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Lets kick off with some beautiful measuring equipment and it's even coffee related for some projects I'm doing. Micrometer (1 micron), depth gauge (1 micron) and calipers (10 micron). A pleasure to use, especially the callipers as my other set are Mitutoyo, but 60 years old (my dads) and in thou. [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/JUG8VW8.jpeg] **With the new image function, to see a larger image, right click, open in a new tab and you can zoom in and see it full size. with much higher resolution.**

Not nearly as desirable as Dave's Mitutoyo triptych, but I my AliExpress order arrived, Timemore scales and tamping stand. https://p8.f1.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/6quvgKo1/d1df3fad-2e19-4680-8ce4-1b3b2beda9c9.jpg https://p8.f1.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/2NuPLY8D/e86b8e20-5899-4d8c-9d5f-c6d9f5ac229c.jpg https://p8.f1.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/jkuEwdpG/3de85076-95b0-4234-8023-c13f2363b3dd.jpg Tamping stand reminds me of a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. https://p8.f1.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/7KuA5eZw/ab5f8c5e-ae80-4b21-9ca1-6eaf383dc281.jpg

My monthly subscription from Penningtons of Kendal arrived today; Christmas blend! [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/AFRDNS1.jpeg]

* I also got some Christmas blend today! Hope I’ve loaded the pic correctly?? [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/QuXtFn2.jpeg ]

> @"Gagaryn"#p128 AliExpress order arrived, Timemore scales Great buy, I love mine (from the same place). Hope you will like it too.

[upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/qlDZuph.jpeg] [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/SfLyUYa.jpeg] [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/MxKdHpG.jpeg] Well Friday to be correct, new PID for the Verona (snazzy blue ) with angled corners, update from the old red figured one. Up and running again now 😄 .

@"Elcarajillo"#p228 Photo or it didn't happen! ![Giphy - Cat Click GIF by Kochstrasse™](https://media2.giphy.com/media/RKpIEiPZs2eaBQH6Cg/giphy.gif?cid=bb77869f9j8d7hwxdlf8b2ic6ooy0nldw512cynx6sgxzpzi&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)

Getting this up three flights of stairs was fun. 😫 https://p8.f1.n0.cdn.getcloudapp.com/items/P8u84KYQ/8b682a6b-1150-4422-868a-c702db2c2a05.jpg

@"Elcarajillo"#p228 Looks good Frank, especially like the PID, much better than the old one…you going to keep the longer legs :😉 And @"Gagaryn"#p405 at least it isn't a Vesuvius Evo?

@"Gagaryn"#p405 All the legs are intact for a change.

What did postman bring today ?

Thomas101

Let´s hope they over deliver in my case. When I ordered mine NZ, they said delivery in March.

Lelit say that they will ship end February, so maybe, just maybe they will arrive very soon.

Yorkie_Al

Well the Niche Zero arrived a couple of hours ago. It took about 8 tries to get a decent shot of Neighbourhood Coffee Brewhemian Rhapsody but I got there in the end😎I’m happy but that might be down to the massive caffeine hit I’ve just had. I had to adjust the setting a lot coarser than I expected (28-29) to get a good extraction - 18g in basket, 37g out in 32 seconds (including 6 seconds pre-infusion. Tomorrow I will be trying a grind for the V60 as I’ve had too much coffee today.

DavecUK

Yorkie_Al As a tip, when at espresso grind levels, 1 mark is about 4 seconds on/off the pour

For filter you have top grind quite coarse, probably at the end of the scale or even more

Pompeyexile

TA DAAAAAAAA!

No excuses now, I can’t blame my tools if the coffee is still rubbish, it’s because I’m a bad workman (home barista)..hah!

DavecUK

Pompeyexile I think they look great in black….and white 🤣

Enjoy….

Sham

Pompeyexile The niche does seems nice, but I fear the quality isn’t worth the price. I’ve heard things like the switch breaking easily… Which isn’t a good sign. Probably not the best build quality for longevity, but I suppose it’s amazing for single dosing which makes people enticed by it.

Pompeyexile

Big learning curve for me now.

youClown

Cuprajake Where did you get the fellow cup from? Fancy them loads as well but can only seem to find US suppliers last I looked. Also prices are extortionate.

Cuprajake

ebay, coffee hit about £22.00 why i snapped it up

LMSC

Pour over! We will also use it to fill the Evo’s water tank. 304 stainless steel.

DavecUK

Sham I’ve heard things like the switch breaking easily…

Was that when the Home Barista review team dropped the grinder, they did break the switch…I think Niche simply sent them a new board…perhaps that’s what you read. I have definitely not heard of the switch breaking easily….unless any Niche owners want to put me right?

They have sold a huge amount of grinders, with fault levels significantly less than their competitors.

CafeNoir

Sham News to me mate, had mine for going onto two years and lets just say it earns it’s keep, lol!!!

Not a single issue apart from the mandatory forgetting to put the dosing cup back - once was enough LMAO

Pompeyexile

Well, that’s the first I’ve heard of build quality concerns with the Niche. Taking it out of the box it is heavy, solid and doesn’t move a millimeter in operation. The switch has a firm positive feel with no play in it. Like anything, only time will tell, but it seems as well built and as sturdy as my old Brasilia and that was a metal monster.

Sham

Pompeyexile

LMSC I didn’t mean it’s bad quality, I meant in comparison to others. To be fair I haven’t owned one, but reading a lot of other sites and comparisons and talk about the internal components/design etc., the feeling I got was that for productivity/use it is one of the best, but comparing the build to other grinders it isn’t as good. There’s no way to prove this I guess without waiting 10 years or so. Now if I had the money at that price point I would buy it, but I wouldn’t expect it to last as long as a Mazzer Mini which is a bit cheaper.

LMSC

I don’t own Niche but haven’t heard that before either. There might have been an odd incidence or two not related to this. Heard nothing but outstanding customer support known to fix any issues very quickly.

Sham

DavecUK A thread I read on Reddit a while back

DavecUK

Sham A thread I read on Reddit a while back

Do you have a link….because there was a small group of people who objected to the existence of the Niche and took every opportunity to talk it down, even though they never owned one. There are some companies who would love to see the Niche disappear (retailers and manufacturers alike).

dfk41

Flat_Eric \I have a few questions. Could you email me on
lochaber_shelbyville@aleeas.com
and if you are ok with what I am asking, we can start a thread matey

Flat_Eric

dfk41 Could you email me on

Sorry, I did email you but just found the message still in my out box. Apparently my mail settings are out of date! 🙄

Sham

DavecUK

Just to make the obvious clear, I don’t have anything against the Niche if you might think that aha, I would love to own one.

DavecUK

Sham I know, just read the thread..it’s a pretty Toxic one…some comments are hard to believe.I’m fairly sure that guy must have dropped his grinder…the one that said it arrived with a broken cover is a bit weird…look (Lid is Lexan).

P.S. I know you are not against the Niche

Alexvs

My black Niche arrived today too, along with my latest batch of coffee from my local roaster. Shame I had to just watch on my Best doorbell and can’t play for a week haha. Enjoy to those who are well underway with your next stage of your journeys.

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