Repair dented aluminum?
I have a hand grinder for my coffee. My little girl knocked it off the counter and the bottom of it dented (you can see the little dent on the left side of the picture, about 10 o'clock, just to the left of the screw). You might be able to see that the inside of that bottom piece is threaded. A small aluminum basket is supposed to screw into those threads to catch the grounds. Unfortunately, because the bottom of that ring is dented, that basket no longer fits in.
The entire upper piece was milled out of a single block of aluminum, so the threads can't be replaced. Is there a way to re-form the aluminum so that the basket fits? The best suggestion I've gotten so far is simply to file down the threads where the dent is, but if there is a better suggestion I might try that first.
Posted Jan 3, 2025, 6:50 PM UTC