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  • #16
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    counter

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    • #17
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      bottom of the the grinder with the base plate removed. there is a bit of a mass of wires here

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      • #18
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        wrong button again

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        • #19
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          motor removed, its big and heavy. the body is pretty much all motor



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          • #20
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            closeup

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            • #21
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              reassembly commenced

              teh ali piece runs from the grinder burr chamber to the doser. It is quite long and was really gummed up when I disassembled it. I used food grade silicon to seal it.

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              • #22
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                motor attached

                The threaded rod is pretty much how it is all held together. The base screws to the top of the rods and holds the stainless sides in place. Similarly the doser is all really held together by the stainless rods you see.

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                • #23
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                  doser going back on

                  The doser was a real PIA to remove. The bolts that attach to the rod in previous photo are really difficult to get out. I didnt get a pict of the bolts, but they are really close to the side of the doser body so you cant get a socket onto them. The only way I could get them off was to use a 10mm open ended ring spanner and put a crescent and put that on top of the bolt and use a crescent to twist the spanner as in photo. It’s not that clear, but if you need to get it off you should understand what I mean.

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                  • #24
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                    doser assembled

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                    • #25
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                      forgot pict

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                      • #26
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                        couple more progress picts


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                        • #27
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                          another

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                          • #28
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                            another


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                            • #29
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                              Finished unit. There are two switches. Black one is main power switch. When that is on grinder will run once handle goes around 6 times and will auto shut off when doser is full. Orange switch will make it grind and it will again grind until doser is full.

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                              • #30
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                                Another finished photo. I hadn’t quite finished here. I was still in the process of finishing the hopper with a plastic polish to eliminate the haze and remove some of the scratches. I had already done the doser screen. The hopper came up quite well once I had finished. There were still a few scratches though as it was scratched fairly deep, but I got rid of the haze and made it all glassy smooth.

                                I had a blanket on the bench so I wouldnt scratch the paint (if you were wondering)

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