Cleaned up an antique coffee grinder
https://i.postimg.cc/SRsqP621/manual-grinds.jpg
It was in pretty good shape to begin with, but I cleaned it and ground some coffee and it worked great! The top nut adjusts the granule size and made it pretty fine when I tightened it.
Any of you have an older grinder that you enjoy using or tips for using them?
I’ve used a manual grinder like this for years and years. They’re built like tanks.
Good on ya for keeping a treasure alive
I bought an old 1950s/1960s Armin Trosser hand grinder from ebay a while ago and use it every day. Works great and looks lovely in my opinion
My aunt has this exact same thing and uses it as a pepper grinder
I tried one almost new (a “new vintage” from Zassenhaus that sells new for 80€!) and it was so miserable that I couldn’t believe it: grind setting changed while spinning and not smooth at all. Metal burrs, but unusable…
What kind of burr/grinding mechanism is inside this? Does it use a ceramic burr or steel or no burrs but some other kind of thing?
https://i.postimg.cc/R0mqL1H5/IMG-0022.jpg
It looks like a cast iron burr that fans out over a dome shape
Well that is pretty cool. Thanks!
This is the raddest thing I’ve seen this week 😍
This is really cool! How long does it take to grind?
I've only tried it the one time so far but doing at a moderate pace that wasnt making me sweat and the finest granule setting was about one minute for 15g.
That’s not too shabby! What a cool thing
I have a few and it can take time depending on how much obviously, but I’ve one that I removed the handle on and replaced with a drill bit. So for laughs when someone complains, I toss it in there and grab the ol power drill lol
Is it exhausting to grind coffee ?
I'm asking because I also have a vintage coffee grinder and it's definitely a workout
Hmm the beans don't normally get stuck and there really isn't a ton of resistance, so I wouldn't call it strenuous. It feels like maybe the amount of forced to scrub a dish kind of hard. It's not difficult, but the time it takes can be tiring if grinding a whole pot. 
