I am having trouble with the front knob coming off and the stones are casting out whole grain, not grinding.
75994
It sounds like the stones aren't tight enough. Make sure the holes in the back of the base stone are lined up with the pegs so that it rests flush with the body of the mill, and tighten the knob down pretty tight and then back it off as much as needed for you to turn it.
303716
I have noticed that the adjustment knob does wobble abit, but it doesn't seem to be hurting anything. In the manual it does say that the grinders will loosen over time, but that there are adjustment screws that ban be tightened. So far so good, no problems.
1718610
I just got mine and I'm wondering if I should return, my drive shaft appears slightly bent and when I grind with nothing inside it scrapes ceramic on ceramic at one section of the rotation. :(
875427
Try prying the top with a screw driver orpry bar. Be careful the plastic edges can be sharp.
1097996
To answer your question, I tried the "coarse" setting (since I never use it). Most of the pieces were coarse but some were more like "medium." Looks like the grind is not even on the "coarse" setting.
574793
The switch can't be fixed, as far as I can tell, and replacement looks to be nontrivial; looks like it's all custom castings. I tossed the crap grinder in the bin and got a better meat grinder.
1636512
It's probably just stuck. Pull the round knob gently and it should come loose and work fine.
1868329
Trying tightening all the blue knobs. It should not be difficult to mount and use it. It works very well.
1766587
I haven't had that issue with ours, but I would try applying oil (mineral) to it really heavy and putting something very heavy on it for an extended period of time to see if it will return to it's original shape. I think I would do at least 3 very heavy coats of mineral oil first though. We love ours! Just finished processing a whole elk on it.
1995023
It is very difficult. I ruined 2 of them before I got the knob off. I finally got one from another supplier and had no trouble. You can try to heat the knob since it is plastic. Maybe use a hair dryer but do a little at a time.
328278
I had this problem recently, and I used a piece of plastic to pry the paddle off. Now I coat the spindle it sits on with canola oil before baking.
316463
Danno, I had the same problem with the motor while grinding hard red winter wheat and finally finished by hand - good exercise that! I then did a pound or so of old fashioned oats and found that it handled the work without problems. My next trial will be using white wheat grain. I'll probably do that in the next week or so.
1128528
it is more difficult than the previous version of this little appliance, this is my 2nd one and the first one I had was much better made, in my opinion. But i dont really have a problem with it. if it is really that hard, maybe yours is defective and you might want to exchange it.
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Hi Zack, To adjust the grind, unscrew the nut at the very top of the handle. Lift off the handle and you will see a tabbed washer that fits into a slotted retainer below it. Lift it until the tab is no longer in the adjustment slots below and turn it either counter clockwise, for a larger grind, or clock wise for finer, and drop it back into one of the slots in the retainer. Replace the handle and nut and test the grind. It's pretty responsive and you will notice a difference from as little as two or three notches in either direction. Keep tweaking until you get your desired grind. Hope this helps, Moses
430785
my newest replacement is having the same issue. I have to use a screwdriver or something to push in the lock if I've used it hard. Im going to take mine apart and see if theres a molding edge or something that needs filed off.
300931
I suggest reshaping it using a vice or a couple pairs of vice grips to make the base as flat as possible. I actually saw those tabs off with a hack saw which decreased the stability of the base. I've since bought another knob. It sucked too. I put parts from two knobs together to make one good one.
845495
I have the same problem with mine. The pentagon hole in the crank handle is slightly too big and/or the metal that the pentagon shaft is made out of is too soft. When you turn the crank, it slips forward on the shaft causing the handle to get stuck and slowly stripping the shaft until the grinder is no longer useable. It took about 3 months in my case.