What weed grinders do you like? Do you even grind?

[Zen_seeker]

Talked to my son about it. We both have large metal ones that get gummy. But after looking into it it’s only available through amazon Canada for $100.


Owners don’t ship outside US and I’m guessing duty and tariffs. So we’ll wait and see what Bandit can create. Build one in parts. Stupid border BS.

 

[Tremojem]

XHALE update...

I received an email within a couple hours, from Josh, the owner. This occurred when I reached out to my CC company for a refund. I received the refund almost immediately and then the email from Josh.

I decided to ghost him for a couple weeks. As this is something he is very familiar with.

I did, finally, reply. In my reply, I provided a play by play of what transpired regarding his poor comms etc. And explained how it is not a good business practice to conduct his business in this way. I closed with an invitation of my own. I offered him an opportunity to send me a comped product for review. And I offered to share my entire experience on the forum I belong too.

So, where is the stellar product from Josh, that is going to change our lives for the better? When do I get to review it and share with my community and increase Josh's sales? Hmmm...yea, that's not happening. Not sure there even is a product. I keep getting email invitations to join a list. And emails with manufacturing delays as a result of product finishing inconsistencies.

I'm back to ghosting. He can shovel his shit somewhere else.

Please know that I am not a dick...just not taking anyone's shit anymore. And, if an opportunity presents itself, whereby I can offer some advice or just dump on them...I do. Hey, if you got balls to fuck with me, then I have a bat to fuck over your balls.

Sad thing is, it doesn't have to be like this.

Lastly, how you doing Bandit?

 

[Bandit420]

XHALE update...

I received an email within a couple hours, from Josh, the owner. This occurred when I reached out to my CC company for a refund. I received the refund almost immediately and then the email from Josh.

I decided to ghost him for a couple weeks. As this is something he is very familiar with.

I did, finally, reply. In my reply, I provided a play by play of what transpired regarding his poor comms etc. And explained how it is not a good business practice to conduct his business in this way. I closed with an invitation of my own. I offered him an opportunity to send me a comped product for review. And I offered to share my entire experience on the forum I belong too.

So, where is the stellar product from Josh, that is going to change our lives for the better? When do I get to review it and share with my community and increase Josh's sales? Hmmm...yea, that's not happening. Not sure there even is a product. I keep getting email invitations to join a list. And emails with manufacturing delays as a result of product finishing inconsistencies.

I'm back to ghosting. He can shovel his shit somewhere else.

Please know that I am not a dick...just not taking anyone's shit anymore. And, if an opportunity presents itself, whereby I can offer some advice or just dump on them...I do. Hey, if you got balls to fuck with me, then I have a bat to fuck over your balls.

Sad thing is, it doesn't have to be like this.

Lastly, how you doing Bandit?

I got the same email about the mismatched color or whatever yesterday.

The next date I'm looking at is July 22 then I'll go from there.

My DIY is there but I need to go in another direction with the blades by either finding a food processor blade I can adapt or get the Klip blade and build around them, basically making the Klip slicer for roughly around $25 each.

In regards to grinding for smoking I'm like most and prefer hand grind but do it a little different.
I freeze my weed after several weeks of cold cure which makes it super ez to hand grind.
I go from cure at around 50*F then freeze up after 3 weeks down to 30*F.
Keep my daily stash in the freezer as well so when I burn one, just pull a frozen nug and give it firm pressure. It will crumble to a perfect grind for rolling. By the time I lick the paper, it's already thawed and ready to set on fire but still cold. The terp load gets nuts on some strains because you burn them at every level from cold to hot so you get them separated in the early hits before it all blends together. In that ladder climb is some really wild flavors in weed. Got one now the first three hits off a doob taste like black licorice.

