I had a hand grinder from “world market”. After year or so, the knob on the crank sheared off. I replace it with a bolt and nut. Of course, the nut loosens with every turn. Eventually, I get tired of that nonsense and replace the whole grinder (with the same inexpensive model). A couple of months later, the same thing happens…
Argh. I got a replacement from Java Presse. I’m sort of hoping that if it fails, which it will, it will be a different failure mode, and keep life interesting.