I purchased a used Saeco Hercules which is a rebranded Fiorenzato F6
I replaced the bearings and burrs.
However, I am having a heck of a time getting it to grind fine enough.
i have adjusted the collar to what I believe to be the zero point - (i.e., I can hear the upper and lower burr touching but the motor still spins - with the hopper off and grinder unplugged I can turn it by hand but can feel the friction - if I tighten just a little more it can't be turned by hand.)
I'm not keen on adjusting the collar any tighter - don't want metal grinds in my coffee
At this point, the ground coffee is just not fine enough for espresso. I've gone through about 2 pounds of supermarket coffee. I understand that new burrs need to be "seasoned" but things don't seem to be improving. Could it be a "seasoning" issue? I would have thought with the burrs touching it would be grinding too fine.
One thing I should mention is that I bought the burrs on ebay from a seller located in Italy. However, they are definitely not OEM....they came in very generic packaging.
I may purchase another set of burrs but wonder if I should just cut my losses...
I posted here because Fiorenzato seems to have more significant presence in Australia than in North America (I'm located in Canada)
Any help/thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
I replaced the bearings and burrs.
However, I am having a heck of a time getting it to grind fine enough.
i have adjusted the collar to what I believe to be the zero point - (i.e., I can hear the upper and lower burr touching but the motor still spins - with the hopper off and grinder unplugged I can turn it by hand but can feel the friction - if I tighten just a little more it can't be turned by hand.)
I'm not keen on adjusting the collar any tighter - don't want metal grinds in my coffee

At this point, the ground coffee is just not fine enough for espresso. I've gone through about 2 pounds of supermarket coffee. I understand that new burrs need to be "seasoned" but things don't seem to be improving. Could it be a "seasoning" issue? I would have thought with the burrs touching it would be grinding too fine.
One thing I should mention is that I bought the burrs on ebay from a seller located in Italy. However, they are definitely not OEM....they came in very generic packaging.
I may purchase another set of burrs but wonder if I should just cut my losses...
I posted here because Fiorenzato seems to have more significant presence in Australia than in North America (I'm located in Canada)
Any help/thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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