 

[Stoneyluv]

yesterday i got my four bud wackers and did npt get one free.. last night i sent them an email and today i already had an apology and a tracking number waiting for me. thats some great customer service!!! no questions no blame no nothing.. just an honest apology for an honest mistake and already taken care of!! how it should be folks!!!
i kind of really like it... i was scared off when it said the string was made of uhmw polyethylene and i've worked with plastics all my life and especially materials commonly used in wet process semi conductor mfg. but i think they mean the mechanism inside is made from uhmw the cord is strong nylon or something.. btw, dont google it.. uhmw= ultra high molecular weight



it did well, the material is less mashed like Steam said.

for those of us who are into preserving our trichomes than this is a much better option than a mill or tooth grinder. you can fell the difference instantly.



normally i have been using a plain ol speed grinder... the bud wacker is a much better option!!!! not as fast but nothing else is over one of those speedy ones!!



but i'm gonna leave this here and say this here is probably the coolest grinder in the galaxy!!!!!!!!!! the fuckin death star grinder!!!!! yup!!!!

 

[Bandit420]

yesterday i got my four bud wackers and did npt get one free.. last night i sent them an email and today i already had an apology and a tracking number waiting for me. thats some great customer service!!! no questions no blame no nothing.. just an honest apology for an honest mistake and already taken care of!! how it should be folks!!!
i kind of really like it... i was scared off when it said the string was made of uhmw polyethylene and i've worked with plastics all my life and especially materials commonly used in wet process semi conductor mfg. but i think they mean the mechanism inside is made from uhmw the cord is strong nylon or something.. btw, dont google it.. uhmw= ultra high molecular weight

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it did well, the material is less mashed like Steam said.

for those of us who are into preserving our trichomes than this is a much better option than a mill or tooth grinder. you can fell the difference instantly.

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normally i have been using a plain ol speed grinder... the bud wacker is a much better option!!!! not as fast but nothing else is over one of those speedy ones!!

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but i'm gonna leave this here and say this here is probably the coolest grinder in the galaxy!!!!!!!!!! the fuckin death star grinder!!!!! yup!!!!

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That DS grinder reminds me of this beauty....

A Vader Twin Ion Engine Fighter grill!!!

 

[Tremojem]

Any updates on your adventure?

 

[Bandit420]

Any updates on your adventure?

I haven't done anything with my 3d printed design so it's shelved for now. Just too much work in the way and I'm not testing any weed anyways so it's a back burner project for now.

In regards to Xhale? Nothing. Asked for an update about a week or so ago and got no reply.
Filed for a refund and reported the product as a scam to paypal. Got my money back and now his site may be taken down or at least not be able to use paypal anymore.

 

[Stoneyluv]

that really sucks guys. glad both of you got your money back though!!!

i forgot to post but bud wakker sent me that free one the next day... they sent it fedex priority even when the original order was only usps.

so on the flip side i have nothing but great things to say about bud wakkkers customer service. as for the grinder itself i have not used it yet. i gave one to my buddy a couple weeks ago and haven't asked him about it yet and also sent one to Ninjadip recently so maybe he'll try his out before i do.

if these work good i'm gonna pick up some more and keep it as a monthly prize here.

 

[steamroller]

that really sucks guys. glad both of you got your money back though!!!

i forgot to post but bud wakker sent me that free one the next day... they sent it fedex priority even when the original order was only usps.

so on the flip side i have nothing but great things to say about bud wakkkers customer service. as for the grinder itself i have not used it yet. i gave one to my buddy a couple weeks ago and haven't asked him about it yet and also sent one to Ninjadip recently so maybe he'll try his out before i do.

if these work good i'm gonna pick up some more and keep it as a monthly prize here.

I use mine daily and although not time tested like years, I wonder if I will ever need the second one.
I love it.

 

[GrumpAzz]

Anybody used one of these? Cool idea.

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[Stoneyluv]

I use mine daily and although not time tested like years, I wonder if I will ever need the second one.
I love it.

are you real gentle on it or are you just rippin it?

Anybody used one of these? Cool idea.

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that looks like flower mill.. i've printed those out already. worked okay but in the end it was still a 3d printed piece of plastic and gummed up often due to how my filament printer prints a layer at a time. maybe a resin printer would do a much better job.

it mashes the herb and then it falls through the desired sized holes in the plate. no teeth just a mill style grind.

