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DF64 DF64 Gen 2 vs Timemore Sculptor 064

Two grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Sculptor 064 is numbered 0–16; the DF64 Gen 2 is numbered 0–90.

DF64 DF64 Gen 2 and Timemore Sculptor 064 specifications compared
DF64 Gen 2Sculptor 064
BrandDF64Timemore
ScaleNumbered dialNumbered dial
Dial range0 – 900 – 16
BurrsFlatFlat
Espresso → filter26 numbers3.5 numbers
Filter → coarse52 numbers12.5 numbers

The same number means different things

Both grinders use a numbered dial, which makes it tempting to copy a number straight across. Setting 8 sits at grind index 0 on the DF64 Gen 2 but 58 on the Sculptor 064 — far enough apart to change the cup.

Converting a setting

If a recipe quotes a setting for one of these grinders, read across for the equivalent on the other. Rows are spaced evenly by grind size, not by dial number — on a conical burr those are not the same thing.

DF64 Gen 2Sculptor 064
DF64 Gen 2Sculptor 064
100
21.11.1
30.42.1
32.42.6
34.43.1
37.93.9
47.36
56.88.1
66.210.2
7311.8
7813.2
8314.6
8816
Sculptor 064DF64 Gen 2
Sculptor 064DF64 Gen 2
010
1.121.1
2.130.4
2.632.4
3.134.4
3.937.9
647.3
8.156.8
10.266.2
11.873
13.278
14.683
1688

Side by side, by brew method

Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.

DF64 DF64 Gen 2 and Timemore Sculptor 064 settings for every brew method
MethodDF64 Gen 2Sculptor 064
Espresso16.70.7
Moka pot302
AeroPress (short steep)32.42.6
Pour over — V60 / cone35.53.4
Pour over — flat bottom41.74.8
Drip / batch brew47.36
Chemex56.48
French press71.211.3
Cold brew80.814

The shape of each dial

Where the connectors bunch, that grinder’s dial is compressed and single steps count for more. Comparing the two shapes tells you which gives finer control, and where.

DF64 DF64 Gen 2

FINECOARSEGRIND INDEX 0–100090DF64 DF64 GEN 2 DIALEspressoV60French pressCold brew
Where the lines bunch, the dial is compressed — small moves count for more

Timemore Sculptor 064

FINECOARSEGRIND INDEX 0–100016TIMEMORE SCULPTOR 064 DIALEspressoV60French pressCold brew
Where the lines bunch, the dial is compressed — small moves count for more

Dialing in the DF64 Gen 2

A 64mm flat-burr single-dose grinder that became popular precisely because it puts commercial burrs at a domestic price. Espresso is the design centre; the burr choice you fit matters more to grind character than the dial does.

Dialing in the Sculptor 064

Timemore's move upmarket into electric flat-burr grinding, with a genuinely usable espresso range unlike their hand grinders. Single dose oriented, and noticeably more consistent through filter than the C-series it sits above.

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DF64 Gen 2 vs Timemore Sculptor 064 — Settings Side by Side