Offset hinge pin blocks for Gene Caffe coffee roaster cover

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Not expecting many will have this identical need, but if you have a Gene Caffe coffee roaster and your cover refuses to stay in place, then perhaps this may work for you. After once taking apart my Gene Caffe for a gear repair, the cover never stayed in place even though its hinge pins were still intact. I suspect my reassembled roaster did not return to original factory fitment, and the cover's pins are so short that it doesn't take much for it to no longer fit. I drew up and printed these hinge blocks to return the Gene's cover to proper operation. Contact cement is used to secure the blocks into place. While I would've preferred to return the cover's pins to their original location, there's not enough room to allow something in between the cover's pins and their matching sockets. This block displaces the pins' matching sockets mostly vertically and a bit towards the rear; the new geometry is such that the cover does not quite return to its original fit but still remains very serviceable. Note: These blocks tightens its hold on the pins by bringing in the pin sockets towards the center, the primary goal of this design.