"well ... I really dont know. Its not ready yet and its been made in Maracaibo. I live in Caracas, 700 km far away.
I am going to post the answer when I have it
Saludos."
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Quest for micrometer
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sebastian Feb 16, 2012. 16 Replies 0 Likes
I need to buy a micrometer to measure the chocolate thickness.Which one do you use?Which one should we use?Best,Omar MontillaContinue
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Omar Montilla replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Colloid Mill for chocolate refining process? in the group Startup Central
Sebastian replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Colloid Mill for chocolate refining process? in the group Startup Central"Omar - does the grinding apparatus of your machine - is it a conical shaped piece that has the texture of rough sandpaper at the center of your unit with a cap that sits over it, or does the center of the unit have a pair of 'blades' that…"
Sebastian replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Quest for micrometer"It's important to have the right tool for the right job. Each tool has it's limitations, and once you ID the right tool, it's just as important to understand how to use the tool. For the vast majority of folks on this…"
Clay Gordon replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Quest for micrometer"Sebastian:
Is there a reasonably priced option that addresses these limitations of micrometers?"
Omar Montilla replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Quest for micrometer"Muchas gracias Sebastian. "
Sebastian replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Quest for micrometer"Remember there are caveats with any tool. Caliper type micrometers with spinner adjustments:
1) only measure the largest piece in the sample, and the sample presented to the tool is very, very small
2) can actually crush the largest piece by…"
Richard Foley replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Quest for micrometer"50 bucks and you will find a digitl one at a good tool store. I find them very accurate as long as they are good ones that allow you to tighten with that second spinner"
Omar Montilla replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Quest for micrometer"Well, we just buy a Mitutoyo 293340. We are going to try with it.
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Omar Montilla replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Colloid Mill for chocolate refining process? in the group Startup Central"We are going to refine cocoa liquor with sugar/milk. Previosly we had mix this products.
The first trial is going to be in a month. I am going to try to upload some photos and a report."
Sebastian replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Colloid Mill for chocolate refining process? in the group Startup Central"They can be used to grind nibs into liquor quite effectively. I've not tried grinding sugar/milk with the nibs, but it's technically feasible. Heat build up is going to be your enemy, so you'll need to find a way to take…"
Sebastian replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Quest for micrometer"chocolate is a suspension of mostly solids in a bit of fat, the more fat you add, the more disperse your solids are, and the less likely that they'll be 'stacked' or agglomerated together on your measuring device. strictly…"
Omar Montilla replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Quest for micrometer"I read that we need a 50-50 oil-chocolate mix to make a measurement. It is true?. (it was an old book)"
Sebastian replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Quest for micrometer"Definately suggest you run some tests batches before you buy it. Make sure you run enough of it to get it to steady state, and think about cooling, because it's going to get very, very hot."
Omar Montilla replied to Omar Montilla's discussion Quest for micrometer"We are going to buy cacao liquor, cacao butter, milk and sugar, and we are going to have a machine, intended to be used before the refining process as blender (mixer) and after for the conching process.
I´m afraid to but I think it´s a…"
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