Orphan Espresso Apex Grinder - Page 37

#361: Post by **jbviau** » January 18th, 2019, 10:11 am

Yup, I brush and also lift the cutting board my Apex is attached to and then let it drop gently onto the counter from maybe 1 cm up a few times to dislodge whatever might be packed in above the chute.

#362: Post by **cameron84** » January 20th, 2019, 5:16 pm

I seem to lose a lot of grinding effort due to the chassis of the Apex "flexing" while grinding. Anybody else experience this? I have it screwed down to a heavy chopping board that doesn't move during grinding, however the chassis is visibly moving.

January 20th, 2019, 6:22 pm

No, I am not observing that. It is rigid and stable. OTOH, I do not have it screwed down; I press down on the top of it, following Doug's video instructions, and it seems to me that would stablize any flex in the frame.

Have you contacted OE with your question? And if not, why not? The vendor should be the first place to lodge questions about a brand-new item.

#364: Post by **Yan** » January 20th, 2019, 8:27 pm

cameron84 wrote:I seem to lose a lot of grinding effort due to the chassis of the Apex "flexing" while grinding. Anybody else experience this? I have it screwed down to a heavy chopping board that doesn't move during grinding, however the chassis is visibly moving.

Do you have any video about the flexing chassis...a bit curious to see it's a very strong chassis maybe yo need to tighten the existing Hex screw.
My copping board not thick enough but I put an extra clamp... very steady now...

#365: Post by **IMAWriter** » January 21st, 2019, 1:09 am

cameron84 wrote:I seem to lose a lot of grinding effort due to the chassis of the Apex "flexing" while grinding. Anybody else experience this? I have it screwed down to a heavy chopping board that doesn't move during grinding, however the chassis is visibly moving.

Yes, I think a video would be useful.

#366: Post by **cameron84** » January 21st, 2019, 5:41 am

Not the greatest video sorry. I think you can tell the base is stable but the chassis moves.

Richard wrote:...Have you contacted OE with your question? And if not, why not? The vendor should be the first place to lodge questions about a brand-new item.

Yes. I have.

Yan wrote:...maybe yo need to tighten the existing Hex screw...

All hex bolts are tight.

Getting the same flex in the body with light and very dark roasts.

#367: Post by **jbviau** » January 21st, 2019, 3:38 pm

I haven't noticed flex like that with mine (just checked again to be sure). I do see what you mean, but I noticed also that the base (or base+board) seems to be moving a bit as well, especially toward the beginning of your clip. True?

#368: Post by **cameron84** » January 21st, 2019, 4:18 pm

Yes there was some movement.

Overall it's not really an issue, just not something I expected from a fairly expensive hand grinder. I get tasty cups of coffee from it. Was just seeing if anyone else experienced it.

January 21st, 2019, 9:51 pm

Last weekend I do 1 day marathon grind 3 kg Medium to Dark beans... and I don't see any flexing issue with my APEX only screeching sound and easily fixed with siliconee oil....
lt was really a good workout...

#370: Post by **Prosounds** » January 27th, 2019, 8:16 pm

Just checking in here to see how people are enjoying this grinder...

I'm loving mine. I'm especially curious to see what people think vs. EK43 or other high-end grinders.