Bragging Rights Thread: Great Coffee Gear Scores! - Page 26

October 30th, 2016, 1:05 am

Gary, you likely already saw this on youtube but its interesting because he has 3 Atomics that he talks briefly about. Look out for part 2 as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8mQz9xKRE8

November 6th, 2016, 12:42 pm

I was at an estate sale today and scored a FloJet BW-4000 kit that pumps from a water bottle. Chris Coffee lists at $180 but I picked this up for $5. Still new in the box. I will be on the hunt for a regulator and accumulator soon.

#253: Post by **bwdezend** » November 11th, 2016, 11:43 am

My wife picked up a La Pavoni Millennium at a local thrift store for $20. The Astoria-badged Mazzer Super Jolly was a $200 craigslist find. An additional $30 in gaskets brought the Pavoni into perfect condition, and I've run ~1500 shots through it in the last 10 months. I can't complain about the return on investment here.

#254: Post by **redbone** » November 14th, 2016, 2:55 pm

Not a huge score but I've had some frustration with digital scales. They have either been to large or not accurate for espresso shot requirements.

After some exhausted research I settled on a small digital scale with V.G. user feedback from varying websites.
I recently received this Triton T2 by MyWeigh for $20 cda delivered. I have a larger mailing \ food scale and wanted a more accurate smaller scale.
Will post feedback after some usage. This is the 120g version but available in heavier weight 200, 300, 400 and 550 grams versions.
Noticed after the fact the 200g and 400g reads in 0.01g increments vs my 0.1g increments.
All models have 5PPS (5 Point overload Protection System)
Tare function and ability to calibrate.

#255: Post by **bluesman** » November 16th, 2016, 12:53 pm

redbone wrote:Not a huge score but I've had some frustration with digital scales. They have either been to large or not accurate for espresso shot requirements.

I found a very nice scale last year for $11 on Amazon. It's the American Weigh Scales Black Blade Digital Pocket Scale, BL-1KG-BLK, which fits very nicely on my drip tray. It's easy to clean and keep clean, and it seems to be quite accurate and stable over the year+ that I've had it. It's good to +/-0.1gm, which is tight enough for me.

#256: Post by **Bob_M** » November 16th, 2016, 1:34 pm

bluesman wrote:I found a very nice scale last year for $11 on Amazon. It's the American Weigh Scales Black Blade Digital Pocket Scale, BL-1KG

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Hi. Are you disable the auto off ??

November 16th, 2016, 1:52 pm

I never tried because I never had to - I turn it off after each shot to save the battery. On-off is just a simple button push.

#258: Post by **Bob_M** » November 16th, 2016, 2:09 pm

With the slayer shot can be as much as a 30 second pre-brew and then if the shot goes long the scale can turn off before you're done. About yhree yeas sgo I found a scale on eBay where the seller had disabled auto off and I just love it I leave it on and pay no attention and battery life seems to be a long time. Anyway it's going to give out one of these days And I'm looking for a back up

#259: Post by **drgary** » February 1st, 2017, 6:04 pm

I just received a very rare second version Vesuviana and their very first model single cup stovetop brewer. It breaks all records for cute in the coffee world at least, and shows wonderful details of late 1940s craftsmanship. The patent is dated 1947. I believe this was made in 1948. It was an eBay find at a very readonable price. The ornate Bakelite cup handle was the giveaway it might be something special.

Here it is:

This is the size of the carafe, next to a demitasse cup:

It fits under the group of my Cremina:

Another scale picture, next to a two cup and a six cup Bialetti:

Lucio Del Piccolo (aka LVX) describes this caffetiere on his blog. As he writes there the holes in the portafilter are drilled by hand, one by one. The pressure relief valve is a weight that resides in the cap, underneath the Bakelite ring. The tabs on the portafilter stop at detents in the group. Pure simplicity. Now I need a doll house to make it feel at home!

http://caffettiere.blogspot.com/2009/08 ... a.html?m=1

February 1st, 2017, 7:00 pm

Wow ... fantastic score, Gary. Good eagle eye...
Just amazing that someone had the tenacity to hand drill a portafilter. Are you going to polish it up?