 

[steamroller]

are you real gentle on it or are you just rippin it?



that looks like flower mill.. i've printed those out already. worked okay but in the end it was still a 3d printed piece of plastic and gummed up often due to how my filament printer prints a layer at a time. maybe a resin printer would do a much better job.

it mashes the herb and then it falls through the desired sized holes in the plate. no teeth just a mill style grind.

I rip it and still have not cleaned it once~!
It will jam if you over pack it, but it is easily unjammed.

 

[Stoneyluv]

I rip it and still have not cleaned it once~!
It will jam if you over pack it, but it is easily unjammed.

still no cleaning.. sweet!! and we all know your using the sticky icky too!!! seems super easy to clean with a little prep pad!!
side note. somebody just gave me 1000 pads, he asked hey do ever use these? i said yea every single day.. he handed me a whole case!!



first time i used it i jammed it with some stuff that had no business even going in a grinder but the second time i used it for cured bud and it worked great!

by buddy that i gave one to it super picky and abrasive, i figured if he actually liked it then it was a winner for sure.. i need to hit him up and see if he gave it a try.

 

[Bandit420]

that really sucks guys. glad both of you got your money back though!!!

i forgot to post but bud wakker sent me that free one the next day... they sent it fedex priority even when the original order was only usps.

so on the flip side i have nothing but great things to say about bud wakkkers customer service. as for the grinder itself i have not used it yet. i gave one to my buddy a couple weeks ago and haven't asked him about it yet and also sent one to Ninjadip recently so maybe he'll try his out before i do.

if these work good i'm gonna pick up some more and keep it as a monthly prize here.

Now I have a tracking # and a package is en route.
Paypal did a refund reversal which I've never heard of



I've had some weird orders for weed stuff before and I think this one will be in the top 5. It never had to be this hard or take this long and I've never seen any type of business ran this way unless it was some sort of scam.
So we'll see what shows up in my mailbox

Does the blade come out of the wakker? Like can I pull that blade then design a new canister design around it?

 

[GrumpAzz]

Now I have a tracking # and a package is en route.
Paypal did a refund reversal which I've never heard of

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I've had some weird orders for weed stuff before and I think this one will be in the top 5. It never had to be this hard or take this long and I've never seen any type of business ran this way unless it was some sort of scam.
So we'll see what shows up in my mailbox

Does the blade come out of the wakker? Like can I pull that blade then design a new canister design around it?

27 fucking dollars for Netflix!?

 

[Bandit420]

27 fucking dollars for Netflix!?

Happy Gilmore II aint cheap!!

 

[steamroller]

Does the blade come out of the wakker? Like can I pull that blade then design a new canister design around it?

Absolutely~!
It is hex drive and comes right out which is why I don't have to 'clean' it yet.

 

[Stoneyluv]

man that thing is filthy, you should clean it!!!

 

[Bandit420]

man that thing is filthy, you should clean it!!!

That's a job for a sonic cleaner if I ever saw one

 

[steamroller]

That's a job for a sonic cleaner if I ever saw one

I do have one~!

 

[Stoneyluv]

wiping it out could leave micro scratches in the plastic. the sonic wouldn't do that... like a touchless car wash!! haha

 

[Bandit420]

wiping it out could leave micro scratches in the plastic. the sonic wouldn't do that... like a touchless car wash!! haha

I wouldn't clean it any other way since it has those corners and edges + I know the blade would get me. Sonic cleaning will get that thing looking brand new in minutes

 

[Stoneyluv]

I wouldn't clean it any other way since it has those corners and edges + I know the blade would get me. Sonic cleaning will get that thing looking brand new in minutes

you said it man!! haha

 

[Bandit420]

So......this grinder or "slicer" by Xhale.....
Is the customer service shitty? Yes
Is the shipping slower than molasses? Yes
Does it feel like a scam after placing an order? Yes
Does it seem like dude needs to go to business school and learn a little something about business basics? Yes
If you want one should you reach out and make contact about inventory in stock and ready to ship? Better fucking believe it and don't even chance it.

