rtparso
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I want to make a turned wood base for a coffee grinder. Does anyone know who makes the best quality mechanism.
Coffee grinders
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rjuhl
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Ron,
I searched for coffee grinder mechanisms some time ago in order to make a copy of my grandmother's coffee grinder for my bothers and sister. (I got the orignal after Grandma passed away about 20 years ago -- they always give me grief that I got the coffee grinder that we all played with as kids.)
I found what seemed to be the same mechanisms avaiable from a number of different sources. I ordered four of them -- they seemed to be well made, but I haven't yet made the case and tried them out to see if they really grind coffee.
The following Rockler link shows the mechanisms. I purchased the square version.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10756
Hope this helps.
I searched for coffee grinder mechanisms some time ago in order to make a copy of my grandmother's coffee grinder for my bothers and sister. (I got the orignal after Grandma passed away about 20 years ago -- they always give me grief that I got the coffee grinder that we all played with as kids.)
I found what seemed to be the same mechanisms avaiable from a number of different sources. I ordered four of them -- they seemed to be well made, but I haven't yet made the case and tried them out to see if they really grind coffee.
The following Rockler link shows the mechanisms. I purchased the square version.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10756
Hope this helps.
Rifleman1776
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I've seen them several places but never tried. Those prices seemed reasonable. Show us a finished result.
rtparso
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Just to update. Ken over at Woodcentral gave me an idea. I e-mailed a supplier of good coffee grinders (Sweet Marias, yes I love good coffee) and asked if they had any grinders with broken bases that they will discount. I also asked if they could get just the mechinisum. I used the Rockler grinders a few years ago to make some and the grind was not very even.
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