[jimbojohn55]

Ta Dah

 

[Jon]

That paint looks AMAZING.

 

[jimbojohn55]

That paint looks AMAZING.

Cheers -I think its just a case of prep (filing all the dings with body filler) and patience- taking a 3 days - (plenty of drying time between coats) and rubbing down gently with1200 grit wet n dry, satin or as I like to call it now SATAN black , is more forgiving to a surface as gloss will always show up any imperfections.

 

[Missy]

Forget the paint, I love the bean!

 

[jimbojohn55]

if there is a market for bean adjustment levers, I could do a batch, but wait on as I'm adding a wooden doser lid and wooden camera hood lid as well.

 

[Jon]

if there is a market for bean adjustment levers, I could do a batch, but wait on as I'm adding a wooden doser lid and wooden camera hood lid as well.

Can you do complete refurbs?!

 

[jimbojohn55]

Can you do complete refurbs?!

I can, let me know if after something specific,

 

[GCGlasgow]

Looking good...can you do darker roasted beans?

 

[jimbojohn55]

Looking good...can you do darker roasted beans?

Hi GC - I can, I know what you mean a darker wood or some stain may suit it better, but on this occasion, I'm going for the Oak look, American black walnut may suit it better or a deep mahogany, or I could just try roasting them ;-)

 

[jimbojohn55]

Pondering shrink wrap sweeper mods for a super jolly doser - I'm looking for something more permanent, I've measured the gap between the bottom star and the doser base with feeler gauges at 0.8mm (as you do on a sunday afternoon) it doesn't get more exiting than this! So my proposal is to use 15mm diameter heat shrink tube over each of the doser arms - Q has anyone tried it?

 

[timmyjj21]

Hey, interesting concept for clean sweep!

I use milk bottle plastic because it can be jammed in, moulds around the corners but is still resilient. The top star can be then tightened down on to the strips to hold them in place and keep pressure on them.

The big question is if the heat shrink fills the gap sufficiently and forms a nice seal against the doser bottom. I have both the heat shrink and grinder in transit to Australia...so can try it in about 3 months

 

[hotmetal]

Is it food safe? Is that even an issue - dunno but just a thought. That is a sweet refurb though. The bean lever is a really nice touch - I knew there had to be a use for all those Ikea allen keys! This could qualify for "most notable SJ refurb award" since Jared's Clockwork Orange one.

 

[jimbojohn55]

Is it food safe? Is that even an issue - dunno but just a thought. That is a sweet refurb though. The bean lever is a really nice touch - I knew there had to be a use for all those Ikea allen keys! This could qualify for "most notable SJ refurb award" since Jared's Clockwork Orange one.

Its very kind of you to say so - maybe the sol is clouding your opinion - I really like Jareds grinder but I can imagine the stencils coming off - (always thinking of worst scenario ) I was really thinking of a Motorhead Jolly for a while with metal badges but having as I came to see the engineering quality of the Mazzer I cant bring myself to move too far left field with it.

re food safe - well its pretty inert stuff, but you can get it in Food grade quality - hmmm

 

[hotmetal]

There's an idea - Leftfield. A nice sharks jaw motif hahaha! No, seriously, it looks class with that "Ducati Dark" matt/satin black vibe and the bean lever. One idea if you were going to add subtle graphics would be to use clear coat stencilled on. It's a well loved trick in the design trade - like printing black ink and doing a spot clear varnish for the logo or graphic. Not too in your face but perfectly noticeable. Last time I used that idea was for some promo leaflets for Gü puds.

Can't bring myself to drink that Sol - needs to be a baking hot day and gagging for one before it seems like a good idea. Still not sure what I was thinking. Today's beverage of choice has been a nice Sauvignon Blanc with my fish pie. And a café Asiatico.

 

[jimbojohn55]

clear coat is an idea - I did think about a stencil of Luigi Mazzer - but popular culture hes not - plenty of time yet to think on

 

[hotmetal]

That could be cool if you could get the right effect with posterising or solarising it in Photoshop. Can look really iconic. Unless everyone just says "is that your grandpa? " lol! The MMMM (rotated) logo thing could work - either in full at a similar size to the metal Mazzer badges, or maybe go really big and wrap it round the side and back, and/or side and front, so it crops off interestingly at the 'corner'. I can visualise it in my head bit not sure if my description communicates the idea adequately.

 

[jimbojohn55]

the MMMM has potential, great idea, might have a go at that !

 

[Dylan]

I would have thought heat shrink would get worn away if it's rubbing.

 

[hotmetal]

Yeah but isn't the clean sweep mod cardboard and leccy tape? (Never did it to mine, going from memory).

 

[jimbojohn55]

shrink wrapping lower mazzer star - as you do in the pursuit of a clean sweep

11mm shrink wrap tubing in black courtesy of toolstation £5 for a roll

1 cut to length for each leg of the star - 2 slide on 3 apply heat - voila etc - is it tried and tested yet? nope, does it clean sweep? I think so