Brett H wrote:
Hey Simon, I know folks wax lyrical about seasoning burrs but I reckon it's the users who become seasoned. Did you buy this brand new or is it second hand with new burrs?
Yeah it never made sense to me that burrs needed seasoning.. not sure what that really means, I wouldn't think the sharp bits would change much in shape or mould around the beans or something over time hehe, but I plead ignorance here so not sure. I bought it secondhand (I'm assuming with the original burrs), but it had only done roughly 12kg or so, the fellow had it for a year. Seems like it's in great condition apart from them dents in there.. I'm wondering if that could affect the grind, as some of those dents are right on the threads... :S
Brett H wrote:
Looks like the carrier for the bottom burr set sits directly on the motor. Look for anything out of plumb there. Also, while it's disassembled wind the top burr carrier until amost touching then manually rotate the bottom burr to check burrs are parallel. If you get a grab-release effect the burrs aren't level with each other. KK may know how to better explain with tech-talk.
Ah ok, yeah not 100% sure what you meant by that hehe.. as in when I've taken out the bottom burrs, or while they're still in? I think i get it, while the top burrs are out, wind them in, reach just before zero point, then manually rotate the bottom burrs to see if they catch and let go? I also tried removing the bottom burrs this morning, and golly gosh they are screwed in tight haha, could only loosen one of the screws, will give it a bit more oomph tomorrow.
Koffee Kosmo wrote:
You can check for spinning accuracy by placing a dot on the lower burr shaft Turn on and observe If it's an even and continuing Circle then it's most probably OK If the visual result is oblong with wobbling then it's out of centre Just remember any adjustment you make to the grinder will always produce a different result in volume I never let the grinder have that control It's best to grind as much coffee as required to the physical part of the equation You tamp to the correct compaction & level required for best repeat results by your machine That level is normally just short of the puck touching the water dispersion screen when fully locked - no matter what filter basket size you use And adjust your compaction of the grinds as needed KK
Ah right, thanks KK might try that, assuming I can get this bottom burr out haha. One thing I have noticed is that even when on a particular grind setting and it's locked in with the spring button, the collar still moves around a little freely.. surely that's not normal? While grinding it looks as though it doesn't move around, but if it's slightly out of place, as soon as I run the grinder with beans in it, it moves and snaps back in place against the latch/button... I'll actually post a vid of what I mean soon haha. Thank you thank you thank you guys, appreciate the help, will keep posted how it goes..
