My boyfriend Tyler Adams is one of the most resourceful people I know. Some of the incredible things that he's made (fabricated and built from the ground up) during the 10 years we've been together include a top loading glass kiln, countless tattoo machines, a backyard kiwi arbor and all sorts of other garden structures, loads of motorcycle parts (some really complicated ones too), a welded metal interlocking security system for a Land Rover (friends who are now traveling in South America), and the coffee bean dispenser above that Tyler made for Mount Burns and Julie Gebron of St. Johns Coffee Roasters. Tyler spent months on this one and it shows.
A few weeks ago we delivered the dispenser to St. Johns Coffee Roasters just in time for their business anniversary party. Prior to the dispenser Mount and Julie had done all of their coffee packaging by hand with a metal scooper. That got a little old especially considering that they've signed some big new accounts in recent weeks. (You can find their tasty coffee at all ten New Seasons Markets, several local Whole Foods Markets and Market of Choice locations as well now.)
Tyler's coffee dispenser's new home at St. Johns Coffee Roasters!
Mount filling her up...
Tyler and Mount messing with the lever.
Works like a charm!
I can't tell you all the ins and outs of the dispenser design but if you vaguely remember a guy with a notebook, scribbling things and making sketches while examining your local market bulk coffee dispenser during the past few months that was probably Tyler. All of this R&D paid off because the dispenser is now in full swing and saving Mount and Julie a lot of time.
If you have any interest in Tyler's coffee dispenser (it's a one-off for now but he might make more in the future) drop him a line at tyler at grizzlytattoo dot com or stop by his new tattoo shop after June 1st -- Grizzly Tattoo on North Williams -- and ask him about it.
St. Johns Coffee Roasters Organic/Fair Trade 503.445.2249 Portland, Oregon www.stjohnscoffee.com info@stjohnscoffee.com
Grizzly Tattoo www.grizzlytattoo.com 3949 North Williams Ave. tyler at grizzly tattoo dot com Portland, Oregon