Here’s my current set-up, a bit cluttered but not had time to sort it. Ignore the Sage Nespresso machine, it’s only for emergencies 😅. La Pavoni Pro with a temp sensor on group head. Right side is my Frankenstein Mazzer SJ… Removed the doser and changed wiring to make it turn on with the switch. I made the cover and funnel from sheet aluminium and bent it to shape with my hands 💪. There’s a little cap that I pop over the funnel when in use, and I pop it off to get all grounds out. Bellows on top to push everything out to ~0.1g retention.

    I thought that posting a pic here would be a good motivator for cleaning the setup, so here we are. I am that person to use a stock Mazzer Major at home for single dosing 😱 I am in the honeymoon with that grinder and I’ll probably get a David Wong mod.

    i had the wong mod and got rid, i now have the original funnel, and a brush its much easier than the wong kit,

    mazzer major is a great grinder if you have the space

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      Cuprajake i had the wong mod and got rid

      What was wrong with that Jake ?

      Btw, how do you find it for medium to dark ?

        was a bit of a faff, blow here, tap this tap that,

        beautifully made product, and well packaged, i just decided id rather use the oe funnel, i now grind, brush and a final puls gets everything out,

        i dont drink really dark, but yeah it had been fine for all these, i dont do oily beans though, if i get oily beans i bin them

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          Cuprajake are you interested to sell the mod? Unfortunately I don’t have a funnel on my Major, I have a cylindrical doser which is really a pita to brush so I would rather try the mod than stay with that.

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              Cuprajake

              Petre

              Single dosing for Mazzers are a bit annoying with brushing and blowing etc. still good if you have a small budget. The Danial Wong mod was too expensive for me so I just made my own for essentially nothing as I had spare metal lying around. Honestly I would rather just have the Mazzer mini doser funnel thing rather than the other mods, mainly because mods like Danial Wongs are still quite messy. It’s easier to just brush the inside of the funnel and have a clean surface.

                    Sham

                    Could you post some pics? I am interested in anything that would help me get rid of the doser lol.

                      this is wong vs oe

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                        Petre What is ideal is Cuprajake second image with that funnel. I think only the mini has it? Not sure though. Some people made a similar mod for the SJ and Major by buying a funnel.

                        My design is really easy to make. My inspiration was origami, but with metal instead. The funnel is actually just one piece of metal folded. But my first design still needs improvement (no time to improve atm sadly). It can be made with just aluminium sheets, some metal sheers, a drill, and something to bend against (like a table edge or ideally a vice) and probably cost a few quid to make and maybe 2 hours.

                              Sham Maybe, I would be super happy with the funnel, but it is nowhere to be found to buy. I only found it on one website asking for 150 quid (with 10% discount included 😆)

                                  Petre try evilbay or AliExpress, you’re looking for a plunger funnel for making octopus balls or sometimes called a fudge funnel. About 10 quid. It’s going to have to be seriously modified but it’s 304 stainless and almost same size as Mazzer funnel. Been used by a lot of modders…jimbojohn on old forum has a walkthrough with very helpful pics.( have one on the way for my Fiorenzato F6)

                                      Yeah i was lucky enough to find mine second hand, but it wasnt cheap, but is oe

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                                      Looking back at the posts in this thread … I think tompoland has one of the most impressive setups 🤠☕☕☕😎 . That grinder alone

                                          CafeNoir

                                          Hehe, found it. The octopus balls tool will be with me tomo, thanks for the tip!

                                              headstar Is that a MaraX with black wood upgrade kit (+ flow control)? The wooden valves look nice. That’s an uncommon mod. What was your impression of the change? Subtle? Would you do it again?

                                                  Hi all, just joined the forum from the other one 😬 and finally have a shiny new setup to show off. I have spent two years enjoying learning espresso with the Barista Express and managed to persuade my wife to let me have this for my birthday 🥳

                                                  loving it so far, real step up in quality and ease of workflow. Looking forward to playing with the paddle more once I’ve got the basics down