DIY Electric Burr Grinder

The Problem
We drink a lot of coffee here at SnapJet headquarters, so we brought in a hand-burr grinder to help us make our java:

I know what you're thinking. "That grinder isn't nearly loud or dangerous enough!!"

And we couldn't agree more.




The Solution

We decided to add some horsepower to our good-old-fashioned (boring) coffee mill. This is a 6-speed AC motor we pulled from a blender. First we machined out an aluminum couple. Then we built a mount out of some ABS pipe. Finally, we added power. Here's the result: