Originally posted by Andykay
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Not disagreeing with any of the earlier posts, however one batch of oily beans will leave a lot of caked on gunge in any grinder. A friends smartgrinder did the same thing. He had several goes to clean it out, but it still was not grinding consistently*. When he brought it over I did a rough clean (it didn't look too bad) and then hit it at 40psi with my "twin water trapped" airline. Filled half my backyard with grinder dust. Worked as per new after that!
not grinding consistently*: use the white paper test. Put a few grinds on a sheet of paper and see what kind of variation you get. In your case, repeat next time you use the grinder: they should be about the same mix of sizes. http://www.coffeegeek.com/pdfs/Barat...rs%20%20SM.pdf has a fairly complete set of pics to give you a guide as to what it should look like.
My other point: after only a year of domestic use (assuming it is not an extended family of 50+), I doubt it needs shimming. Having said that, it remains a possibility.
Hope this helps
TampIt

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