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Interesting. I actually modded my grinder by dismantling it to get the burrs to go closer together. Afterwards I could get them to make exactly the sound you describe at the finest setting so had to back them off a notch.
To be honest I always thought it was a pretty imprecise way of holding the top burr and very unlikely to keep the burrs coaxial, especially at all settings. I was thinking about upgrading to a Svart but one of the reasons I didn't was because of that burr mounting arrangement.
I got a Joy Resolve Groove Compact for Christmas which, despite seeming almost like a toy, seems to give a much more consistent grind, although that might well be down to the fresh burrs.
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I've seen what you're referring to here on my Wilfa Svart.
Here's some things I've noticed as a result of a little experimentation:
Quick Google suggests new burrs are £35 which doesn't seem crazy, but 2 years and 30-ish kg doesn't seem like it's really that long for the life of what's supposed to be a decent grinder. I'm going to try shimming my burrs first, then replacing them, but I think the fact the burrs can touch without even turning the dial to fully fine is a design flaw.
The sound I am now acutely aware of has been occurring for some time at finer grind settings that I don't normally use, which I thought wasn't great but I am now learning that even just touching once can kill the burrs and these cunts have been giving each other the kiss of death since only a couple of months after I bought it.