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mmccarthy
Hah! Nope, no mods on mine!
What size portafilter do you use? I've got a 51mm one (I remember you saying you were considering a La Pavoni so may be in the same boat as me there) so the little support it has for the portafilter isn't a great fit. Given it's only around 6 seconds or so I haven't decided to address that yet (to be fair, I spent a good few years working in a coffee shop using bottomless portafilters so the muscle memory is already there, and the little bumps at the rear of the supports on the Sette are enough of a luxury relative to the commercial grinders I was using!)
Edit: Just went and checked there, turns out the fit is actually fine (photo attached). I'm guessing since I frequently switch between filter & espresso flipping that little support in and out just got annoying so I didn't bother with it.
Also one niggle I've noticed recently, the bolt holding in the espresso burr I use is a little recessed, so I occasionally end up with a bean sitting there after finished grinding. On the filter burr I bought, the bolt is a bit longer so I don't have this issue. I've taken both apart for cleaning a few times so not sure which is the standard one that comes with the grinder. Seems like a bit of an oversight with the shorter bolt, so would be interested to hear whether yourself (and @Snips) have the same issue. Will pop up a photo later to show what I mean.