KKTO Home Build

Brett_H

That may play....

Kelsey

Thanks for catching up with me today Paul, I really enjoyed our little impromptu meeting! So, I've got pretty much all the bits now. I'll take a photo in a day or so. Going to try and catch up with Lacehim sometime in the next week to start the actual build process. :coffee2:

Koffee_Kosmo

Kelsey wrote:

Thanks for catching up with me today Paul, I really enjoyed our little impromptu meeting! So, I've got pretty much all the bits now. I'll take a photo in a day or so. Going to try and catch up with Lacehim sometime in the next week to start the actual build process. :coffee2:

Likewise mate Glad you got your machine fixed while you waited and got home safe We sat like old men talking or shooting the breeze and solved some of the worlds problems KK

Brett_H

I was very sad to miss it!

Kelsey

Picked up my wiper motor today. $20. Will post photos as soon as I can. Need to see if I have a spare transformer lying around and pop down to Jaycar to get a plug.

Koffee_Kosmo

You can also have one of a few cooler inserts that I am giving away on Sunday The roaster is only the start of your build journey I have attached a PDF of the cooler build stages KK

PDF_Kosmic_KoolerIncluding.pdf

Kelsey

Does your shed have Tardis-like properties?!?!? 😉

Kelsey

Oh awesome KK, that'd be great!

Brett_H

Pictures... Where is pictures??? What time you and Lacheim getting there Sunday Kelsey?

Kelsey

Not sure yet Brett, I'll be catching a lift with Lacehim (hope that's still OK!) so I'll depend on him!

Kelsey

Photos galore: http://imgur.com/a/0I6Vg Now I need to figure out how to mate the motor to a driveshaft and keep it in the roast chamber rather than falling out with the beans.

Koffee_Kosmo

Kelsey wrote:

Photos galore: http://imgur.com/a/0I6Vg Now I need to figure out how to mate the motor to a driveshaft and keep it in the roast chamber rather than falling out with the beans.

Hence the reason I offered you an older type driveshaft at cost Its done like this - 1) See the nut on the motor - tighten it down so it does not work loose 2) place a 1/4 inch drive socket on it - this allows the square section to face towards the shaft 3) calculate the distance / gap required for connection without a need to cut the drive shaft down And you have a roaster KK

Kelsey

I can see how most of that works Paul. I'm looking at the drive shaft on the KK site now, but I'm having trouble picturing how it connects to the roast chamber pot in a way that the drive shaft and agitator stays in the pot?

Koffee_Kosmo

Kelsey wrote:

I can see how most of that works Paul. I'm looking at the drive shaft on the KK site now, but I'm having trouble picturing how it connects to the roast chamber pot in a way that the drive shaft and agitator stays in the pot?

The shaft feeds in from the underside of the perforated pot It has a flair so it stops at a certain spot The blade is fitted from the inside of the pot and its locked in to place All it can do then is spin The springs work like a flexible pendulum bearing See photos

Lacehim

Kelsey, I'll PM you re sunday. aiming for to arrive early maximise the time down there and head home early ish to avoid the peak traffic. Will be home for a few days if you fancy a drive up, you can see my KKTO, either that or KK might have one at the Sunday meet for you to see.

Kelsey

Paul, in the first pic, the blackened wider bit of the drive shaft that's right on the bottom of the pot - is that the flare you mentioned? If so, I see now how it works, but don't recall that being part of the drive shaft you showed me the other day?

Kelsey

Awesome Michael - happy to fit in with you.... although.... how early is early? 😉

Koffee_Kosmo

Kelsey wrote:

Paul, in the first pic, the blackened wider bit of the drive shaft that's right on the bottom of the pot - is that the flare you mentioned? If so, I see now how it works, but don't recall that being part of the drive shaft you showed me the other day?

Yes that is the flare but we also use a copper washer as well Its supplied as part of the set KK

Kelsey

Thanks KK, that makes a lot of sense.

Kelsey

I've found a 12v 4.5amp power supply in my junk boxes, so now I'm hunting around for a 'quick connect' between the motor and the PS. This site has an example: http://monsterguts.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=103 I've had a look on Jaycar and only saw 'female spade' ends, but not an entire cable as per the above link - i.e. female spade ends, cable and power supply connector. Is there anywhere else I should look or a way to achieve this without soldering?

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