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  • #16
    Re: Rocky and the click-clack lid

    People do like modding their Slvias 8-), even Rocky has had the switch mod . Looks like a good idea, worth a try I reckon.

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    • #17
      Re: Rocky and the click-clack lid

      You can get click-clack lids at Big W.

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      • #18
        Re: Rocky and the click-clack lid

        Thanks TG,

        I will try and pick one up this weekend and give it a go. Would be nice if it is that easy to get it to come out all fluffed up and clump free.

        BB

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        • #19
          Re: Rocky and the click-clack lid

          Take the hopper with you to check the fit.

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          • #20
            Re: Rocky Mod - Click Clack lid

            Thanks Thundergod,

            Big W does have them.

            Accent 0.7L Metallic
            Item: 201090
            Price: $8.84
            I went out and bought this exact item and found out that its not a perfect fit for my Rocky Grinder. Its too loose. I ended up having to wrap 4 layers of tape around the click clack lid to get it to seal properly.

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            • #21
              Re: Rocky Mod - Click Clack lid

              Originally posted by U4koffee link=1207913748/0#14 date=1208576164
              Thanks Thundergod,

              Big W does have them.

              Accent 0.7L Metallic
              Item: 201090
              Price: $8.84
              I went out and bought this exact item and found out that its not a perfect fit for my Rocky Grinder. Its too loose. I ended up having to wrap 4 layers of tape around the click clack lid to get it to seal properly.
              Originally posted by Thundergod link=1207913748/0#5 date=1207985198
              I took my hopper with me to Big W when I went looking.

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              • #22
                Re: Rocky Mod - Click Clack lid

                Originally posted by Thundergod link=1207913748/15#15 date=1208590102
                Originally posted by U4koffee link=1207913748/0#14 date=1208576164
                Thanks Thundergod,

                Big W does have them.

                Accent 0.7L Metallic
                Item: 201090
                Price: $8.84
                I went out and bought this exact item and found out that its not a perfect fit for my Rocky Grinder. Its too loose. I ended up having to wrap 4 layers of tape around the click clack lid to get it to seal properly.
                Originally posted by Thundergod link=1207913748/0#5 date=1207985198
                I took my hopper with me to Big W when I went looking.
                Erm...and smack me down with a feather...I forgot to take my hopper with me, bought the exact item mentioned above. Got home with it,..too small and would have to wrap tape around it 4,839 times before it would fit my GranMacinino hopper.  I have a nice marshmallow container now though :.

                Just an interesting note to share about these;...the first time I went to buy one,.. there was only one left on the shelf and the white part inside the lid which creates the suction,..was off, so I didnt buy it. Today, there were six on the shelf and four out of the six,.had the same thing where the white part was off,..replace these parts and they pop off again when squeezing the buttons. This seemed to be only happening with the small ones,.. like the mechanism under the white part is too large and pushes it right off.

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                • #23
                  Re: Rocky Mod - Click Clack lid

                  When I last went you could buy the lids separately.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Rocky Mod - Click Clack lid

                    The one I have is 0.6l click clack container. It doesnt fit very tightly but I believe its not meant to fit too tight either. It does a decent enough job pushing out some loose grinds from the grinder but there is still alot of them inside. I do a grinder clean every few months which involves removing the hopper, the upper burrs and there is a lot grind in pretty much every crevice that exist inside. I usually use the vacuum to suck out all the loose grind I can see (and some I cant) and for those stuck on the burr carrier threads I use a toothbrush to brush it off. I reckon I would get enough loose grind in the grinder to fill at least a single basket. And that is after i use the click clack thing after every grind.

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                    • #25
                      Re: Rocky Mod - Click Clack lid

                      U4koffee - My rocky fit it perfectly with that item!

                      My Rocky is brand new, so maybe they have changed the sizes abit?


                      With the click-clack lids - the white bit in shops do fall off. The one I had was tightly on. I am not sure whether you can put back the white bit back onto the lid.

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                      • #26
                        Re: Rocky Mod - Click Clack lid

                        Originally posted by Kasa link=1207913748/15#19 date=1208738265
                        With the click-clack lids - the white bit in shops do fall off. The one I had was tightly on. I am not sure whether you can put back the white bit back onto the lid.
                        My experience with these in the store was;..I put the white bit back on several of them after trying just one at first and with this one..the white bit popped right back off everytime squeezed the buttons. So I then tried this with several others sitting there with white bits off and the same thing happened, no surprise there. Poor design I expect,..leaving most of them probably having to be returned to the manufacturer Id guess. The one I bought,..the white bit stayed on,.. but I bought it knowing it might just take a little while before it too suffers the same fate of its faulty counterparts left on the shelf. Mine doesnt fit my hopper (GranMacinino) as it is about 5mm too small in diameter as it turns out, so its sitting unused at the moment in anycase.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Rocky Mod - Click Clack lid

                          Dont worry about whether or not the click-clack lids fit, just make your own. Very easy to do. All I did was cut out two disks from plywood which were about 5mm smaller than the Rocky hopper. Then a disk of approx. 1mm thick clear plastic sheeting about 2mm larger than Rocky hopper. Sandwich the plastic between the plywood and I used a long bolt to attach it all together. Perfect fit and works a treat. I even cut the bolt down, put a plastic knob on the end and when pushed all the way into the hopper, you can then put the Rockys native lid on.

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                          • #28
                            Re: Rocky Mod - Click Clack lid

                            U4koffee - My rocky fit it perfectly with that item!

                            My Rocky is brand new, so maybe they have changed the sizes abit?

                            With the click-clack lids - the white bit in shops do fall off. The one I had was tightly on. I am not sure whether you can put back the white bit back onto the lid.
                            Kasa,

                            My Rocky is also brand new. I brought Master Rocky together with Miss Silvia only 2 months ago. I dont think its the Rocky lid, more likely the inconsistency lies with the Click Clack container lids. I had a look at this Coffeegeek thread http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/espresso/grinders/108241?LastView=1208388700&Page=7 and theyre also discussing the inconsistencies with the Click Clack Sizes. Some are saying to get the 0.6, others the 0.7, so who knows? Anyway I havent seen any 0.6 ones, only 0.7 ones, so I didnt have any choice.

                            I ended up getting some duct tape which matches the metallic silver colour of the click clack lid perfectly, so its not noticeable. With 2 layers of the tape its a snug fit, so much so that I can lift the Rocky grinder with just the Click Clack lid!

                            So the long and the short of it is, if it fits, great. If not, go get some duct tape and all will be well.

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                            • #29
                              Re: Rocky and the click-clack lid

                              Would be nice if it is that easy to get it to come out all fluffed up and clump free.
                              This seems to work . Just made our evening coffee and the grind was fluffed up and clump free. I still ground into a container and then transferred into PF as I usually do. Pour was quicker so I will try a finer grind next time, the current bath of beans are getting on a bit, will try it with a fresh batch on the weekend.

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                              • #30
                                Re: Rocky Mod - Click Clack lid

                                Tried pumping the click-clack while grinding and it didnt work for me. I am getting better results with the straightened paper clip.

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