Last week, I opened up the top of my Sunbeam to see if it had ever been cleaned out and to see if I could tighten the espresso grind. I noticed the lower burr sat a little loose. I shuffled and got the thing back together and carried on my merry way.
After grinding something coarse for a co-worker, I found I couldnt get the fine grind back that I had been enjoying. Hrmm...
So, I opened it again, got the screwdriver out and took off the collar so I could play with the lower burr. Shim set? Whats a shim set? 2-play al foil cut to match the washer to raise it just that fraction.
Still, the shaft itself is whats wobbly. I didnt know how to get at that and make it sit properly and I didnt want to wreck the machine by digging deeper, so I cleaned out old grinds and put it all back together again, taking care to get the burrs sitting as close as I could.
Ground something and was happy it was VERY fine, then poured something exquisite (even at only 24 hrs off roast).
My concern: what with the wobbly shaft and the Sunbeams inability to hold the grind, perhaps I had better use something else to grind coarse for plunger and not touch the grind settings AT ALL.
Can someone comment on this or on a possible fix to the wobbly shaft problem?
Serving Royalty
keeps me from getting a big head.
After grinding something coarse for a co-worker, I found I couldnt get the fine grind back that I had been enjoying. Hrmm...
So, I opened it again, got the screwdriver out and took off the collar so I could play with the lower burr. Shim set? Whats a shim set? 2-play al foil cut to match the washer to raise it just that fraction.
Still, the shaft itself is whats wobbly. I didnt know how to get at that and make it sit properly and I didnt want to wreck the machine by digging deeper, so I cleaned out old grinds and put it all back together again, taking care to get the burrs sitting as close as I could.
Ground something and was happy it was VERY fine, then poured something exquisite (even at only 24 hrs off roast).
My concern: what with the wobbly shaft and the Sunbeams inability to hold the grind, perhaps I had better use something else to grind coarse for plunger and not touch the grind settings AT ALL.
Can someone comment on this or on a possible fix to the wobbly shaft problem?
Serving Royalty
keeps me from getting a big head.

) / low cost design (correctomundo 8-) ) cheers
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