Quetzalcoatl
DEADY GUERRERO/DIRT COBAIN/GEORGE KUSH
I know! The taste will fix itself in a few trenches' time, hopefully... It cleaned up pretty well, though. Thanks for the condolences guys. I've got something a bit more positive to end the night on, though 
So unfortunately due to some external circumstances, my plans fell through for tonight so I thought I'd drop a quick little review on a new grinder I got some weeks back... The V-Syndicate Triple X card grinder! The "Color" series has a price range of $7.99 - $15.99, with my particular model being $11.99, but the LSH had it for $8.99. I actually didn't end up buying it, I bought the slyme dome and a male slide/bowl which was quite cheap (I figured it would be good as a back up, just in case...), and the person helping me just tossed it in the bag and said they weren't selling very well and I was a cool dude...
Anyways, as we know, the Launch Box does love a fine grind, so I was most interested in the fine grind X. Pictured is the grinder card with a small nug of some very dry Red Dragon. I broke it up into small pieces like in the picture, and used my thumb to rub the bud over the grates. I think it's important to mention that I did NOT hurt myself on the grate while using it. In fact, I just rubbed my pinkie knuckle on both sides of the grates and I didn't feel much discomfort. I'm sure if I pressed as hard as I can I'd do something, but I wasn't too shy about putting a bit of pressure on it.
What I like about the card grinder is that it isn't very flimsy. It has a bit of bend to it, but it's not so bad as to affect the experience or detract from performance. I was also quite pleasantly surprised at how well it functioned. Another neat thing I didn't think about at first was that due to the size of the small holes on the fine grate, the stems separate from the actual bud getting ground up, and so you end up with just the bit of stem rubbing on the grate and no bud left on it. It made it fairly easy to separate the stems, although I did notice that if I pressed down hard I could grind up the stems as well. It also handled the little odds-and-ends bits of leaf with ease, and the form factor also helps to scoop your little piles easier than doing it with your fingers.
One of the things that I noticed about it is that it really likes dry material. I'm imagining that I'll have a less satisfactory grind experience if I use stuff that's cured for combustion, or material with more moisture than normal. Keep your stuff dry (like, bordering bone dry if not bone dry) and it will grind with ease. It's also probably not the best choice if you have problems with pain or stiffness in your digits because of how it functions. One more thing I noticed nearly as soon as I used it is that a little bit of kief/plant matter will stick to the finger you're using to press the stuff down with. This isn't a problem with 2+ piece grinders because there is much less direct contact with the herbs.
The bottom two pictures, the first one is the grind consistency from the middle grate, and the last picture is the consistency on the finest of the three.
I give this product an 8/10. I love how small it is, it doesn't have a lid that can get lost and render it useless, and it's not going to break teeth or jam up every two grinds like some other 2 piece grinders would. On the downside, it may be uncomfortable to use for some and it doesn't have a containing chamber, so you're going to be grinding down into a tray or something that will catch your material.
I would recommend it to people that have the money to spend on a more novel grinding apparatus, given the fact that there aren't many things that can mechanically happen to it to cause failure. It's definitely something I'm glad I have laying around, even if it doesn't see much use here in my room (I can see myself being glad to have it in my kit in certain situations, and it's small enough that it takes up next to no room in my tin.)
http://www.grindercards.com/
This is the card that I own.
So unfortunately due to some external circumstances, my plans fell through for tonight so I thought I'd drop a quick little review on a new grinder I got some weeks back... The V-Syndicate Triple X card grinder! The "Color" series has a price range of $7.99 - $15.99, with my particular model being $11.99, but the LSH had it for $8.99. I actually didn't end up buying it, I bought the slyme dome and a male slide/bowl which was quite cheap (I figured it would be good as a back up, just in case...), and the person helping me just tossed it in the bag and said they weren't selling very well and I was a cool dude...
Anyways, as we know, the Launch Box does love a fine grind, so I was most interested in the fine grind X. Pictured is the grinder card with a small nug of some very dry Red Dragon. I broke it up into small pieces like in the picture, and used my thumb to rub the bud over the grates. I think it's important to mention that I did NOT hurt myself on the grate while using it. In fact, I just rubbed my pinkie knuckle on both sides of the grates and I didn't feel much discomfort. I'm sure if I pressed as hard as I can I'd do something, but I wasn't too shy about putting a bit of pressure on it.
What I like about the card grinder is that it isn't very flimsy. It has a bit of bend to it, but it's not so bad as to affect the experience or detract from performance. I was also quite pleasantly surprised at how well it functioned. Another neat thing I didn't think about at first was that due to the size of the small holes on the fine grate, the stems separate from the actual bud getting ground up, and so you end up with just the bit of stem rubbing on the grate and no bud left on it. It made it fairly easy to separate the stems, although I did notice that if I pressed down hard I could grind up the stems as well. It also handled the little odds-and-ends bits of leaf with ease, and the form factor also helps to scoop your little piles easier than doing it with your fingers.
One of the things that I noticed about it is that it really likes dry material. I'm imagining that I'll have a less satisfactory grind experience if I use stuff that's cured for combustion, or material with more moisture than normal. Keep your stuff dry (like, bordering bone dry if not bone dry) and it will grind with ease. It's also probably not the best choice if you have problems with pain or stiffness in your digits because of how it functions. One more thing I noticed nearly as soon as I used it is that a little bit of kief/plant matter will stick to the finger you're using to press the stuff down with. This isn't a problem with 2+ piece grinders because there is much less direct contact with the herbs.
The bottom two pictures, the first one is the grind consistency from the middle grate, and the last picture is the consistency on the finest of the three.
I give this product an 8/10. I love how small it is, it doesn't have a lid that can get lost and render it useless, and it's not going to break teeth or jam up every two grinds like some other 2 piece grinders would. On the downside, it may be uncomfortable to use for some and it doesn't have a containing chamber, so you're going to be grinding down into a tray or something that will catch your material.
I would recommend it to people that have the money to spend on a more novel grinding apparatus, given the fact that there aren't many things that can mechanically happen to it to cause failure. It's definitely something I'm glad I have laying around, even if it doesn't see much use here in my room (I can see myself being glad to have it in my kit in certain situations, and it's small enough that it takes up next to no room in my tin.)
http://www.grindercards.com/
This is the card that I own.
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There's only one reason I'd ever want to move to america and that's to buy stuff online.
