The Popper coffee roaster heat dial doesn’t have marks … here is a template you can print to add some!
Some people like the Popper roast dial as is … but some want a way to mark roast settings, or a scale to help guide their adjustments. You know, it’s like some people play fretless bass and others don’t. Ok, skip that analogy.
NOTE: This article and video features the older version of Popper with the previous heat knob design. A few things mentioned do not apply to the new “gray” version of Popper with the new numbered heat knob.
Popper does not come with an adhesive sticker for this (we will look into adding that later though). For now the quick DIY way I add some marks is to print a small paper template, cut it out with scissors, and attach it to Popper with a glue stick. I went through a few variations but here is an image you can print at home to do the same. As you can see it’s a 2 up print in case you need an extra or botch it in some way. I usually do.
There are THREE options for downloading and printing below! I hear the first one does not print to scale, so I added an alternate JPG image floated in the middle of 8.5×11 which will print to correct size (which is 2.5 inches across), and a PDF that we tested that also prints to correct size without fussing with it:
Option 1 (we hear this does not scale to size when printing)
Option 2 PDF
Option 3 JPEG
More instructions … Really?
4 Responses
Thanks for this. My Popper’s heat dial doesn’t have enough resistance to stay where I set it. Once I’m at the 1’ o clock position, it slowly creeps up. Any ideas how to increase the tension on the dial so it stays put??
Hmm … thats not a problem we have come across much. Are all 4 rubber feet under the machine in place? They help prevent vibration that might make the knob move. The knob doesn’t simply pull off the post. so pushing it on harder wont help. But perhaps simply using some duct tape to create a little resistance so it doesn’t move is the simplest solution. Ill test one here to see if I can think of another easy fix
Thanks, I followed the post on removing the knob and I plan trying a roast later today with just the exposed post. Hoping that helps!
Good job! Yes I imagine that will work…