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How many tampers do you own?

How many tampers do you own?

1
64
28%
2
67
29%
3
44
19%
4
13
6%
5 or more
42
18%
 
Total votes : 230

Postby HB on Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:35 pm

Not including the plastic throwaway tamper that came with your espresso machine, how many tampers do you own?
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Postby PureArabica on Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:08 pm

Sweet, first vote.
I threw that plastic thing away with the packaging my machine came in.
I own:
A Deluxe Lava Tamp(Red)-Convex
An Aluminum Anodized Reg Barber(also red)-Flat
The Clicker Tamp-Convex
Like them all. All provided by EPNW.

I'd like to get a wood Reg and an espresso craft tamp next, with the tamp base. I love crap like that.
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Postby malachi on Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:14 pm

Hard one...

two handles but nine bases.
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Postby Kelpburger on Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:21 pm

Lets see. I know I have far too many.

1 RB
1 Stainless steel from Espresso Parts
1 Espro
1 one piece Aluminum with a Jar lid glued to the bottom to fit my Enrico of Italy Lever Machine at the office
1 EspressoCraft Prototype

and a whole batch of tampers of my own design. :)
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Postby OlywaDave on Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:16 pm

I've only got 2,

1) EP piston and custom wood handle. My favorite tamp so far and I've used my share. I predict the handle will soon change.

2) Swedish Presso tamp. For those interested I did like the Presso a lot but the piston is way too tall for my taste, other than that a great tamp too.
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Postby beta14ok on Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:01 pm

It's a sickness.


1x Espro
1x Lava
1x Thor
3x Reg Barber
4x la Forza
1x Espresso Parts base w/ BMW shifter handle
...oh, and that little plastic thingy
beta 14?..........OK!
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Postby zin1953 on Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:08 pm

Well, I had to say five, but that's misleading -- I still own five espresso machines, and I have ONE tamper for each machine . . .

EDIT:
Two Bumpers (both 58mm, both convex) -- one for the Elektra; one for the La Val
One Espressoparts (49mm, flat) -- for the Olympia
One I-don't-know-what (45mm, flat) -- for the Caravel
One branded "Expobar" (58m, convex) -- originally for an Expobar that I returned, I used it for my Gaggia, but it now sits perfectly in the throat of my Quick Mill Doserless for those rare occasions when I grind decaf . . .
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Postby mhoy on Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:13 pm

I only have an Espro click tamper.

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Postby Endo on Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:24 pm

Espro as well. Best knob shape and weight distribution. Clicking feature is just a bonus for me.
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Postby aindfan on Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:38 pm

I first thought one but then actually counted -

1. Reg barber short aluminum tamper - very uncomfortable, replaced with...
2. Reg barber powder coated

But when I switched to the Ponte Vecchio Lusso, I ended up with...

3. Thor 45mm tamper, seen here.
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