Need some input

[floydpink]

Originally Posted by Costa

So there is a way to mark where you were, great. I envisioned a wheel that just spun, with no way of marking a spot that gets you what you want.

Seeing as I will be getting the machine in the spring, what is my best method, in your opinion, of making espresso without a machine; the stove top method?

I don't see myself getting into roasting, but then I did not see myself with 2 vino temps and attempting to build a walk-in humidor either when I had a 10 cigar Thompsons special humi before meeting you people on CS many years ago...lol. So time will tell on that one.

Wanted to get it started, and feel I got the basics; good grinder and drip brewer.

Thanks again. Must have spent about 5 hours reading about this over the weekend...lol.

Ok, took some pics of the dial and wish I hadn't. Macro really shows how bad the paint job was and how dirty my grinder is!

Anway, the first one shows the worm drive and the dial with numbers that you can see as you turn...


The next one shows my kindergarden markings that, on the left, the small dot is my absolute zero, or where the burrs begin to touch.

Next, the black lines show a full number incremement. The big white line is 1.5 from zero, which is my sweet spot for espresso. I have no idea who said that 2.5 is the sweet spot on Macaps for espresso, but many seem to think it is. Not for me, and I think Vic either if I remember correctly. Vic??

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If you're like me, you'll wonder why absolute zero is around 6 or 7 on your dial.

It is bizarre how they build such a nice machine and do that, but if it bothers you, the ring comes off with three small phillips head screws and you can move it easily.

More than likely, you'll completely ignore the numbers other than a reference point and go off your own markings.

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Just to show you how it looks from the front, this is it and I seem to hang out a little under 1.5 lately.

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Anyway, now you get an idea of the way the dial works. I gotta go strip mine down now and clean and repaint.

[Costa]

Originally Posted by floydpink

Anyway, now you get an idea of the way the dial works. I gotta go strip mine down now and clean and repaint.

Wow, thanks so much for the pic's! That helped a lot. I envisioned a dail with no sense of placement, but thats not the case. As long as I can find my way back and forth through a marking such as your's, I am in good shape! Thanks again!

I intend to play around a lot with beans pertaining to taste and such, as everyone's is different; do you guys recommend a cost effective everyday bean for someone who like a dark, rich coffee?

Again, the time you guys have taken to help me will come back to you. Maybe in the form of a few CCs.....

This thread is awesome!