This looks interesting https://www.sculptor.timemore.com/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=ads&utm_campaign=lead&utm_content=DC&UTM_term=Coffee+lover&fbclid=IwAR2CZ3pBMkQmWdqmucxQFVQcjydTECpokLraqERPCYHddmjT31GP7P_SWOY_aem_Ab_Qq4FTnxnzmHwzqPJq0Lx-_ekAqx6eLQKwGVI3lcjJRZZ8CNgjnGLrdVY4oEk9mrltM9bQRU2UKu6SvaFOrCzVLLIc1rMcnmjepbi0eFg76voPOkboOFlJ7kv7KwZn688&ad_id=23852712128540286&campaign_id=23852712087110286

I know lance hedrick has one as well, so will be interested to see a video on it

I registered interest and was sent a survey to complete. I looked at the questions and it was so skewed it was almost unbelievable. It was almost impossible to complete without giving 5 stars to something you have never seen, in every department.......so I binned it. Also, their use of English in the write up is decidedly odd!

Whilst I doubt it has a significant effect on the grinder's performance & function, it seems odd to do a grind analysis by a method with no available comparison, even odder that the % figures given don't match the curves in the chart.

> @"MWJB"#p33559 even odder that the % figures given don’t match the curves in the chart Dodgy. Cant help but think that makes any claims they make questionable.

@"dfk41"#p33556 very strange. The anti-marketing department hard at work? It may be a quality product but that sort of practice sets of alarm bells.

This kind of unintelligible 'data' is very common in coffee crowd funding (Invergo brewer, ROK grinder). It's not very reassuring, but the people posting usually don't understand the concepts they are trying to convey, luckily for the manufacturers, their prospective customers don't know what they are looking at either. If the burrs work and the grinder is built to reasonable tolerances then it will work normally. ...unlike my Timemore Nano which is only effective as a paper weight.

So many coffee themed kickstarters these days!

'Patented Burrs' I don't see what could be so novel in burr design that they would spend 10k patenting it aha. What the heck is a 'sensory motor'? The text about the motor is such a silly thing to mention. The Size distribution part was like they were forced to stick it in to appeal to the prosumer market. I'm sure the engineering is top notch because the quality looks high, but their marketing and English department needs improvement for sure.

Any indications of price yet? Aside from looking very similar to the Fellow Ode, I'd guess the 064 will perform very similarly too. 064s burrs in contrast look like standard Mazzer/Italmill clones, although the stepped settings could be an issue for dialling in espresso (even though I'm sure there'll be a workaround eventually). However if you can swap in SSPs and it can handle dense beans at fine settings and slow RPMs, who knows it could be an interesting grinder. Issue with 078 is that currently you'd be tied into their burrs or maybe the Xeoleo ghost burrs so it's a shame they didn't bump the motor size up for the smaller model or go for a more standard burr size for this one.

New kickstarter campaign for TIMEMORE Sculptor

DavecUK

tompoland To be clear, my mad plan involves first getting all of the 83mm burrs here (still five sets to come) and seasoning them and comparing them using the DF83s sitting in my roastery. They may never see the inside of the Duo, that will depend on some carefully caliper measurements first.

The critical thing is that the lowest portion of the grind path is above the edge of the carrier and sweep arms. I have 4 different types on order to test.

tompoland

DavecUK copied, pasted, printed. Tx.

caffeinated-carp

Noticed a new video popped up showing the 064s..

Inspector

caffeinated-carp What did i just watch :)

MattH

Though the streams are messy and chaotic you do get to see the product in a much more natural environment amongst all the mess !

I picked up on this comments about if you are a milk drinker then you will probably not notice the difference between grinders.. cheap or expensive.. now I dont have the experience to agree/disagree but its a interesting point. Milk does seem to save my drinks when the extractions have gone a bit left field.

I was going to go for a white 064s - but have too say the black looks good as well..

caffeinated-carp

Inspector lol, Hoon seems to have an interesting style. It was livestreamed I guess so ok, but yeh it’s sortof…I don’t know I really gain a lot from it being honest. Nice I suppose to see it to get a feel for size and what it sounds like, but not sure I got a lot past that if I’m being honest

whinmoor85

caffeinated-carp I find the same with Hoon’s channel, you could spend 20mins watching one of his videos and not really get any unique insight beyond a list of the product specifications.

There’s another guy that keeps popping up in my Youtube recommended feed (https://www.youtube.com/@mycoffeeshow111) and it’s the same thing. ’Oh look, I have this new product let’s see if it works, yes it does’ then it’s just on to the next product in a new video 😬

Cuprajake

i was on live stream with hoon, lol

caffeinated-carp

whinmoor85 Yeh he seems like a decent fella but it does seem a bit, not sure of the word, just almost as if I (not knowing that much) just started up a channel and started talking about a grinder and stating things that anyone else could figure out. It’s possibly a bit too conversational, although I suppose that’s refreshing in other ways.

whinmoor85

caffeinated-carp I’m not throwing shade at Hoon in particular, I just think most Youtube coffee channels don’t offer any unique inisght or expertise, they just exist to acquire gear.

Grahamsphillips

FWIW I’ve given up on the Gorilla Gear (NICHE) burrs. The new set are also stalling and I’m fed up with the faff. John Young has agreed to give me my money back. Meanwhile I’ve taken a bit or a punt and ordered an 078s. If I don’t like it I reckon I can always sell it for what it cost and put the money towards a NICHE DUO

Cuprajake

Which ships first duo or sculptor

MattH

Cuprajake Supposedly the sculptor in June - Duo is July I think

Cuprajake

Is it true timemore are covering the import fees? Or am I mixing that up with another product

MattH

Cuprajake Supposedly - but proof will be in the pudding so to speak…

caffeinated-carp

whinmoor85 Yeh that sounds like it could be true!

Cuprajake

MattH

Oh dear…. I may have to consider my options..

caffeinated-carp

MattH that’s a pain

DavecUK

MattH Oh dear…. I may have to consider my options..

Might be a blessing in disguise…you can revisit your decision….😁

MattH

DavecUK I was happy to take a punt as its relative cheap - a bit different to the 2 conical hand grinders, pretty small in size etc. I guess all I really need is something for when I am making drinks back to back and so a hand grinder would be less than ideal.

Not sure though that I need to consider spending oodles of cash on a grinder - I doubt I would notice all the “differences” in my milk drinks. Maybe a used niche zero is a way to go… not sure I can think of much else in the single dosing market.

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