lancehedrick I saw and commented.

Liked the video, nice thorough review, no silliness, got across all the major features….Even got compared to Jack Black by a few wags (not me) 😄. Burr looked like an 83mm Mazzer clone.

Was left with 2 questions. The first one I may have missed, but the second I searched around for.

  • You tip the beans in when running (not you the grinder)?
  • How long does it take to grind 18g for Espresso?

P.S. why is the Niche in USA 800 to 2400 usd, the exchange rate makes it 592 usd, plus delivery?

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      lancehedrick does grind speed make that much difference. Surely a burr set has an optimal rotation speed or a sweet spot?

      Not sure on the new grinder, don’t like the fafing. Do you have a pic of the power supply for it

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          DavecUK Similar thing with the Flair 58. Not really a problem if you can hide it away but not ideal for a kitchen counter top.

            I had an SPK38 for review and the power brick was old style laptop size, not large, but I made absolutely saw it and how it would look on the counter. I did 3 videos, espresso, filter and internals. I made absolutely sure it was on the counter all the time….so people could look over my shoulder and envision what they might want to hide away on their counter.

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              DavecUK import taxes! I have also heard from some that niche charges unnecessary charges for international shipping. the prices I give are based both off internet searches and the hordes of DMs and messages I get. Ask someone from australia what a niche costs ha! Or locally in Portugal, there is an inexplicable extra 200 euro charge.

                  DavecUK yeah this is smart. I hid it because i’m anal about cleanliness in the videos, but that isn’t very helpful. I did film the power brick. seems it was cut in editing and I didn’t catch it when I reviewed the final cut! My apologies there.

                    lancehedrick there is an inexplicable extra 200 euro charge.

                    That’s VAT for you (or IVA, em português), at 23%, and potentially other import duty. If you add 23% to £500, plus some other taxes, it can quickly go to the €200 you quote.

                    I’m not sure what’s the practice now, but last time I checked Niche was not removing VAT for exports. But that’s another topic already beaten to exhaustion on another thread in this forum. 👍

                    I remember shortly after the UK left the EU, Niche costing an extra €200, just because of the above.

                      but it works the other way too, buy a kafatek or a weber, £172 shipping make a total of £1400+import so a £1200 item costs 1700 ish

                      the only one dodging tax seems to be decent who sell a £4k machine but you get vat only on the software value of $500?

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                        Cuprajake - As far as I know, things work slightly different in the US, as each state charges different taxes, which get added to the checkout price. Or, if the item exported outside of the US, you get a customs bill with the taxes due instead. In Europe, prices are often listed including local VAT, and, when exported, the VAT gets removed and then customs will collect the local VAT upon delivery by the currier.

                        It always amazes me that you go to the US and buy a toothbrush in a pharmacy and see the price of $1.99. And, by the time you go to the till, you’ll be charged, $2.09 (or whatever the local tax is).

                          yeah, i can only speak on bringing stuff into the uk, as ive had ice hockey gear from can/usa and also Europe in the past

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                          Hey Lance. Fantastic video on WDT! Well done and very helpful. I had the right needles, but my motion was moving the grinds around to much. For deep WDT, I have been doing a widening clockwise spiral followed by a narrowing anti-clockwise spiral using 0.35mm needles; about 9 in a 3D printed tool. The anti-clockwise spiral moved the grinds around a fair bit. I then used these same needles for puck raking.

                          As a result of my potentially flawed technique, I found that a number of my pucks (maybe ⅓, maybe more) had 2 or 3 small holes in the top, which is evidence of channeling. And I have generally not been pleased with my shot taste consistency. Afew decent shots, but many unsatisfactory ones. So I will now test your technique, to see if things improve.

                          Thanks again for the great video!

                          I also watched James Hoffman’s video on distribution. While he goes through virtually every option, at the end, he shows what he does, which is pretty close to your WDT technique. Great minds think alike!

                          Question:

                          • Do I really need a separate WDT tool with 0.25 needles for grooming/raking or is my 0.35mm tool sufficient?

                          Two separate WDT tools with 0.1mm variance in needles… do people really do this?

                          Play nice 😂

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                          I really liked the latest video on pour over. Will give the method a go in the morning!

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                            Del_UK I really liked the latest video on pour over. Will give the method a go in the morning!

                            Can you post a link? Thanks!

                                Whenever I see videos about puck raking and holes my mind always goes here: