Mahlgut grinder (Kind of Pharos-ish) - Page 12

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#111: Post by Bluecold »

By stating the MG1 was made with fair labor costs, you imply other competing grinders are not. Besides that, there are plenty of cheap, well made products made in Germany. Those products are designed intelligently, reducing the amount of manufacturing steps, and maximizing the value added per man-hour spent on the product.

With the Mahlgut, you're paying not only for fair labor costs, you're paying for the fact that the product has a low production volume and a lot of manufacturing steps, leading to a lot of hours being put into the MG1 before it is a complete product. Compare each part of the Pharos to each part of the Mahlgut and the difference in amount of manufacturing steps is staggering. Knurled knobs as compared to hex nuts, milled recesses in top and bottom plates, squared off main shaft, precision standoff spacers etcetera.
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#112: Post by spressomon »

After 6-days of daily espresso grinding duty my MG-1 took 21 revs to grind through 16 grams of Temple Dharma this morning. Because the grinder is securely "stuck" to the counter it seems like fewer revs though...

Just a nearly meaningless reference :D
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#113: Post by FJ60Cam »

How does the handle length compare with the Pharos? Can you post a side-by-side pic?

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#114: Post by spressomon replying to FJ60Cam »

Unfortunately until the end of the month my Pharos and MG-1 are 200 miles apart. Although the attached photo is skewed/angled toward the MG-1 you can see the MG-1's handle is a little longer; however in use it does not feel too long. The center-to-center length of the Grist MG-1's handle is 5-3/8".



The photos make the Grist MG-1 appear much larger in diameter than the Pharos. Sorry I didn't measure each but the MG-1 is narrower and taller than the Pharos. And either grinder fits neatly in the "6-pack" size soft cooler I bought from REI a few years ago without issue per a previous post.
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#115: Post by wkmok1 »

Dan,

What is the circular object in the middle of the handle? Thanks.
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#116: Post by spressomon replying to wkmok1 »

It is an indexing steel disk that mates with the special shaped thumbscrew that is also the magnet. When indexing the grind/burr setting you turn the handle upside down and use the handle disk and the 3rd and unique thumb screw that is also the magnet as index locators to consistently locate the "zero" setting for the burrs.

The dimple on the top of the burr shaft is used to indicate the shaft's zero setting position. Simple, effective and ingenious.

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#117: Post by baldheadracing »

spressomon wrote:Unfortunately until the end of the month my Pharos and MG-1 are 200 miles apart. Although the attached photo is skewed/angled toward the MG-1 you can see the MG-1's handle is a little longer; however in use it does not feel too long. The center-to-center length of the Grist MG-1's handle is 5-3/8".
FYI, the Pharos' handle was lengthened at some point - mine is about 5 7/8" center-to-center. (I am guessing that the handles with 'PHAROS' engraved on them instead of a decal are longer.)

The MG-1 sure sounds like a great grinder. Your pics and descriptions really show the details.
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#118: Post by FJ60Cam replying to baldheadracing »

Interesting. I just measured my sticker-handled Pharos and it is 5" center-to-center.

Also, it takes about 33 turns to grind 16.5g. Dan, if you took the suction feet out of the equation, maybe with an uneven surface, how would you compare the effort between the two?

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#119: Post by spressomon »

So far I haven't had access to a counter top that is not suitable for the suction feet anchoring. However since the Grist MG-1 is taller and a little narrower I suspect grinding effort to be higher than the Pharos.

I'll be working up a smooth surface portable shelf for the Grist apart of my mobile use need on my Land Cruiser...
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#120: Post by arcus »

This grinder looks awesome! I don't need it but I want it.