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Look, ma, I’m handy!

Our coffee grinder jammed before Thanksgiving. We figured out how to clear it.

It jammed again.

After cleaning it out one more time — and having it jam one more time — I decided to try to replace the conical burr…

… it turned into a project, with new tool acquisition, and a few more parts.

The grinder.

I took it apart. There was so much coffee… everywhere.

I downloaded PDFs from Baratza. I watched a bunch of YouTube videos.

There was gnashing of teeth. There was swearing. It took a bunch of restraint to not just give up and order a new one.

But this machine had become my white whale. Fabulous and talented husband called it my quest.

I did it.

The new burr, and new burr holder. There’s also a paddle wheel, drive shaft and drive gear. This ended up being a project.

Time to test it.

Beans from local roaster.

It works! Coffee ground to specification. No blockages.

Ground coffee, in the machine I basically refurbished.

We’ll see if it lasts.

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