It lives! It's far from done, but I was able to coax an initial roast from R2D2. Here's how it looked during its trial run of 1/2 lb. First results aren't bad. This was a Panama roasted to about City or City+. While the roast looks somewhat uneven in this pic, in reality it was pretty evenly roasted.
Right now I'm using the base only for stirring... and boy, does it stir! Plenty of bean action, and I'd still like to put in a potentiometer or resister/switch to slow it down a bit. The heater is still installed, and I'm not yet sure if I'll need/want to use it.
I initially went with a big, heavy copper wire stirring rod (i.e. knot) but it's noisy as hell scraping against the side.
I've since replaced the copper wire with this thinner steel wire from a whisk. Looks crappy and I haven't tried roasting with it yet, but it's definitely quieter.
Next Steps:
- Install a switch and clean up the wiring
- Test at 1 lb
- determine if I need to use the BM heater and if that presents any problems
- Put the exterior shell back on to give it that R2D2 look
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I've been using a similar setup for about 2 years now. I'm happy to share thoughts and pics. Depending on which TO I use I get 12-16min roasts 450g.
phijoa at gmail dot com.
Phil,
This is in response to your comment on the anti-Joe Biden blog.
"Believe it or not, there are many good Catholics in this country who believe in women's choice, birth control, ordaining women, and more positions that don't sit well with Rome."
Sorry to be the guy to tell you, Phil : if one believes in "choice" more than one believes in protecting life, and if one believes in birth control and the ordination of women, then one is not, by definition, a good Catholic. You may like to think you are, you may call yourself one, but you...are...not. That's not "right-wing", friend. That's Catholicism as it is taught by the Magisterium.
You don't have to agree. You don't have to like it. And you most certainly don't have to be Catholic. I would suggest the Episcopal Church. They are in need of members, and will soon be in greater need than they are now. All the ritual, none of the Truth.
I see that you are a reader of The Daily Kos, which tells me that you are beyond reasoning with. But at least you like good coffee.
My blog, which you will most assuredly hate : http://deepinhistory.blogspot.com/
Hey! Sooooo any updates?
Yours,
A fellow job I have
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