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Full - Traveling Road Show: Orphan Espresso - Hand Grinder, OE LIDO
BoldJava:
Let's do it. Probably will be released in Jan-Mar. I estimate $125 (hand reaches into air) with shipping to me ($12.50 each).
(Edit 2/8/12 - Grinder came in at $165. $18.49 each, when shipping and PayPal were included)
Need 10 to play. No money now. If the grinder runs higher, you may back out and I will find a replacement. Once we are all registered and paid, I will ask Ms JSpain to pick us a number. That number will be our winner and gets it last so there isn't a need to ship it on.
Rules
1. You get the grinder for a week and
2. then ship it on to the next person.
Who's in on this?
1. BoldJava
3. Ray T, paid
4. Yakster, paid
8. Milowebailey, paid
5. HeadChange4U, paid
6. JDibble/ScareYourPassenger, paid purchased one
7. John_F, paid
9. Ron L, paid
10. JasonG, paid
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2. JBViau, paid (winner)
Doug's prototype is on the bench (rear, extreme right). 38mm burrs. I think Doug is trying to build a small hand grinder that gives more consistency for pourovers and press grind. Love the paragraph off H-B; Doug must be working his way thru some of Paul's Epistles:
" With the holiday freight slowdowns (it turns out that about the only 7mm partially threaded short bolt, to hold the burr on the axle is for German split rim wheels and that dimple centered high chrome bolt will likely be a dazzler....and it won't even be seen...right now the burr is held with a hex bolt with china markings which although not cheap in that oddball size, we did not like it) and Ditting being closed until Jan 4 (then we get the new burrs for our Ditting batch grinder shipped as a reference for the coarse grinding studies), we likely won't have all the pieces in place until mid or late January, but so far it seems like it will be a nice addition to the family." Phew.
hankua:
This one looks to address most of the shortcomings of the Pharos. The ultimate geek travel grinder?
BoldJava:
--- Quote from: yakster on January 02, 2012, 06:17:58 AM ---Thanks for the heads up, it would make an interesting traveling roadshow item or show-and-tell at Portland.
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Roadshow is a given.
jbviau:
I'm excited about this one since most of my grinding is for press (well, for the Eva Solo)! Hoping the price falls somewhere south of $200.
BoldJava:
--- Quote from: jbviau on January 02, 2012, 06:41:03 AM ---I'm excited about this one since most of my grinding is for press (well, for the Eva Solo)! Hoping the price falls somewhere south of $200.
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I am predicting $115. We'll see. Burrs are the costliest piece in there. I think Doug underprices his labor.
Ascasco 38 mm flat/conical: $30/$40 (retail) vs.
Compak K-10s, 68mm conical (Pharos): $100 (retail)
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