Wug2 HG-1 User Experience

#1: Post by **bradenl123** » November 4th, 2018, 12:06 pm

My motor kit should be shipping next week and arriving within the week. I will mark my initial impressions and user experience. I am mechanically un-inclined so if I can put it together anyone can. I am excited to see how variable speed on a conical effects the shots. I don't have any tools to measure anything so it will be by taste only.

Braden

#2: Post by **DaveB** » November 4th, 2018, 12:20 pm

bradenl123 wrote:I am excited to see how variable speed on a conical effects the shots.

Denis settled on 120 RPM for the MonCon. I'm assuming it was primarily to minimize static/retention.

#3: Post by **JBSmoovee** » November 4th, 2018, 3:37 pm

For the price of this mod, you can get a Niche Zero. Not seeing the benefit?

November 4th, 2018, 5:13 pm

Joel,

I love the HG-1. My burrs are aligned perfectly. I have the TiN coat. The only thing to make it better is adding a motor. The Niche can't go from motorized to manual. The HG-1 can. I also like big conicals. It is also variable speed. I don't really want a Niche to be honest. Maybe in a few years...HG-1 has been around for awhile.

Braden

#5: Post by **Bunkmil** » November 4th, 2018, 5:41 pm

Mine has also been shipped. Can't wait to try the motorized version of a manual grinder that I already have been enjoying for the past few years!

#6: Post by **jagobear** » November 5th, 2018, 8:57 pm

Hg one and Niche Zero is different class grinder

83mm conical is much more expensive

The motor power requirement is different level

#7: Post by **JBSmoovee** » November 6th, 2018, 12:07 am

Right, bigger burrs equals bigger motor torque requirement. I just don't think it translates in the cup, as the prototype HG-1s had smaller burrs, and most preferred them over the larger 83s.

When I get my Niche I'll have some comparisons, but I expect I will get more consistent results from the motorized Niche then the un-motorized HG-1.

November 6th, 2018, 12:49 am

Joel, what don't you think translates in the cup? Bigger burrs? Honestly, I don't really care. I had a Monolith Conical on pre-order and sold it. A Niche might not last forever. An HG-1 will. The motorized version might not but I ENJOY handgrinding. I got the motorized to try it out. To each his own. I probably wouldn't notice a difference between the two. The HG-1 is more aesthetically pleasing to me. But yeah let me know your thoughts when you get it. I don't think you'll notice a difference. I don't think most will or at a minimum the shots will be different.

Braden

#9: Post by **hankua** » November 6th, 2018, 12:54 pm

Mine arrived the other day DOA (dead on arrival), although it was packed very well. The video instructions are good to follow, in my case somewhere inside the case there's probably a short. There are a ton of wires, connectors, speed controller, power supply, and have taken it apart many times working with Wug. Obviously I'm a bit disappointed after putting it all together to find out the 4.6kg motor's not working; but hopefully a solution will happen. In all fairness if it turns out I make some mistake, I'll edit this post.

November 6th, 2018, 3:18 pm

JBSmoovee wrote:For the price of this mod, you can get a Niche Zero. Not seeing the benefit?

The aesthetics of the Niche kill it for me. The HG-1 is more like a piece of art while the Niche is very "plas-tacky"