The heat gun pretty much cleans itself, any chaff that gets into the heatling element will get burned off. The roaster and the wobble disc will require some cleaning after roasting several batches. There will be a yellow brown stain that will build up. But cleaning is very easy.
i've never cleaned the heat gun. some tiny parts of chaff fall down beside its nozzle, so i do occasionally turn the whole rig upside down and gently shake the chaff out.
interesting! i've never cleaned anything except maybe shaking some of the chaff out of the roaster. yes, there's a yellow -brown stain on the disk and a bit on the inner surfaces of the sifter but i haven't discovered any disadvantage(s). ok the stains are ugly-ish. :-) @@weelianocraft
I cut it out from a Milo Tin container. It is a very thin sheet of steel and I have to trim it with metal snips. I guess a heavy pair of scissors can do the same thing. The metal disk is really thin, probably less than a millimeter.
Quite some inspiration. What is the shaft coupler and Mounting Bracket you have used for the JGY-370 ?? I would like to build one based on your great video ...
The shaft is a 304 stainless steel nut and bolt set that for M6 size. The mounting bracket is just known as the JG370 Worm Motor Mount or L Bracket. The coupler I guess is around 6mm in diameter.
Thank you! My roaster is stowed away at the moment because my home is being renovated so I couldn't give you the exact mesurements. The wooden base you saw is just a wood stool turned on it's side and it just happens to be perfect to support the roaster above. The flour sifter is around 6inches in diameter and I modified it with a plastic handle as the stainless steel handle can get very hot to hold with bare hands. It helps for me to pour out for cooling.
There's actually quite a bit of clearance, the disc is not touching the mesh at all, there's probably a 1/8 inch gap or 8mm gap between. The 200gm load of beans is flipped quite evenly even with the gap.
Hi Yousef! Although the heat gun comes with temperature controls, it is hard to control the temperature on the fly as the heat gun knob is on the flat surface under the stool frame. I just set a constant temperature and monitor the temperature rise. The heat gun is a cheap no name china made heat gun but it has worked very well for the past few years. It is rated at 2000W with 2 fan speeds and temperature range of 60C to 600C. I set the temperature to work at a constant 250- 260C. My 200gms of green beans will roast to City Plus between 9 and a half to 11 minutes, depending on the beans.
depends on the heat gun and how much it costs. i buy the cheapest Harbor Freight heat gun which has two temps. depending on ambient, i use both, starting with hot, then possibly switching back to somewhat less heat.
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Do you need to clean the heat-gun often?
Adding that plastic handle was a 👍 idea.
The heat gun pretty much cleans itself, any chaff that gets into the heatling element will get burned off. The roaster and the wobble disc will require some cleaning after roasting several batches. There will be a yellow brown stain that will build up. But cleaning is very easy.
i've never cleaned the heat gun. some tiny parts of chaff fall down beside its nozzle, so i do occasionally turn the whole rig upside down and gently shake the chaff out.
interesting! i've never cleaned anything except maybe shaking some of the chaff out of the roaster. yes, there's a yellow -brown stain on the disk and a bit on the inner surfaces of the sifter but i haven't discovered any disadvantage(s). ok the stains are ugly-ish. :-) @@weelianocraft
What is the wobble disc made from? Or where did you buy it?
I cut it out from a Milo Tin container. It is a very thin sheet of steel and I have to trim it with metal snips. I guess a heavy pair of scissors can do the same thing. The metal disk is really thin, probably less than a millimeter.
Thanks!
made mine from pizza pans from Amazon. they're aluminum, so easy to cut with metal shears/snips. cheap, too: $3.13 for 8" dia. (Jan. 2024).
@@LawrenceCotton the man, the myth, the legend! Thank you
build it and they will come
Quite some inspiration.
What is the shaft coupler and Mounting Bracket you have used for the JGY-370 ??
I would like to build one based on your great video ...
The shaft is a 304 stainless steel nut and bolt set that for M6 size. The mounting bracket is just known as the JG370 Worm Motor Mount or L Bracket. The coupler I guess is around 6mm in diameter.
Hello thanks for sharing your project. It seems inspiring just like Larry's. Can you please share size or dimensions of your sifter ?
Thank you! My roaster is stowed away at the moment because my home is being renovated so I couldn't give you the exact mesurements. The wooden base you saw is just a wood stool turned on it's side and it just happens to be perfect to support the roaster above. The flour sifter is around 6inches in diameter and I modified it with a plastic handle as the stainless steel handle can get very hot to hold with bare hands. It helps for me to pour out for cooling.
@@weelianocraft thanks for your kind reply :)
8 cup sifters can handle up to about 300g with a wobble disk agitator
good video
What's the clearance between the sifter screen and the wobble disc? My sifter is jamming with original mixing bars and test beans.
There's actually quite a bit of clearance, the disc is not touching the mesh at all, there's probably a 1/8 inch gap or 8mm gap between. The 200gm load of beans is flipped quite evenly even with the gap.
@@weelianocraft must be the one I bought. Using Whirly Pot now.
Yep that will work as well.@@asterix2ksi
what @@weelianocraft said!
Hi! Very great roaster big up!
I want to build one but just wondering how do you controll the temp, and how many watts on the heat gun?😍
Hi Yousef! Although the heat gun comes with temperature controls, it is hard to control the temperature on the fly as the heat gun knob is on the flat surface under the stool frame. I just set a constant temperature and monitor the temperature rise. The heat gun is a cheap no name china made heat gun but it has worked very well for the past few years. It is rated at 2000W with 2 fan speeds and temperature range of 60C to 600C. I set the temperature to work at a constant 250- 260C. My 200gms of green beans will roast to City Plus between 9 and a half to 11 minutes, depending on the beans.
depends on the heat gun and how much it costs. i buy the cheapest Harbor Freight heat gun which has two temps. depending on ambient, i use both, starting with hot, then possibly switching back to somewhat less heat.