
Tested out my roaster today to see if the thing would turn after it stalled at the end of the last roast. No go, The can opener overheated and melted the grease from the gears inside on to the motor. I went to Savers today to see if i could get another electric can can opener but none there. BUT, they had a bread maker. Im going to give the Corretto a shot. wish me luck
Well, here it is version 2.0
I replaced the electric can opener with a car wiper motor.
Added a aluminium pot as a heat shroud.
Added parts from a microphone stand to hold the heat gun.
There were a few teething problems but had a great roast today.
I much prefer this way of roasting compared to the corretto. It roasts alot more evenly and there is hardly any chaff left in the roast.
I like your design RT, good way of solving the heat loss issue and shielding the motor. How do you dump the beans?
What's the rpm on the wiper motor? I figure I'll have to replace the cordless drill I'm using as a motor on my roaster at some stage, and a wiper motor may be the solution.
Hi Dave
Im not sure what the rpm is on the motor but i guess its around 50rpm. I used a old pc power supply on the 5V supply and it works beautifuly. 12v would turn it too fast. The whole roaster hinges forward to dump the beans. i remove the heat gun and mount so i can tip it all out. very easy
Cheers
Just purchased my starter pack. The wife's popcorn machine will be getting sacrificed for the cause.
And they should arrive just in time for the Minore to start getting broken in. *excited*
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