After a few hiccups I was able to roast in the Super Crazy tonight. The JB Weld didn't hold, but I was able to reattach the shaft with some copper strip and a couple screws. Here are some thoughts from the first roast.
Negatives:
Definitely needs a spacer to eject chaff- lots of chaff.
Roast took a little too long- almost 20 minutes for Full City/+. Next time I will preheat.
When I turned on both the oven and electric part of the skillet at the same time it tripped the breaker. This is really more of a problem because of my current garage configuration- which unfortunately only has one outlet.
Positives-
Ultimately it did what I wanted- roasted a full pound of coffee, fairly evenly. I think with some slight tinkering, this will be a good setup.
Here is a picture of the maiden roast- Mexico Chiapas.