However, is it a really baddass grinder and perhaps the best one out there? Yes and yes.
For all the shit and he deserves it, I'll also say gawd damn that's some excellent craftsmanship and color me impressed.
Magnets? Well played Sir, well played.

The kief screen and scoop is a nice xtra but unwanted. I'll cut a piece of hard parchment paper to line that screen and also help keep the slicer from gunking up with resin.
All of it comes apart and all parts are held together by magnets.
The blade is substantial. IDK about all the Katana stuff but it's lethal.
Very well made but would prefer no coating. We'll see how that hold up over time.
Very much worth $89 IMO. It's heavy. Feels luxurious in my hand and seems like it should cost a lot more. It's a fine piece and almost art quality but functional

 

[Habosabin]

So......this grinder or "slicer" by Xhale.....
Is the customer service shitty? Yes
Is the shipping slower than molasses? Yes
Does it feel like a scam after placing an order? Yes
Does it seem like dude needs to go to business school and learn a little something about business basics? Yes
If you want one should you reach out and make contact about inventory in stock and ready to ship? Better fucking believe it and don't even chance it.

However, is it a really baddass grinder and perhaps the best one out there? Yes and yes.
For all the shit and he deserves it, I'll also say gawd damn that's some excellent craftsmanship and color me impressed.
Magnets? Well played Sir, well played.

The kief screen and scoop is a nice xtra but unwanted. I'll cut a piece of hard parchment paper to line that screen and also help keep the slicer from gunking up with resin.
All of it comes apart and all parts are held together by magnets.
The blade is substantial. IDK about all the Katana stuff but it's lethal.
Very well made but would prefer no coating. We'll see how that hold up over time.
Very much worth $89 IMO. It's heavy. Feels luxurious in my hand and seems like it should cost a lot more. It's a fine piece and almost art quality but functional

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I like the blade grinders. This looks like a Lift knock-off. I have been using a mill grinder that doesn't use teeth or blades and that one is the easiest to keep clean.

 

[Tremojem]

Well, I kinda broke down. It isn't the same, as I dont believe the blade is razor sharp. It instead, tears it a bit...I guess.

Anyway, I placed buds in it and ONLY pulsed carefully. The top is ultra clear and allows me to see the real time effects.

Although it is not what I was looking for, I am very happily surprised. Beautiful, fluffy perfect grind. I choose a course grind over fine. Again, not ideal and was not expecting to like it, but my mind is blown at the quality of the grind.

I clean the device after each use, and it is easy and recommended. It allows me to gently remove all material without any build up of the sticky stuff. Sure, I may lose some of it, but not as much as my other normal grinders. Hell, my expensive Brilliant Cut Grinder holds onto alot of sticky stuff.

But, the stupid off the shelf coffee grinder surpassed all other normal hand grinders, in delivering a fluffy un-smashed bud material, with minimal loss of that important sticky stuff!!!

I will keep looking for the razor sharp slicing device for cannibas, but for now...this one kinda rocks.

Additionally, I needed to prep some serious amounts for both strains I am currently enjoying at the moment. So this allowed a bulk preparation rather than a small amount at a time. Kinda like the Kactus Kutter, but without the smashing.

Great review Bandit420.

 

[Tremojem]

Bandit420, thanks for your review and honesty.

I too had a brief encounter with this company.

Regarding the product, I cannot comment on it, as I did not reverse my payment method and therefore, did not receive any product.

I will say this... based on the the fishy business practices of this guy, I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw a house.

That is my recommendation...respectfully.

 

[Bandit420]

Bandit420, thanks for your review and honesty.

I too had a brief encounter with this company.

Regarding the product, I cannot comment on it, as I did not reverse my payment method and therefore, did not receive any product.

I will say this... based on the the fishy business practices of this guy, I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw a house.

That is my recommendation...respectfully.

