hey, man after my own mind/heart/gut...here is my working unit, also planing on adding a PID control and other stuff, got most of the parts...just have to start....fun stuff eh.... {image}

Pics man, pics....i too have a fiorenzato, and was going to add a ring stop on the other side so that every other tooth would enage, so one side would engage, then half step latter the other side would engauge, giving me 2x more steps, have the new button and spring, just waiting to set up the drill...

{image}Ok, last one for now, this is a uncleaned shot of the lower burrs, with the flour puddy, you can see that it keeps the grinds from getting under the burr and all i have is a bit of build up on the outer blades that eject the grounds out of the chamber...this is how it looks after many hours

{image}a quick pic of inside the hopper, any guesses to what this once was?? hehe

{image}Well, here is my Sleeper deal, this is a nice 64mm(really 63.x) but no one really knows or uses them much in the home area, so here it is. took the doser off and fitted a funnel and reshaped the opening to flow out and not retain much grinds, also filled in the burr area with flour puddy, hard

excellent read guys and girls, thanks for the inside info, sad i missed going down when it was so close to my neck of the woods...oh well....keep pullin

{image} Here is my 'doserless now' t80e, works great and no grind retaining, as i puff a bit of Can air through the small hole on the lid at the end of the grind. also made filler salt clay(hard as a rock when dry, but can still pull burrs out to clean if needed and nontoxic) to

well, my first completed lever....now to learn how to pull good goo from it...still need a 56mm basket for it, and that is the only thing i have not gotten for it(anyone out there have one?)...all else is now A1 and ready to go..hope you likey..mmmm PID next???{image}

Ok, finally got my lever done, so will post it here. been lurking for a while, active in the homeroasting groups, and am working on a new style roaster that is a bit different then anything out there that i have found....still need a portafilter Basket for this, it is a Cappaccino Amore c14 , i need...

i too have just finished my CA, and all that is missing is a basket...anyone...ideas of different brands that may work, it looks like a 56mm flat rim is what will fit as my 58 from my DB machine was too big, and a spare 57mm was just a bit big still, but close. thanks...rats, now i am not