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*Full Disclosure: Before this drop was listed on massdrop I was provided with a small size Phoenician grinder to test. I was not/will not be provided any compensation, and had/have no obligation to share my experience outside of my own desire to do so.
The vapes that I own/use are the Firewood 2.0, Pinnacle Pro, Arizer Air, and VapeXhale Cloud Evo. Yes, I bought all of these via Massdrop, so I have a feeling quite a few members of the community here have these vaporizers as well. The only exception being the Arizer Air, because I missed the drop by a day so I bought one locally.
This grinder is good, but not great. To compare I own a Santa Cruz Shredder, as well as a Sharpstone, both in the equivalent to the 'large' size of this grinder. So I'll outline the pros:
•Solid machined construction leaves a premium feel in hand and appearance. •The anodizing is not advertised as 'non-stick', however in over a month of regular herb grinding use I have little to no pollen build up. •There are no threads, or super fine grooves, for herbs to get trapped in. •The mesh screen works surprisingly well at filtering out the pollen; it even bests the Santa Cruz, which I typically regard as the industry standard for a good grinder. •The grind is fine enough for vaping. I use a two step process; the first being grinding upside down, and then grinding top side up. I have tried grinding just top side up in this grinder and it produced almost equally ground results. •The teeth are crazy sharp. As in when I took it out of the packaging and went to touch one I pricked my finger, and said "Fuck that's sharp!". I thought they might wear down; so far they haven't. •The grind is super smooth.
Here are the cons: •You need to hold the grinder securely during use. Due to a lack of threaded components the locking system can come loose, and the grinder will come apart while in use if not held properly. Picking up sticky herb is not fun. •The grind is surprisingly smooth; but you don't know when your done. There is little difference after the first turn in resistance (likely due to how sharp the teeth are), so you never really know when your done grinding. •The different 'layers' of the grinder need to be lined up just right for the exterior grooves to line up. There is no indicator about the correct positioning, so when the grinder falls apart (and it likely will at least once during use) you should plan on spending a little extra time getting it back together correctly. •It would be nice if there were some kind of gasket between the layers, as you do get some leakage while grinding. This would not only prevent that, but likely also help prevent the grinder from falling apart.
General comments: •It's not flashy, or head turning, in the small size. In fact it's ridiculously discreet. It looks about the same, in size at least, as the small Santa Cruz herb storage containers. •It really does come with a guitar pick included. You can use it to dig out pollen, or in my case I use it as a substitute for a coin a I usually toss in there.