Oh I forgot to mention the actual function of the grinder sucks. I guess you have to pregrind? IDK. but I got a pretty baddass blade I can design an actual slicer around it that truly does work like a meat & cheese deli slicer but with nugs

 

[Observer]

Well, I kinda broke down. It isn't the same, as I dont believe the blade is razor sharp. It instead, tears it a bit...I guess.

Anyway, I placed buds in it and ONLY pulsed carefully. The top is ultra clear and allows me to see the real time effects.

Although it is not what I was looking for, I am very happily surprised. Beautiful, fluffy perfect grind. I choose a course grind over fine. Again, not ideal and was not expecting to like it, but my mind is blown at the quality of the grind.

I clean the device after each use, and it is easy and recommended. It allows me to gently remove all material without any build up of the sticky stuff. Sure, I may lose some of it, but not as much as my other normal grinders. Hell, my expensive Brilliant Cut Grinder holds onto alot of sticky stuff.

But, the stupid off the shelf coffee grinder surpassed all other normal hand grinders, in delivering a fluffy un-smashed bud material, with minimal loss of that important sticky stuff!!!

I will keep looking for the razor sharp slicing device for cannibas, but for now...this one kinda rocks.

Additionally, I needed to prep some serious amounts for both strains I am currently enjoying at the moment. So this allowed a bulk preparation rather than a small amount at a time. Kinda like the Kactus Kutter, but without the smashing.

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I usually use coffee grinder for my buds as well, like just being able to throw in a quarter or so and slap the top to chop quickly, razer blade the sides and crevices for trichome materiel

 

[Zen_seeker]

So......this grinder or "slicer" by Xhale.....
Is the customer service shitty? Yes
Is the shipping slower than molasses? Yes
Does it feel like a scam after placing an order? Yes
Does it seem like dude needs to go to business school and learn a little something about business basics? Yes
If you want one should you reach out and make contact about inventory in stock and ready to ship? Better fucking believe it and don't even chance it.

However, is it a really baddass grinder and perhaps the best one out there? Yes and yes.
For all the shit and he deserves it, I'll also say gawd damn that's some excellent craftsmanship and color me impressed.
Magnets? Well played Sir, well played.

The kief screen and scoop is a nice xtra but unwanted. I'll cut a piece of hard parchment paper to line that screen and also help keep the slicer from gunking up with resin.
All of it comes apart and all parts are held together by magnets.
The blade is substantial. IDK about all the Katana stuff but it's lethal.
Very well made but would prefer no coating. We'll see how that hold up over time.
Very much worth $89 IMO. It's heavy. Feels luxurious in my hand and seems like it should cost a lot more. It's a fine piece and almost art quality but functional

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Glad you got it and you’re impressed with it. Pricey but if it’s a lifetime buy probably worth it.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Well, I kinda broke down. It isn't the same, as I dont believe the blade is razor sharp. It instead, tears it a bit...I guess.

Anyway, I placed buds in it and ONLY pulsed carefully. The top is ultra clear and allows me to see the real time effects.

Although it is not what I was looking for, I am very happily surprised. Beautiful, fluffy perfect grind. I choose a course grind over fine. Again, not ideal and was not expecting to like it, but my mind is blown at the quality of the grind.

I clean the device after each use, and it is easy and recommended. It allows me to gently remove all material without any build up of the sticky stuff. Sure, I may lose some of it, but not as much as my other normal grinders. Hell, my expensive Brilliant Cut Grinder holds onto alot of sticky stuff.

But, the stupid off the shelf coffee grinder surpassed all other normal hand grinders, in delivering a fluffy un-smashed bud material, with minimal loss of that important sticky stuff!!!

I will keep looking for the razor sharp slicing device for cannibas, but for now...this one kinda rocks.

Additionally, I needed to prep some serious amounts for both strains I am currently enjoying at the moment. So this allowed a bulk preparation rather than a small amount at a time. Kinda like the Kactus Kutter, but without the smashing.

