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Fellow Ode Gen 1 vs Timemore Sculptor 078
Two grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Ode Gen 1 is numbered 1–11; the Sculptor 078 is numbered 0–18.
Which to buy
Choose the
Ode Gen 1 if you…
- already own one, or are buying used — Fellow lists it as sold out
- want 64 mm flat burrs, with SSP burrs as a factory option
- want an auto stop when the last bean is ground
Choose the
Sculptor 078 if you…
- want to buy new
- want 78 mm burrs and variable RPM from a 400 W motor
- want low retention without bellows — Timemore credits its gravity-fed auger
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Fellow now sells the Ode Gen 2 in place of the original. The settings on this page are for the Gen 1.
Sources: Fellow — Ode Gen 1 (archived) · Fellow — Ode Brew Grinder · Timemore — Sculptor series
| Ode Gen 1 | Sculptor 078 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Fellow | Timemore |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Numbered dial |
| Dial range | 1 – 11 | 0 – 18 |
| Burrs | Flat | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 2.6 numbers | 4 numbers |
| Filter → coarse | 7.4 numbers | 14 numbers |
The same number means different things
Both grinders use a numbered dial, which makes it tempting to copy a number straight across. Setting 6 sits at grind index 56.7 on the Ode Gen 1 but 47.5 on the Sculptor 078 — 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.
| Ode Gen 1 | Sculptor 078 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 1.2 | 2.5 |
| 2.2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3.5 |
| 3.2 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 6.5 |
| 6.1 | 9 |
| 7.1 | 11 |
| 8.1 | 13 |
| 9.1 | 14.5 |
| 10 | 16.5 |
| 11 | 18 |
| Sculptor 078 | Ode Gen 1 |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 3 | 2.2 |
| 3.5 | 3 |
| 4.5 | 3.2 |
| 6.5 | 5 |
| 9 | 6.1 |
| 11 | 7.1 |
| 13 | 8.1 |
| 14.5 | 9.1 |
| 16.5 | 10 |
| 18 | 11 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Ode Gen 1 | Sculptor 078 |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 1.1 | 1 |
| Moka pot | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 2.2 | 3 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 3.1 | 4 |
| Siphon | 4 | 4.5 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 4.2 | 6 |
| Drip / batch brew | 5 | 6.5 |
| Cupping | 3 | 7 |
| Chemex | 6.1 | 9 |
| French press | 8 | 12.5 |
| Cold brew | 9.2 | 15.5 |
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.
Fellow Ode Gen 1
Timemore Sculptor 078
Dialing in the Ode Gen 1
The original Ode had noticeably more fines than the Gen 2 that replaced it, which is why the Gen 2 burr upgrade became such a common retrofit. If you are running Gen 1 burrs, expect to sit slightly coarser than published Ode numbers to get the same cup.
Dialing in the Sculptor 078
The larger-burr Sculptor, and the one with a caveat worth knowing before you buy. The plain 078 ships Timemore's Turbo — “ghost” — burrs: pyramid-cut, aimed at a unimodal grind with few fines and little heat, and built for pour over. Owners consistently report it will not go fine enough for espresso, and its adjustment is stepped where the 078S is stepless. If espresso matters, the 078S is the model with the flat burrs and the fine control; this one is a filter grinder that happens to be excellent at it. Seventeen numbers cover espresso through filter here, so the brew range has real resolution. Retention is genuinely low once the rotary knocker has cleared the chute.