pdx wrote:Here it is. The group & steam levers move & the pf is held on by magnets.

Have you PIDed it yet?

AndyS wrote:Have you PIDed it yet?

No need, Andy. This is the most temp-stable machine I've seen - constant room temp.

svblue wrote:Wow... I never expected such a great response. So many great views and experiences. Beginning to think that this is really an art project. It's like asking who's better, Monet or Gauguin? Thank you all.

Personally, I like Monet better, you can just get lost in the pictures they are so pretty. But, Gauguin is significantly cooler. Sort of like Lever vs. Kees Speedster (with lever being Gauguin).

great toy/wood synesso!
I see the real thing in the backround! could you please upload some photos of the real deal on you kitchen counter ( I assume) so we can get a feel for the size of the beast. please!

alexander

http://www.home-barista.com/forum...5194-40.html#57958 (bottom page 3):



Love that old-school top drawer

Jacob wrote:Love that old-school top drawer

Yeah, that counter is still original to my '20's bungalow. I'm building a new countertop (copper) but will probably keep that old-skool cabinet. The other cabinets in my kitchen are russian birch & walnut.

Incidentally I run my drain line, pump wire, & supply line on the countertop behind the grinder & knockbox before it dives through the counter. I assumed I'd have problems keeping the drain line clear but so far I haven't. The new counter will provide a grommet below the Synesso for the power & plumbing.

Re Synesso.
I have several LM's, a Slayer, 2 Mirages,
and a Synesso.
All machines can have their quirks - pro's and cons.
I have never found a perfect machine, and indeed find many machine builders to be sloppy in their work even when getting paid exorbitant amounts for the end product. But, as I said, there is good and bad in each.
I like the Synesso for many reasons, however this has been our findings regarding probs so far:

Pump relay failure. Machine 2 weeks old.
Computer board total failure. Machine 6 weeks old.
Water mix toggle switch. Failure at 3 weeks old.
Restrictor failure. Machine 7 weeks old.
Boiler fill valve failure. Machine 8 weeks old.
Plenty of steel cuts whilst working on this machine!!

Five Senses have been very good in helping out with all these issues, so full credit to them for that.

So, in general we have had very good results of LM, and Synesso, but just a bit gobsmacked by the amount of problems too.

However, someone needs to sort high end equipment out properly before releasing onto the market and allowing us to be guinea pigs. Again. We all had enough of that with the Slayer.
Our Mirages have been about as good as you can get with a HX machine.
Still, we have had a computer board failure at 2 weeks old. A timer switch at 1 week old.
I have been wondering for awhile now about the quality of electrics over the past few years.
Gone are the days when brain boards had a normal life of 10 years plus it seems.