I noticed this morning that the coarse adjustment lever on my Vario was walking while I grinding some espresso.

Has anyone seen this before? It went from 1 all the way to two. I got a video of it, but it only shows it going from 1 to 1.5:
If I cannot depend upon it staying put, I have no way of knowing if it is really a 1 or a 2. Maybe I should have gone with the SJ...

Nate

Contact Baratza. They should be able to help, as they have excellent customer service.

Sent them a support email. I'll post back what they suggest in case someone else runs into this.

I used to have that problem, and I sent them an email.
They sent me some shims to install, and that completely fixed the problem.
While waiting a few days for the shims to arrive, I just held the slider in position while grinding.

Alan

Most likely Baratza will recommend that you add some shims which they will send to you along with very clear instructions. It's a common-enough problem so that they have a whole support protocol at the ready. Any other problems with the grinder?

Here's the bad and good news. I've had a bunch of problems with mine. Finally sent the grinder (several yrs old at that point) for their factory refurb----about $80(?) Came back like new---- with parts replaced and upgraded parts. After a year, more problems. Serious problems. Sent it back and they re-refurbed it (no charge) replacing more failed parts.

I ended up returning the Vario and bagged a used Mazzer Super Jolly from a Cafe for the same price. The Mazzer was in great shape and is rock solid.