Too Much Coffee

Now that you have put your eyeballs back in.

OE Pharos now Sold.


I am also thinking of selling my Versalab M3 grinder. It is fully updated with the very latest upgrades so is indistinguishable from the current version, all replaced parts will be included along with spare flat burrs and a spare belt and adjustment scale.

I am posting to see if there is any interest on the forum.

I have not yet thought of a price for either of the grinders and can also say that both are in perfect working order. If you are interested please contact me at my e-mail address

eric DOT calderwood AT btinternet DOT com

As enquiring minds usually need to know, I am thinking of buying an Elektra Nino again.

Happy Easter.

All the Best
Eric

I love it when you get upgraditis or sidegradeitis Eric

Stickying this. As mentioned in previous threads, for anyone interested who does not know him, Eric is a compete joy to deal with and anyone could procede with absolute confidence.

droooooool

Many thanks Cakey.

I hope you are having an excellent Easter.

All the best
Eric

Thanks Lukas.

Hot cross buns! Nom, nom, nom, nom Sorry! Seasonal baked goods outburst. Am okay now, nothing to see here, mind you don't slip on the crumbs

Thanks Eric, I hope you are having a lovely break

Hi

Is the M3 available for sale?

Cheers,

Broederen

broederen wrote:Hi

Is the M3 available for sale?

Cheers,

Broederen

Hi,

Apologies for the late response.

I still have the M3, i am now undecided whether to sell it or not.

I will update the thread if it is definitely up for sale, but for now it is withdrawn.

All the best
Eric

I will unsticky this for now, Eric. If you decide to sell the M3 just update this thread and I will sticky it again for you.

ha, i opened this thread as i'm curious about the m3 but seeing that you might consider it over the elektra nino, makes me even more curious. how do you think they compare? the only thing that annoys me with my nino is the amount of coffee waste that's created between grinding sessions (5 - 10g) and its inability to single dose. so what made you consider the nino over the M3 then?

cheers,
olaf

Many thanks GB.

I had both a few years ago and actually prefer the shots from the Nino with it being a pure conical as a hybrid like the M3. I have the Nino single button set for the absolute minimum time, 1 second and use this to purge the grinder if i have not had a shot for a while. I only drink doubles so actually only use the double shot button in normal use. I have only just re purchased a Nino after realising how much i missed it. I did use a Pharos for a while and this got me back to conical only, but i'm lazy and grinding multiple shots with the Pharos was not a particularly quick process.
As i posted above i do like to have a backup though.

All the best
Eric

my routine with the nino is identical except for the first shot in the morning, which most of the time get's 2 seconds of purging = about 10g. i think there are quite a few cracked beans sitting between those burs which won't make it through during one second. but the waste does annoy me a bit, hence my interest into something like the M3 or perhaps rather the HG1.

bit off-topic, i know but do you do have an extra distribution routine after grinding? when simply grinding and tamping straight into the basket, i get a bit uneven extractions, being quite a bit slower in the front than the back. i tried a bit of WDT, using just an OE dosing funnel instead of a yogurt container but it didn't really seem to help a great deal. at least with the VST baskets i still find it hard to get even extractions.
following bruce and michael7's advice has helped a bit but since i have your attention as a fellow nino user, i thought i'd ask

thanks,
olaf

icke wrote:bit off-topic, i know but do you do have an extra distribution routine after grinding?
thanks,
olaf

Hi Olaf,

Apologies for the extremely late response.

When the Nino is grinding and the grounds are falling into the basket i move the portafilter back and forwards and side to side so as to get an pyramid of grounds in the centre of the basket. I then tap the portafilter on my tamping stand a couple of times and then tamp. Usually this gives a nice even pour.

Once again apologies for the late response.

All the best
Eric

Hi Eric, it is good to see you around here.