Timemore 064S · problems & reliability report

Timemore 064S problems: what real owners report

13% of 55 verified Timemore 064Sowners don't recommend it — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.

For balance: 73% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score

Trend

Recent owners are more negative than older ones — the last six months run 47% recommend vs 73% all-time. Whatever the issues are, they aren't going away.

Most common complaints

4×Espresso range feels compressed and the dial is fiddly to dial in finely
2×Burrs are awkward to remove for cleaning
2×Internals felt poorly engineered to owners who took it apart
1×A unit can arrive with a high-pitched resonance defect

In owners' own words

“sometimes, the 064s and 078s would make slightly clumpy grounds not found in other grinders”
— @LanceHedrick on YouTube

“The sound of the coffee grinding in the 64 killed me on the inside sadly”
— @intervallum on YouTube

“The only two big complaints I have with my 64s are : the ON/OFF switch that is difficult to use (you have sometimes to press it multiple times) ; the fact that some beans remains stuck in the grinder and temporarily stops it”
— @remic2902 on YouTube

“Why did they ever put that rpm adjustment at the back?”
— @Steve_Cosmophonia on YouTube

“The on/off button wears out quickly, half of the time it doesn't work anymore when i push it.”
— @wkapteijn on YouTube

“I currently have the timemore sculptor 064s and find it annoying for both espresso and pour over, which I make both on the regular.”
— KateHamlin on Reddit

“I have taken apart both a 078s and a 064s and while it may be easy to put together, it is a horribly engineered product compared to a Mazzer.”
— Kudos1292 on Reddit

“that motor doesn’t sound great in comparison”
— @chris_hall_music on YouTube

“My biggest complaint on the 078S is the power button.”
— @WushuTaz on YouTube

“it is as annoying as the Sette”
— @JustPassingByBaby on YouTube

“I have the 064s but been seeing a lot of stalling in my pour over experience.”
— @DesertKnight99 on YouTube

“I couldn’t buy the 064s with it running so close to the edge that slowing the RPM down a bit overloads it / causes shutdown. Needs more overhead (more powerful motor), can’t imagine it will last”
— @chrisj6190 on YouTube

Setup quirks & things to watch for

Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.

“vertical flat burrs are giving a very clean, strict taste output”
— Upstairs-Win-4679 on Reddit

“The timemore will shut down if a rock gets in. Then you take it apart and remove the rock and all will be fine.”
— Roomba209 on Reddit

“my experience with the 064S is that it NEEDS RDT (3-4 sprays minimum)”
— Applepyes on Reddit

“it took about 3-4kg of seasoning for my 064ses to settle down”
— captain_blender on Reddit

“The Timemore is peobably more suitable for lighter roasts”
— BradipiECaffe on Reddit

Weighing it up? The full report has the other side — what 73% of owners like about it, who it's for, and every sourced quote. Full Timemore 064S owner report →