"Thank you for the feedback folks.
I made some rudimentary bushings following the recommendations of my engineering friend again (basically thin plastic angled washers with a small protruding plug). Fitting them was a bit hard because they had to be…"
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Cocoatown ECGC 12 melanger roller stones no longer turn
Started this discussion. Last reply by Francis Murchison yesterday. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hello,I have the older model of the small cocoatown melanger and have been through one belt change over a year or so with one batch a week in the last nine months. Recently I've noticed that the…Continue
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Francis Murchison replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Cocoatown ECGC 12 melanger roller stones no longer turn
Brad Churchill replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Cocoatown ECGC 12 melanger roller stones no longer turn"If the bushings are just plastic, it seems to me that making new ones can't be that difficult. I would hazard a guess that the hole in the granite is pretty standard, and there is a hole saw (drill bit attachment) with the same…"
cheebs replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Cocoatown ECGC 12 melanger roller stones no longer turn"No, food grade Teflon is not toxic. How else would there be millions of Teflon-coated nonstick pans out in the market?
Cocoatown will sell you the stones with the original crappy plastic bushings. Up to you to have new bushings…"
Francis Murchison replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Cocoatown ECGC 12 melanger roller stones no longer turn"by 'bushings" you mean the nylon fittings inside the roller stones? I was looking at everything with an engineer friend of mine yesterday and we did notice that they were pretty much toast, we ordered new nylon to replace.
Yes the stones…"
cheebs replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Cocoatown ECGC 12 melanger roller stones no longer turn"The bushings wear out. Either get new stones or have the old ones refitted with new, Teflon bushings.
You are disassembling and cleaning the stones after each use right?"
Tim Moore replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Looking for Chocolate melangeur in the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted"Hello Gordon,
We are small chocolate company in Oregon but growing quickly and wanted to know if had sold your equipment or if you had any leads on stone grinders/melangers.
Thanks,
Tim Moore
541-728-3844"
Bill Copeland replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Looking for Chocolate melangeur in the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted"Gordon, I am interested in your Bean to Bar equipment also. Thanks."
Benoît replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Looking for Chocolate melangeur in the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted"Hello
I would also appreciate getting a description of what is being sold?
Thanx
Ben
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Francis Murchison replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Looking for Chocolate melangeur in the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted"Hi Gordon
I tried to reply to you directly through <info@spiritedchocolate.com> and did in fact get the new owner. We are very interested in your machinery. Could you please send me a list of everything you have available? Thanks…"
Erin replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Looking for Chocolate melangeur in the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted"Hi Gordon, I just sent you a message about this so you can follow up with me directly. Thank you."
Gordon Terpening replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Looking for Chocolate melangeur in the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted"If you haven't found something else, I am considering selling my melangeur and some other
equipment (convection oven for roasting/ cacao cracker) and 3) 60 kg bags of raw cacao beans.
I recently sold my chocolate confection business,…"
Andal Balu replied to Francis Murchison's discussion Looking for Chocolate melangeur in the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted"We have new CocoaT melangers for $499.99 with free S&H within continental USA. These melangers can grind 8 -10 lbs of cocoa nibs in a batch to chocolate liquor less than 15 micron size. Please visit cocoatown.com for more details."
Francis Murchison added a discussion to the group Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted
Looking for Chocolate melangeur
I'm looking for a used melangeur, ideally something that can grind relatively easily from the nib. Capacity anywhere from 10lb up or a larger antique model...
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