Electric Tobacco Shredder - Cutter - Converter

No matter what u use it for it works great… I used my first one for 2 years before deciding to get a new one and it’s still being used. I Just didn’t clean it properly in between so often so it does cause issues later on.

I'm going to start off by saying, if you smoke tobacco, don't get this. If you use a pipe, or papers, avoid this entirely. It looks like a cute, little, green mutant kitten, but it's a wildcat on whatever you put into it. You don't get flakes. You get powder.And that's exactly why I bought it, hence the full Monty of stars.I use weed for arthritic pain relief, and have done so for years (note: Always legally, since my state allows for medical marijuana use). But smoking it was harsh and edibles are both unpredictable and slow. So I did some research (it's not like I had a lot of stoner friends to consult with) and found that dry herb vaping is the way to go for folks like me who want faster and more predictable results than edibles, without the harshness of using a pipe (not to mention the cleaning!)I further discovered that simply using an herb grinder isn't really sufficient. The herb must be reduced to as fine of a powder as is possible. So I got one of those adjustable, manual coffee grinders and worked on my pecs for hours to get a tiny amount down to a decent powder consistency for a good dose or two.Let's just say that it took a lot of work for very slow reward.So I finally decided to see what they had in electrics that wouldn't help my pecs, but would keep me from needing MORE weed (manual grinders + Arthritis = stupid idea). After much searching, I found a few somewhat negative reviews of this little gem about how it had a learning curve to get the tobacco from whole leaf to smokable size without turning it all into pixie dust.I wanted the pixie dust, and while I have a vertical learning curve, I wasn't interested in getting engineering degrees to deal with another electronic device. Being able to get the dust without the effort sounded just 'fine' to me. I got it today, cleaned it, plugged it in and tossed in my latest purchase from the local dispensary - all of it instead of bits that went into the manual grinder first before going into the coffee grinder - and pressed the "button".Okay, yeah, it's a bit of a problem pressing the button. The stem could stand to be a BIT longer to get into the hole into which it fits, but fiddling with it for a second or less gets it turned on. It's sort of positional.And less than ten seconds later, my entire purchase was pixie dust, perfect for a dry herb vaporizer (after it dries out - what seems dried on the outside often isn't so dried inside). It would have literally taken me hours to do that by grinding to size in a 2-step process that unfavorably messed with my pain thresholds.Clean-up was simple (a brush and a paper towel) and I'm ready for the next batch.So, not so good for tobacco, not so good for food herbs (unless you want exceptionally fine ground herbs - which this will do nicely). Just pixie dust from whatever pixie you tossed in there be it for medicinal or gustatory purposes. If that's what you're looking for, stop looking and buy this.If you're looking for a way to RYO, keep looking, unless you like inhaling pixie dust.

Just used this for the first time today. It works great to cut down the longer pipe tobacco into a more fine cut. The powermatic 3 i bought was barely coping with the long pipe tobacco - contrary to all the YT videos that make the machine SEEM to run flawlessly with it. Shredding the tobacco down with just a pulse or two using this makes that machine run like it should. I have only 2 complaints: 1- the cheap plunger style button engagement on this shredder doesnt line up perfectly with the actual switch on the base, and half the times i try to engage the power i have to fiddle (cant believe i just used that word) with the thing to get the power to pulse on. 2 - i seriously wish this was 4 times the size since you can only do a small amount at a time. Yes - its quick - as a 1 or 2 second pulse is all you need, but itll take time if you want to break down a pound all at once and get it over with. For now its good enough - and since there isnt any real alternative like this - i guess itll do unless i decide to spend real money on a bigger dedicated “leaf shredder” which is really overkill for me since I’m not buying leaves (yet). Even if this was twice the size - it would be a huge improvement.As far as the powermatic 3 goes - this is basically a necessity to make that machine run like it should. Otherwise youll be forced to fluff up (youd think youd have to pack the tobacco down, but that doesnt work, it just makes it worse) the tobacco in the hopper every few cigarettes to make it work. It completely defeats the purpose of buying an automated machine like that and its been EXTREMELY aggravating having spent 200 bucks on something that doesnt actually work the way people pretend it does.I sincerely hope whoever is responsible for getting this machine manufactured considers developing an XL version. I’d buy it in a heartbeat just to save more time and effort. With this machine I’m basically gonna be using it at every sitting to RYO - instead of getting a 1 pound bag and breaking it all down in one shot, and storing it in a mason jar to use as needed. This just added yet another step every time i sit do roll anything.But to be totally honest - For the money - this is well worth it - as is. It does exactly what it says it will. IMAGINE THAT.. the build quality could be improved too - but hey - its only like $20 so ya cant really complain much considering it seems like its really just a gloried coffee grinder.

Works well

I used this all the time I even used it today. This thing is awesome.

Cuts very fast