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I just retrofitted my basic hand crank mill with a 10mm nut, and drove it with a drill. It's so much faster now, but I do wonder if there's actual properly motorized versions of what I just did.

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[–] Anticorp 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So are good burr hand grinders. My friend paid as much for his hand grinder as I did for my Breville electric burr grinder.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

The Hario burr grinder in the OP is not on the same level. The one I had was about $40, and was so slow to grind that the drill was a gigantic upgrade. It cost me $.50 in parts to use with a drill I already had, which was great for college me. Cost was the deciding factor.

[–] Anticorp 4 points 7 months ago

That's cool then. I'm all for cost saving measures, especially for niche stuff like this which seems to always be overpriced.

[–] fritobugger2017 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And yet the Skerton is still a terrible grinder. Not much better than a blade grinder. Too much boulders and dust. Grind uniformity is just plain bad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I agree. Glad I got rid of it.