Brilliant Cut Grinder

I thought I'd use the fine mostly, which I did at first...but now I use the medium almost all the time.
Honestly, it's largely because the medium plate cuts significantly faster (less twists to get it to all fall down), and the medium grind works in most vapes I would also use the fine grind in with just fine. However, I'm glad I have the fine plate as well, because once in a while I want that fine of a grind.
I've used the coarse plate very little. I need to pull out one of my desktop whip vapes like the SSV soon to give the coarse plate a try.

If someone were to ask me which plate to get if they only got one, I would most definitely say the medium, but add that they should get the fine at some point later when they can afford it, because it's worth having. The coarse plate, I suspect, a smaller percentage of vaporists will prefer. However, for combustors/smokers, the coarse plate will probably be preferred.

So I’ve noticed a small grey section between the 1st and 2nd plates in pictures I’ve seen.

Is this just a picture thing or is that grey present in person too? What is it exactly? A gap? Why would it be grey when the plates aren’t?

See it here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsWrDAoH2hI/

And here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsWU4-mnMEq/

And here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwLVV_DAOOi/

O-ring

Jgott56 said:

So I’ve noticed a small grey section between the 1st and 2nd plates in pictures I’ve seen.

Is this just a picture thing or is that grey present in person too? What is it exactly? A gap? Why would it be grey when the plates aren’t?

See it here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsWrDAoH2hI/

And here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsWU4-mnMEq/

And here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwLVV_DAOOi/

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It's the gasket that protects pretty much the only place the two plates make contact, and ensures smooth twisting (consider it a fairly solid form of lubrication). Most grinders of any type have one somewhere, except for extremely cheap grinders.

MoltenTiger said:

The older Hematite colour was very dark, quite like actual hematite

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Bummer...so the new Hemetite is like Ti or gun metal....I like the original GFL did......oh well.....I can just use a sharpie on it huh....

Ramahs said:

It's the gasket that protects pretty much the only place the two plates make contact, and ensures smooth twisting (consider it a fairly solid form of lubrication). Most grinders of any type have one somewhere, except for extremely cheap grinders.

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This makes me wonder if the silver in the middle hides the grey o-ring more than another color might.

With silver it would probably just blend in.

Hematite middle plate


Silver middle plate

Ahh hope I'm not missing the medium plate, I only ordered the fine since I find myself turning my SLX and SCS upside down pretty much all the time... Prefer most consistent grind possible, but minimal effort would be nice. I'm sure I'll enjoy it either way, but may need to pick up more plates at the next sale I guess!

Do you find the additional plates really necessary?

Would one not be able to achieve a fine grind with a medium or course plate by simply grinding upside down for a few extra rotations?

Hm...sounds logic to my ears.
If you can not turn... Or you lost gravity, remember that nasa-pen they did. you can use a pencil instead but if you want to need ink...

FlyingLow said:

Do you find the additional plates really necessary?

Would one not be able to achieve a fine grind with a medium or course plate by simply grinding upside down for a few extra rotations?

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I'm not sure if necessary is the word. Extra plates are useful and nice, definitely not essential.

I guess grinding upside down would yield finer results given extra processing time. The teeth are slightly closer together with the finer plates though, which would help size and consistency.

The medium is somewhat the sweet spot, but I'd choose fine as my only plate.

I get bigger packs and harder hits with the fine grind, that's a good benefit

I don't like having to grind upside down. It gunks up the grinder so much more and makes it difficult to brush clean.

Just ordered my BCG to take advantage of the last day of the sale. Many thanks to everyone on this thread for sharing feedback about the different plates. I opted for the medium.

Ramahs said:

I don't like having to grind upside down. It gunks up the grinder so much more and makes it difficult to brush clean.

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Really? I thought the whole point of this grinder was that it did not gunk up?? No screen, no threads, easy to clean, wasn't that the big selling point on this???

You are raising buyers remorse already and it hasn't even shipped yet...

There’s no need to grind upside down. Fuck grinding upside dowwn. That practice was developed because the person’s grinder wasn’t fine enough. That’s only necessary for grinders that can’t give you a proper grind. None of that’s necessary for the BCG. It might be hard to comprehend coming from a traditional grinder because every grinder company has been tweaking the same basic 2- & 4- piece designs.

I don’t find the post from @Ramahs to be raising buyers remorse at all. He just said he doesn’t like to grind upside down because it gunks up the grinder. I interpreted that to mean any grinder because of the way it’s being used. The BCG doesn’t gunk up even in heavy use ime, just buy/use the right plate for you. I’ve read the GFL website and there’s nothing there about “easy to clean”. It’s an anodised surface and that’s all, if you don’t brush it out like @Ramahs then some trichs will naturally be left behind in the catchment area. Even though it’s not a claim, couldn’t a simple brushing be described as easy to clean?

