On 24/08/2015 7:15 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:33:39 -0600, graham wrote:
>
>> On 24/08/2015 4:59 PM, Xeno wrote:
>>> On 25/08/2015 8:08 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2015-08-24 5:30 PM, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If I were John, I would send away for a replacement set
>>>>> of the Capresso burrs (Swiss), and figure out how to retrofit
>>>>> his B&D burr grinder with them. Because burrs don't last forever.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.
>>>
>>> Swing by the Grand Canyon next time you're in the area. Water erodes
>>> stone! ;-)
>>>
>> Actually, it's the sediment carried by water that erodes stone.
>> Graham
>
> Water without any sediment, water is still very effective in erosion.
> If you pour a bucket of water into a pile of dirt, what happens? The
> force of fast moving water is very effective at wearing away rocks.
>
Oh, Sorry! I must be out of date then. After all, I received my geology
Ph.D 45 years ago and have been working in the profession since then.
Graham

On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 20:15:44 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:33:39 -0600, graham wrote:
>
>> On 24/08/2015 4:59 PM, Xeno wrote:
>>> On 25/08/2015 8:08 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2015-08-24 5:30 PM, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If I were John, I would send away for a replacement set
>>>>> of the Capresso burrs (Swiss), and figure out how to retrofit
>>>>> his B&D burr grinder with them. Because burrs don't last forever.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.
>>>
>>> Swing by the Grand Canyon next time you're in the area. Water erodes
>>> stone! ;-)
>>>
>> Actually, it's the sediment carried by water that erodes stone.
>> Graham
>
>Water without any sediment, water is still very effective in erosion.
>If you pour a bucket of water into a pile of dirt, what happens? The
>force of fast moving water is very effective at wearing away rocks.
>
>-sw

Yep, it's physics. Water weights 8 pounds a gallon, 69 pounds per cu
ft! And kinetic energy is 1/2mv^2!! Do the math!

John Kuthe...

On 2015-08-24, Xeno > wrote:
> On 25/08/2015 8:08 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2015-08-24 5:30 PM, wrote:
>>
>>> If I were John, I would send away for a replacement set
>>> of the Capresso burrs (Swiss), and figure out how to retrofit
>>> his B&D burr grinder with them. Because burrs don't last forever.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.
>
> Swing by the Grand Canyon next time you're in the area. Water erodes
> stone! ;-)

Coffee grinder burrs have limited lifespans:

https://www.espressoparts.com/ChangingGrinderBurrs

Many sub $150USD grinders have hardened nylon flat burrs instead of
hardened steel burrs. These should be avoided. One's best bet is to
buy a used grinder. Ebay has dozens.

I bought a Mazzer Jolly for $100 ....with brand new burrs (flat). I
then discovered the previous owner had cross threaded the burr
adjustment group's threads, so it wasn't quite the deal I thought.
Still, that's a $1000+ grinder for one tenth the cost, plus whatever
it costs me to repair the threads. 8|

nb

On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 7:44:27 AM UTC-7, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-08-24, Xeno > wrote:
> > On 25/08/2015 8:08 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On 2015-08-24 5:30 PM, wrote:
> >>
> >>> If I were John, I would send away for a replacement set
> >>> of the Capresso burrs (Swiss), and figure out how to retrofit
> >>> his B&D burr grinder with them. Because burrs don't last forever.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.
> >
> > Swing by the Grand Canyon next time you're in the area. Water erodes
> > stone! ;-)
>
> Coffee grinder burrs have limited lifespans:
>
> https://www.espressoparts.com/ChangingGrinderBurrs
>
> Many sub $150USD grinders have hardened nylon flat burrs instead of
> hardened steel burrs. These should be avoided. One's best bet is to
> buy a used grinder. Ebay has dozens.
>

This is why I bought the Capresso, for roughly half that. The conical steel
burrs brought a tear to my eye. And it is so QUIET compared to our
previous ones.

On 8/26/2015 12:44 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-08-24, Xeno > wrote:
>> On 25/08/20 it wasn't quite the deal I thought.
> Still, that's a $1000+ grinder for one tenth the cost, plus whatever
> it costs me to repair the threads. 8|
>
> nb
>
Ayup...

