T64 Grinder From Bella Barista

dmcgoy

I’m debating using the same alibaba vendor. I was told “$380” (including shipping to USA?) for one unit (white, variable speed, default burrs, 120V USA plug). “thekitchenbarista” seems to also sell these units for a similar price (and would come from Canada and perhaps have some support). The problem is I want/need white and variable speed, which only seems possible via alibaba. I’m just leery about spending about $400 and having zero actual support. At this price I thought it would make more sense to just get a DF64V, but a vendor told me they were getting tons of complaints about the ionizer clicking and were hoping a “v3” would be made.

odor4fun

@Adrianmsmith

“Odor” also means child in Romanian, here it is used in a metaphorical sense, with the meaning of not forgetting the child in you, always wondering and experiment.
Odor4fun is an older id

Would I buy this grinder again? Yes

@gregE

Don’t be alarmed by the mess here, it’s not that pronounced, I exaggerated a bit to make you understand the need for the dosing ring. Maybe there is an advantage in that electrization, the chaff doesn’t get into the portafilter.

Using the bellows lifts this chaff

Adrianmsmith

odor4fun “Odor” also means child in Romanian, here it is used in a metaphorical sense, with the meaning of not forgetting the child in you, always wondering and experiment.
Odor4fun is an older id

Super, i sometimes forget we are an international family.

Cuprajake

Any bellows makes loads of mess, i find pre soaking beans for 24hrs pre use works wonders

gregE

It is not stepless. But @odor4fun you mentioned there is a way to make it stepless?

odor4fun

The metal pin is placed in the 12 o’clock position. Use pliers to remove it.

Adrianmsmith

odor4fun

Would a screwdriver not unscrew it?

Forget that, zoomed in, no threads!!

Why the flat screw head?…..

odor4fun

It is placed vertically in the body of the grinder, it must be removed with pliers

Adrianmsmith

odor4fun

2nd picture explains it. Thanks!!

gregE

Update: it came in. But how do i remove the parts here to get to the burr? I ordered this with SSP HU Burrs presumably installed so i want to check

gregE

Haha i’m (not so smart) and figured out it unscrews. But how do i tell if these are ssp?

dfk41

gregE This probably wont help but the ones BB supplied came with the SSP box and documentation. Perhaps @Jason1wood can post a pic or two. If you undo the screws on the easiest one to take off, they ought to be clearly marked if they are SSP

gregE

i was able to find that they are indeed ssp

![](blob:https://coffeetime.freeflarum.com/085758a4-1f60-4106-b2ca-e1d8362021b7)

DavecUK

gregE I for some reason can’t view the link?…but if you have removed them and seen with your own eyes on the back of the burrs, you should be good.

Adrianmsmith

And they say theres no trust left in the world 😎

Dont cross thread anything when reassembling and torque the burr bolts correctly to ensure flatness 😳

Will be back soon, just going to strip the car engine to check what grade aluminium the pistons really are 😎🤗

oddbean

Adrianmsmith just going to strip the car engin to check what grade aluminium the pistons really are

Didn’t know you can buy cars on alibaba

gregE

DavecUK Correct, thanks. I either don’t know how to upload images properly here or there was an error but i confirmed like you mentioned.

Adrianmsmith

gregE

First click the picture icon

Select the picture.

You may need to click albums and navigate to find it…..

It uploads and shows the links to the picture. Dont edit the 2 lines inserted.

In “edit mode” you do not see the actual pictures, just the links

Done.

gregE

anyone experience using the grinder for pour over or have you all strictly used it for espresso?

FadedFrontiers

gregE I’ve tried it for both and it’s okay for pour over (depending on beans and method), but really the HU do excel with espresso. Just remember to keep the motor on when going from coarse to fine grind settings!

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