De'Longhi Hopper extender-La'Specialista Arte

Design Concept

The design concept behind the De'Longhi bean hopper extender is to expand the capacity of the machine's hopper, allowing you to store more beans without frequently refilling. It's designed to fit specifically with the La'Specialista Arte model. 

This could also potentially work with other machines just scale to suit your needs.

Printing Suggestions

For best results, print with PLA or PETG or a food safe material for strength and durability. A layer height of 0.2mm and around 15 to 20% infill are recommended to create a sturdy structure, ensuring the extender can hold the increased volume of beans without warping.

Best printed with the internal lip on the build plate and add supports.

Because this is coming into contact with the coffee beans consider applying a food safe resin to the inside of the extender to seal it if you use a filament that is not considered food safe.

Assembly Instructions

After printing, carefully remove the supports and you can also use a deburring tool chamfer the inside at the top where the lid fits onto the extender, the lid should fit snugly onto the extender.