Great review Bandit420.View attachment 111371

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I’ve used three coffee grinders over the years. An old one that was my grandfathers was the first. When it died I got one like yours for coffee beans but used it for weed a few times. It died after a few years but for the price was worth buying again. Canadian Tire sells them, or at least that style. Current one is over a decade old. Beans took a chunk out of the plastic cap but otherwise still going strong. Coffee beans, mushrooms, and weed have gone in it. Mostly coffee beans though.

Looks like I left mushroom residue.

 

[Zen_seeker]

Oh I forgot to mention the actual function of the grinder sucks. I guess you have to pregrind? IDK. but I got a pretty baddass blade I can design an actual slicer around it that truly does work like a meat & cheese deli slicer but with nugs

That’s BS, $90 US and it sucks!

I thought you gave it an A+ but I guess that’s for quality not function. Good to know.

 

[Tremojem]

Oh I forgot to mention the actual function of the grinder sucks. I guess you have to pregrind? IDK. but I got a pretty baddass blade I can design an actual slicer around it that truly does work like a meat & cheese deli slicer but with nugs

I'll buy that!!!

Fuck him, I knew his shit sucked.

 

[Stoneyluv]

just passing this along, so a close friend of mine recently bought a new grinder at a festival. he smokes a lot, all doobs all day.

he highly recommends it and says in the past couple weeks he has put about five ounces through it and has not cleaned it once yet. fits on any standard mason jar...

he bought just the aluminum one. he got it for $55 at the fest.. he couldn't stop raving about it on the phone and praised it very high, something he doesn't do often. one of these weekends i'll go over there and check it out!!

GOAT GRINDER

Never get stuck again with GOAT GRINDER the OG Grinder, Sifter Basket & Stash in a Mason Jar.

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[Zen_seeker]

just passing this along, so a close friend of mine recently bought a new grinder at a festival. he smokes a lot, all doobs all day.

he highly recommends it and says in the past couple weeks he has put about five ounces through it and has not cleaned it once yet. fits on any standard mason jar...

he bought just the aluminum one. he got it for $55 at the fest.. he couldn't stop raving about it on the phone and praised it very high, something he doesn't do often. one of these weekends i'll go over there and check it out!!

GOAT GRINDER

Never get stuck again with GOAT GRINDER the OG Grinder, Sifter Basket & Stash in a Mason Jar.

goatgrinder.com

Interesting but too rich for my blood. A quick search has the cheapest aluminum ones at $110 and stainless at $230.

Not many video links for it yet. Didn’t find any showing it in use, just unboxing.

 

[Stoneyluv]

Interesting but too rich for my blood. A quick search has the cheapest aluminum ones at $110 and stainless at $230.View attachment 116377

Not many video links for it yet. Didn’t find any showing it in use, just unboxing.

i was just passing the info along from a trusted friend... the shallower teeth had me thinking maybe it doesn't mutilate the trics as much... just talkin out my ass on that one though...

some pics he sent me...

 

[Zen_seeker]

i was just passing the info along from a trusted friend... the shallower teeth had me thinking maybe it doesn't mutilate the trics as much... just talkin out my ass on that one though...

some pics he sent me...

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No worries man. I thought it was interesting so had a look. I could use a second large grinder but that’s a little frivolous for me. For half maybe.

If you get the chance try it out. Give us a Bob Bobby review vid.

 

[kaw900r]

Little bit better pricing here. $75 for least expensive.

GOAT GRINDER

Never get stuck again with GOAT GRINDER the OG Grinder, Sifter Basket & Stash in a Mason Jar.

goatgrinder.com

 

[Zen_seeker]

Little bit better pricing here. $75 for least expensive.

GOAT GRINDER

Never get stuck again with GOAT GRINDER the OG Grinder, Sifter Basket & Stash in a Mason Jar.

goatgrinder.com

It’s the same, mines just in Canadian prices.

 

[kaw900r]

It’s the same, mines just in Canadian prices.

My issue with grinders is that I dont like it so fine and this one looks like it would leave it in bigger pieces like I like it, but it is a bit pricey.