Installing Forte metal grind chamber in Mahlkonig Vario Grinder and hyper-aligning it. Sections: Basic Disassembly : 0:35 Chamber Swap: 5:35 Hyper-Alignment: 18:35
Hi Andrew. Kudos to you for buying one of these grinders. I have an older Vario too, and I have had mine partially apart too. BTW, It's Karl from Canada who owns a Navdy. Cheers, mate.
Thanks so much for putting this together! Just got the parts and got the job done in 1.5 hours or so thanks to your guide. It's a little hard to do the wipe test with the ceramic burrs but I believe I was able to get a clean wipe on the first try doing the alicorn alignment too.
Hello! Thanks so much for the video guide. I am about to forte-ify my Vario. Do you know, do I just need the Forte threaded metal grind chamber and burr carrier? Or do I also need to purchase the Forte motor plate part? Thanks!
There's a couple more details here: espressoaf.com/manufacturers/baratza/alignment.html#fortevario-parts-swap You don't need the motor plate generally, I think that's really just to make adjusting the belt tensions easier.
Not sure why I would do this to my Vario. It works perfectly. The metal parts are designed to accommodate extended service demands of a commercial application. I make 4 espresso shots a day. The plastic version is more than adequate. If you must have metal parts just spend the additional $300 and get the Forte.
Sure, the plastic is fine. The metal however is stiffer and will hold shape more accurately, and screws can be more tightly torqued, when hyper-aligning the chamber to get more consistent and accurate grinding. Others have noted that with hyper-aligning the Vario can grind beans on par with grinders twice its cost.
Hey, I was trying to fortify a vario, with burrs included and I don't know if I did everything correctly, I would like to know more... After reassembling I hear the burr touch but some coffees are not fine enough (I bet its alignment) also Ive seen bottom burr carrier can be removed easily and I think that's wrong... I was replaying your video to make sure its right but I did not see anything strange
Hi, yeah a little trap when swapping ceramic and steel burrs is that they have a different height! The steel burrs are much taller, so the touch point will be quite different. You can either just get used to having a different touch point, or this can be adjusted with the little allen key under the rubber plug near the coffee output chute.
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Hi Andrew. Kudos to you for buying one of these grinders. I have an older Vario too, and I have had mine partially apart too. BTW, It's Karl from Canada who owns a Navdy. Cheers, mate.
When I try things like that I always have left over screws
Lol 😂
Thanks so much for putting this together! Just got the parts and got the job done in 1.5 hours or so thanks to your guide. It's a little hard to do the wipe test with the ceramic burrs but I believe I was able to get a clean wipe on the first try doing the alicorn alignment too.
I've used liquid chalk pens for tests on ceramic, they work quite well. Eg. amzn.asia/d/7eyU5pn
thank you so much for this video!
Hello! Thanks so much for the video guide. I am about to forte-ify my Vario. Do you know, do I just need the Forte threaded metal grind chamber and burr carrier? Or do I also need to purchase the Forte motor plate part? Thanks!
There's a couple more details here: espressoaf.com/manufacturers/baratza/alignment.html#fortevario-parts-swap
You don't need the motor plate generally, I think that's really just to make adjusting the belt tensions easier.
Not sure why I would do this to my Vario. It works perfectly. The metal parts are designed to accommodate extended service demands of a commercial application. I make 4 espresso shots a day. The plastic version is more than adequate. If you must have metal parts just spend the additional $300 and get the Forte.
Sure, the plastic is fine. The metal however is stiffer and will hold shape more accurately, and screws can be more tightly torqued, when hyper-aligning the chamber to get more consistent and accurate grinding. Others have noted that with hyper-aligning the Vario can grind beans on par with grinders twice its cost.
Hey, I was trying to fortify a vario, with burrs included and I don't know if I did everything correctly, I would like to know more... After reassembling I hear the burr touch but some coffees are not fine enough (I bet its alignment) also Ive seen bottom burr carrier can be removed easily and I think that's wrong... I was replaying your video to make sure its right but I did not see anything strange
Hi, yeah a little trap when swapping ceramic and steel burrs is that they have a different height! The steel burrs are much taller, so the touch point will be quite different. You can either just get used to having a different touch point, or this can be adjusted with the little allen key under the rubber plug near the coffee output chute.