User Experience: Helor 101 Hand Grinder - Page 6
- Scofferati
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- Joined: 7 years ago
I tried one of these. Nice enough: aluminium is a little soft - marks easily.
I'd be much happier if it was machined out of a better material. I didn't care for the internal bracing.
I agree - the first thing I did was oil the wood handle.
One thumb up.
I'd be much happier if it was machined out of a better material. I didn't care for the internal bracing.
I agree - the first thing I did was oil the wood handle.
One thumb up.
Insert pithy remark here...
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- Posts: 55
- Joined: 7 years ago
Hi all,
First post here.
Regarding the material of the Helor 101. I too was after something tougher when I was shopping for a portable grinder.
A stainless steel version used to be availible but was later discontinued due to low demand I guess
First post here.
Regarding the material of the Helor 101. I too was after something tougher when I was shopping for a portable grinder.
A stainless steel version used to be availible but was later discontinued due to low demand I guess
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- Supporter ♡
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- Joined: 13 years ago
Aluminium is the optimum compromise here for me and I wouldn't go any other way. Brass, stainless steel would be too heavy (easily make it twice the weight). The other material choices will likely be too expensive. But maybe Helor can provide a different finishing option.
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It sure would be more of a luxury than necessity, but machining difficulties and cost aside, I wonder if it would ever be possible to see a titanium version of a precision grinder that is at least on par with if not better than the Helor 101.
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What didn't you care for with the internal bracing?Scofferati wrote:I tried one of these. Nice enough: aluminium is a little soft - marks easily.
I'd be much happier if it was machined out of a better material. I didn't care for the internal bracing.
I agree - the first thing I did was oil the wood handle.
One thumb up.
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- Posts: 126
- Joined: 8 years ago
The anodized aluminum of my Feldgrind is beautiful to look at and has proven pretty tough so far.
- Paul_Pratt
- Posts: 1467
- Joined: 19 years ago
The aluminium quality and the finish is first rate on mine. Not a mark on it and it has been used a lot.
- Bob_McBob
- Posts: 2324
- Joined: 15 years ago
The finish on mine is beautiful, but it clearly scuffs and dings a lot more easily than any version of the Feldgrind I've owned, for example.
Chris
- CoffeeBar
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Paul_Pratt wrote:The aluminium quality and the finish is first rate on mine. Not a mark on it and it has been used a lot.
+1 Paul