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tag1260 |
Posted on 02/12/2022 2:20 PM
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Anyone built a Bake-A-Round roaster using a 120 v element? Thanks |
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allenb |
Posted on 02/13/2022 8:07 AM
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Shoot us some details on your roaster and how you're using the bakearound
1/2 lb and 1 lb drum, Siemens Sirocco fluidbed, presspot, chemex, cajun biggin brewer from the backwoods of Louisiana
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jordo_99 |
Posted on 02/15/2022 8:34 AM
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Quote I built mine with the Bake-A-Round, a martini glass, 1550W element and 250W vacuum motor (it's all controlled via a TC4+ board and Artisan). I had a difficult time balancing the fluid bed movement with heating temps...more airflow moves the beans better but drops the inlet heat. I downsized the glass tube to something 1/2 an inch smaller in diameter and that helped some but I still think heating element is underpowered for the roast chamber and fan motor combination You can definitely make it work like that though...Before I added the TC4+ board and began roasting via software, I got some nice roasts by manually "pulsing" the fan off/on every few seconds so it would keep rotating the beans while also increasing the heat but then your ability to repeat a good roast is impossible. |
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tag1260 |
Posted on 02/15/2022 3:56 PM
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Thanks. Sounds like you're using the same thing I have in mind. I may have to re-think this setup. Any pictures of your roaster? |
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jordo_99 |
Posted on 02/15/2022 7:45 PM
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Quote tag1260 wrote: Thanks. Sounds like you're using the same thing I have in mind. I may have to re-think this setup. Any pictures of your roaster? I haven't shared anything yet for pictures or videos but here's something I had earlier. It's design was inspired quite a bit by CK's transparent roaster (https://homeroasters.org/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=5742) and the Roastino (www.cyberelectronics.org/?p=699). I really just threw it together with parts laying around the house and everything was press-fit together with silicone tape so it's safe for high temps and easily disassembled
...later I added two of the "tornado dust separators" like in CK's build and the copper tubing to recirculate the hot air and separate chaff but ended up abandoning that idea. I think this is still a viable build but you may have better luck with some Tri-Clover parts and a smaller roast chamber...the Bake-A-Round is big enough to handle 1-2lbs batches from what I could tell but a 120V element isn't going to heat it well.
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