Posted Wed Dec 14, 2011, 2:20pm Subject: Re: Hario Mini Mill Slim
Not exactly -
I put a couple of nuts on the threads so as not to damage them, then put the shaft in a vice by clamping the nuts in the vice. This allowed me to rotate the shaft while secured in the vice, I could see where the bend was then, and rotate it and straighten it.
My shaft actually had two bends, one at the end of the threads, and one just past (above when assembled) the swedged locking features. I had to tap it on a flat surface right on the bent part for the bend above the swedged locking tabs, and then rotated it several times until it as true in the vice.
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Posted Wed Dec 14, 2011, 8:28pm Subject: Re: Hario Mini Mill Slim
Hey, do you happen to remember what size metric nut ended up fitting the threads?
Also, I'm sure you've figured this out during your extensive investigation into this grinder, but I didn't read it in this thread so I'll mention it for others. You can make the grinder truly stepless by simply flipping around the wing-nut used to adjust the grind, making it not click. This would be very useful for dialing in the perfect grind for espresso.
tradicionalist Senior Member Joined: 6 Oct 2011 Posts: 2 Location: Croatia Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Mon Jan 16, 2012, 2:23am Subject: Re: Hario Mini Mill Slim
Please, I need help. After cleaning and making modifications on my hario mini, i have lost spring! I can't find it. What shall I do now? I found on net that it is 15x9 mm, can I use one with onother dimensions?
Posted Mon Jan 16, 2012, 3:56pm Subject: Re: Hario Mini Mill Slim
tradicionalist Said:
Please, I need help. After cleaning and making modifications on my hario mini, i have lost spring! I can't find it. What shall I do now? I found on net that it is 15x9 mm, can I use one with onother dimensions?
------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- Le café doit être noir comme le diable, chaud comme l'enfer, pur comme un ange, et doux comme l'amour.
"There is no right answer with coffee. There is only the elixir in your cup at the moment you partake."
"...I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meagre and unsatisfactory kind;..." - Lord Kelvin RECIPES thread => http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/machines/585708
au4life_rz Senior Member Joined: 28 Oct 2011 Posts: 3 Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:43pm Subject: Re: Hario Mini Mill Slim
pioneer478 Said:
For those who own a Hario Mini Mill Slim grinder - what is your preferred grind setting (ex- number of counter-clockwise "clicks" from the fully closed position) for drip, moka pot, and Aeropress?
For drip, I usually go between 7-9 clicks from the tightest position.
For french press, 11 or 12.
Note: Unless you are using rather fine grinds, (e.g. for expresso up to about 5 clicks or so, you need to perform the mod/fix in order to get consistent grinds)
CMIN Senior Member Joined: 14 Jun 2012 Posts: 500 Location: South FL Expertise: I like coffee
Espresso: Crossland CC1 Grinder: Baratza Preciso
Posted Thu Jun 14, 2012, 4:09pm Subject: Re: Hario Mini Mill Slim
Seen on here and a few other boards that lower settings like 2-3 clicks are best for Espresso even on lower end machines like the bar32 or ec155, however I've tried up to click 4 and it still easily chokes the machine even with a medium tamp (not even close to 30lbs). This is with fresh roasted beans too.
Am I missing or reading something wrong, or is anyone else using higher settings for espresso? As it seems to coarse to me, but it's costing me a lot of $ and beans testing for a few days.
CMIN Senior Member Joined: 14 Jun 2012 Posts: 500 Location: South FL Expertise: I like coffee
Espresso: Crossland CC1 Grinder: Baratza Preciso
Posted Fri Jun 29, 2012, 6:51pm Subject: Re: Hario Mini Mill Slim
Ok I re-modded the Mini, doing this with tape on the shaft sucks, you'll be replacing it all the time. I saw the thread on HB about using a piece of plastic cut from a milk container, so i did that today. Not the exact size they said to use, I cut mine shorter as it was too hard to wrap tight and get into the shaft space. Though I did use some tape on the outer burr to keep it centered, and some tape on the attachment inside the center burr. The grinder now is unbelievable, very precise and consistent grinds. Even click 5 seems too fine for my CC1 as it was over extracting. So still dialing it in and playing with this grinder but I'm really impressed with it now.
My Bar32 was having issues so I think that's why it was getting choked so easily even when the Mini wasn't modded.
ducksredux Senior Member Joined: 1 Jul 2012 Posts: 6 Location: USA - Philadelphia Expertise: I love coffee
Grinder: Hario Mini Mill
Posted Sun Jul 8, 2012, 5:10am Subject: Re: Hario Mini Mill Slim
Maybe it's just that I'm not a tinkerer but it seems absurd to spend all that time modding this grinder after it's been pointed out that plastic particles undoubtedly end up in the grounds. Aside from it affecting the taste imagine what ingesting extracted and melted polyethylene does to your body.
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