Has anyone attempted or kicked the tires on a home built coffee grinder? As my Porlex has seen daily use for 2 years+ now and requires a crank down on the burrs every few months, I was going to buy myself a Christmas gift this year (the best gift is the one you give yourself?). Nothing fits the bill quite right. Due to the time of day I rise(4.45am) and have a houseful of light sleepers, a manual grinder is a must. I think the get the right combination of function, aesthetics, and price I might just have to build one myself. I like the idea of the OE pharos with the commercial burrs, but that thing does seem like a tank. Is something of that size necessary to turn those burrs? I have an old German grinder (Lienbrocks), and I inspected the workings when I disassembled it for cleaning. Seems simple enough I tell myself. Keep the burrs stable and rotate. Easier said than done I tell myself. Not rocket science. Figure out how to adjust up and down with some of threaded shaft or stepless adjustment mechanism.
I did a search and did not see a GCBC topic on this (that my search skills could produce anyways). A general Google search does yield some hits on the topic, but it seems to have been an idea that I'm not sure ended up with a final product.
Is this a waste of otherwise valuable time? I enjoy a good long term project, and I have the patience of a spider.