@FlyingLow If you really are experiencing remorse, call GFL and cancel your order or some FC member will snatch it from ya if it’s shipped. In my mind, the selling points for BCG is superior stock material, genuinely innovative design that’s executed perfectly, 3-piece=no dumb-ass screen, threadless, interchangeable grind plates for the perfect grind without having to do anything beyond a couple of effortless spins, and finally no residual build-up rings that impede or bog down operation. My bet is it’s going to kick your SCS’ ass.

Has anyone ground with the coarse plate, then re ground the coarse with medium or fine plate?

I've been following for a while, and in the grinder thread for literally YEARS.

Everyone claims to make something revolutionary with every design, and as you say, none are all that different from one another and tweaking the original 3 or 4 piece designs.

I've been intrigued enough to buy because of the advances and what I perceived to offer a better user experience with less maintenance- for my style of use. I thought the treadless design and the center pen design, and lack of screen were the advancements that resolved most maintenance issues, until reading Ramahs post above.

I don't tend to jump on bandwagons easily, especially with some of these ridiculous overly engineered grinders. This is not over engineered and I appreciate the design, and though I detest dropping bones on grinders when I love what my current setup does, I made the jump and dropped my money.

I am not cancelling my order because of one poster's comments, but his position does contradict what I thought to be a benefit of the Brilliant Cut. I will explore this myself.

FlyingLow said:

I've been following for a while, and in the grinder thread for literally YEARS.

Everyone claims to make something revolutionary with every design, and as you say, none are all that different from one another and tweaking the original 3 or 4 piece designs.

I've been intrigued enough to buy because of the advances and what I perceived to offer a better user experience with less maintenance- for my style of use. I thought the treadless design and the center pen design, and lack of screen were the advancements that resolved most maintenance issues, until reading Ramahs post above.

I don't tend to jump on bandwagons easily, especially with some of these ridiculous overly engineered grinders. This is not over engineered and I appreciate the design, and though I detest dropping bones on grinders when I love what my current setup does, I made the jump and dropped my money.

I am not cancelling my order because of one poster's comments, but his position does contradict what I thought to be a benefit of the Brilliant Cut. I will explore this myself.

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That benefit is in normal use, it seems no one here is using it upside down, so you can be the one to figure out how dirty it gets when you do that on the regular. Turning upside down is definitely what gunks up grinders worse because it does trap in that space (why I've come to hate my SCS and SLX because they both seem to require it for even grinds), the BCG is built to avoid that issue, though it probably works much better right side up (part of the design you can see is that holes are right up to the edge for a reason, along with the teeth on the bottom edge of the top). I'm glad I went with the fine plate, because if I went with the medium and felt like I would need to grind up side down that would be true buyers remorse lol Except here I could just grab the plate I'm missing later!

Grinding upside down the GFL does not cause any issues.
I used mine that way for a few weeks, not to get a finer grind, but a coarser grind.
At the time I only had the fine plate and wanted a coarser grind and it was just easier to use upside down.

From a cleaing pespective you would have had no idea that the grinder was used upside down.

FlyingLow said:

Do you find the additional plates really necessary?

Would one not be able to achieve a fine grind with a medium or course plate by simply grinding upside down for a few extra rotations?

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You can just get the medium and grind right-side up, or upside down and control your grind.

I don't find enough difference between the coarse and medium to need both those.

started@52 said:

Has anyone ground with the coarse plate, then re ground the coarse with medium or fine plate?

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Yes.

Last time I used the coarse plate, I wasn't happy with the coarse chop in the Grasshopper. It works well, just isn't as strong - the resultant clouds aren't as dense as the fine grind I was using for some time before.
This wasn't with especially quality flower anyway. Should have some fresh harvest treasure next week, that should be better suited to a coarse grind.

I emptied the grinder onto the lid and processed it through the fine plate, I think it got a slightly finer result than busting a fresh nug directly.
Worked well as a finishing grinder

jracerx said:

I used mine that way for a few weeks, not to get a finer grind, but a coarser grind.

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So you were using it like a 2-piece?

The new hematite looks more like gun-metal someone tried but failed to blue...shame, the original was nice

Onyx

FlyingLow said:

Really? I thought the whole point of this grinder was that it did not gunk up?? No screen, no threads, easy to clean, wasn't that the big selling point on this???

You are raising buyers remorse already and it hasn't even shipped yet...

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I don't understand your question. This grinder may get dirty significantly slower than other grinders. But if any grinder company advertised that their grinder NEVER gets dirty (which is what you seem to be alluding to), I'd call that company a liar....because that is virtually impossible.

This grinder is easier to keep clean than most grinders. It's definitely a selling-point. But you are expecting more than is physically possible if you want a grinder that will NEVER needs to be cleaned.

And yeah, if you have to grind upside down, then you don't have the proper grinder for your needs. You should never feel like you have to grind upside down.

And yes, if you grind upside-down, you will have to clean your grinder twice as often or more...with ANY grinder. This is in no way specific to the BCG. It's just how reality works.

ClearBlueLou said:

The new hematite looks more like gun-metal someone tried but failed to blue...shame, the original was nice

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Yea....I am not sure if I should change my color choice now...I do not want a silver blue grinder.....gray or slightly black is what I want.