Velofuso
Hardware
espresso machine and grinder
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How HN took it
54 positive, 87 neutral or asking, 25 mixed, 74 critical, out of 240 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Design: 13 for, 26 againstIdea: 10 for, 9 againstPerformance: 3 for, 13 againstPricing: 5 for, 10 againstDocs: 2 for, 7 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, minimalist design
From 3 comments
Beautiful design. Curious since you mention the issues with plastic, what's the part that you couldn't avoid plastic for the trefolo (given you mention it's 0.01% plastic)?
willbdavenport on HNThis is nice!
nkg on HNLooks neat!!
pmestha on HN
Objections
Too expensive for a combined espresso machine and grinder
From 1 comment
My brother in Christ... $1400 for a coffee grinder and espresso machine?! I am into mechanical keyboards and IEMs and that feels outrageous to me. I'll spend $40 on a pen, but…
Neff on HN
Lacks real-life photos and video of use and how plumbing and power work
From 2 comments
It's a good presentation, but it's not sufficient as a sales pitch. A non-staged video of both the grinder and the machine in use would be required to place an order, at least…
eps on HNWhere do the pipes go?
ElmUser1022 on HN
Grinder does not work with oily dark roasts
From 1 comment
Requests
More real-world videos and photos
From 2 comments
It's a good presentation, but it's not sufficient as a sales pitch. A non-staged video of both the grinder and the machine in use would be required to place an order, at least…
eps on HNI think I did make a mistake in not having the product in more real life environments. My kitchen is not very pretty so I set up a little photo area to capture all the images and…
smeeeeeeeeeeeee on HN
Clarify where water pipes go and how the machine is powered
From 2 comments
Where do the pipes go?
ElmUser1022 on HNIt's a good presentation, but it's not sufficient as a sales pitch. A non-staged video of both the grinder and the machine in use would be required to place an order, at least…
eps on HN
Questions
Where do the water pipes go?
From 1 comment
Where do the pipes go?
ElmUser1022 on HN
Does a $749 grinder work with any beans?
From 1 comment
Thank you, fixed it! >I think there should be a (optional) storage container integrated where the ground coffee goes. There is a little cup that fits right below the grinder, or…
smeeeeeeeeeeeee on HN
Alternatives named
Gaggiuino
From 1 comment
This is very cool! Also check out Gaggiuino! https://gaggiuino.github.io/#/ Hopefully going to work with their community to find a way to make it communicate with our pump upgrade.
smeeeeeeeeeeeee on HN
Niche grinder
From 1 comment
They use Mazzer burrs, a classic! Niche made the single dose grinder mainstream though and deserve a ton of credit for that
smeeeeeeeeeeeee on HN
Rotary pump machines
From 1 comment
I love all these machines that we're comparing to but they're fundamentally different things - they don't have a pump to fit into their BOM. So maybe: In the category of…
smeeeeeeeeeeeee on HN