Shim for Baratza Sette Coffee / Espresso Grinders

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I have a second-hand Baratza Sette 270 espresso grinder that did not come with the (usually included) shim to make the grind size finer. Normally these shims can be bought really cheap but since the pandemic international shipping has been restricted. So I decided to experiment with a 3D printed shim. I assume the original, metal shim performs better since plastic has some elasticity, but so far my grinds have been spot on using this shim and I can easily choke my espresso machine by grinding too fine (not that that's the point). I believe this shim is used in all Sette grinders by Baratza, namely Sette 30, Sette 270, Sette 270W. Cheers. This shim is 0.6mm thick which may be a bit on the high side (the original shim is 0.3mm thick and you get two of them.). But I decided to print it thick because you can sand it down a bit to make it more even. Also printing it in 3 layers of 0.2mm (or 6 of 0.1mm) seemed more stable.