On Monday, August 24, 2015 at 3:08:58 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-08-24 5:30 PM, wrote:
>
> > If I were John, I would send away for a replacement set
> > of the Capresso burrs (Swiss), and figure out how to retrofit
> > his B&D burr grinder with them. Because burrs don't last forever.
> >
>
>
> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.

We wore out a set of burrs on our Braun grinder. No replacement parts
available, so we researched and bought the Capresso.

On 2015-08-24 7:03 PM, wrote:

>> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.
>
> We wore out a set of burrs on our Braun grinder. No replacement parts
> available, so we researched and bought the Capresso.
>
I had a burr coffee grinder that stopped working properly. All it needed
was to be cleaned out.

On Monday, August 24, 2015 at 4:07:00 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-08-24 7:03 PM, wrote:
>
> >> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.
> >
> > We wore out a set of burrs on our Braun grinder. No replacement parts
> > available, so we researched and bought the Capresso.
> >
> I had a burr coffee grinder that stopped working properly. All it needed
> was to be cleaned out.

First thing I did.
There were no edges on the burrs.

On 24/08/2015 5:06 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-08-24 7:03 PM, wrote:
>
>>> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.
>>
>> We wore out a set of burrs on our Braun grinder. No replacement parts
>> available, so we researched and bought the Capresso.
>>
> I had a burr coffee grinder that stopped working properly. All it needed
> was to be cleaned out.

I have a Phillips burr grinder that I haven't used in many years. It was
made in Japan, so that gives you an idea of its age:-) It is supposed to
have 10 grinding settings but they all grind to the same coarseness. I
cleaned it but there is a spring mechanism that holds the burr down and
I can't get to it. So it sits on the shelf.
I have a grinding attachment that is over 50 years old for my Kenwood
mixer. It works fine but it's way too much trouble to use.
Graham

--
"You can't buy happiness, but you can buy wine,
which is kind of the same thing".

On 8/25/2015 9:03 AM, wrote:
> On Monday, August 24, 2015 at 3:08:58 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2015-08-24 5:30 PM, wrote:
>>
>>> If I were Jo on our Braun grinder. No replacement parts
> available, so we researched and bought the Capresso.
>
Ayup...

On 8/25/2015 8:08 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-08-2
>
> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.
Ayup...

On 8/24/2015 4:42 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> a knife would never need sharpening.


>> Omelet wrote:
>
>> He hates me 'cause I never slept with him...
>
> He hates himself because he is all he has to sleep with
> I don't know, sometimes he used to seem normal, then he went petty
> trough vindictive and now I just shun contact. I have enough crazies to
> deal with in my world without encouraging those who refuse to take their
> meds.

For the record, I never once even considered sleeping with you. And
you know that. You're the one who somehow got the idea that I was
going to move in with you - and you posted that to RFC just out of the
total blue.

After having met you twice at casual austin.food gatherings 2 or 3
years ago and not giving you any indication that there was any sort of
romantic interest in the least, you somehow twisted that into MY
MOVING IN WITH YOU?

That was just way too Psycho for me. I sat there at stared at the
screen for at least 15 minutes wondering, WTF? That was just way too
spooky. I've met weird, semi-psycho women before but you win, hands
down. Mapi of austin.general still holds the male title, but at least
he announced his psychosis right there lying on the floor of the bar
at B.D. Reilly's rather than romantically obsessing over me for 2
years.

Needless to say, you need to come to terms with what happened and why
your mind works that way and stop making up excuses for your fixation
and disappointment before we become the next Yoli and Michael. I'd
prefer you use a sniper rifle on me from a few hundred yards away.
There you go - a reason for you to buy yet another gun and ammo.

And Jeremy, I was just tired of your decade of bullshit and visions of
grandeur about all these things you're "working on" or have not done
in the past. Even posting a call for meetings with imaginary people
about imaginary projects of yours at "the normal time and place", as
if you are somebody important with a life. I'm pretty sure you're
manic depressive mixed with habitual liar.

Sorry I don't fit either of your Ideal Psycho Pal Profiles.

-sw