It's alive!
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Okay, opted for the food grade thin steel and will also roll my own spacers from the material, just to be safe. Bicycled down to the dollar store. The frame bag I sewed looks to be the right size for snacks, maybe a lunch. Right side zipper was fortuitous as it makes it easier to snack while riding..


Pizza pan parts made. Built my own round stock from pizza pan parts. #diy #coffeeroaster


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Pizza pan parts made. Built my own round stock from pizza pan parts. #diy #coffeeroaster


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First bean test... failure! The angled metal failed to resist the weight of beans. I pulled them from the shaft and pushed the collars and bent the disk. #diy #coffeeroaster

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First bean test... failure! The angled metal failed to resist the weight of beans. I pulled them from the shaft and pushed the collars and bent the disk. #diy #coffeeroaster

Once that was fixed, determined it was having issues if coffee was over the shaft in depth. Not a lot of capacity. Half of a Talenti container. #diy #coffeeroaster

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Once that was fixed, determined it was having issues if coffee was over the shaft in depth. Not a lot of capacity. Half of a Talenti container. #diy #coffeeroaster

I think this is the right video... #coffee
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239F with heat gun set to "high". Ambient temp is 56F. #coffee

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Roasting! This is right st "first crack"
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FLIR says 465F after first crack #flir

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Final roasted product! It went a little farther than I wanted, but the headlamp I was using ran out of batteries and I had no visual of the roast at the end. These are halfway between first and second crack, I believe. I was aiming for slightly lighter. This is REALLY consistent roasting compared with my usual. #coffee #roasting

