Visible springs?

visible springs on what?

The Pompei does have them..(if youre asking about it) The groups are exposed.

Yes I meant that machine; it was the first time I see (or pay attention to) exposed groups of this sort.

Looks beautiful really. And I really do like all-chrome levers I think.

Here is a photo of my Cappuccino Amore. I bought (stole) the machine at $50 shipped. Its complete and fully functional. I'm still working on getting it dialed in (this is my first morning with her). Yeah so far its been an adventure to say the least. I'm having fun and while the espresso hasn't been too tasty yet the aroma has been heavenly. I'm close. I'm glad to finally be a lever head!



Don't mind the plastic tamper, believe it or not its a PERFECT fit for the Amore's basket. Nice seal, couldn't have made a tamper fit better myself from scratch. Fun times!

Another Amore, plus a europiccola:

A PID Amore!!!??? WOW

What an excellent site! Here is my first machine. It is SiBAR made by S.I.C.A.D. in Turin (Torino) Italy. Any thoughts on when it was made or if I can buy parts for it?

Wow! stunning blue...!

p.s. is it similar to the mini-gaggia? some folks here should be able to help you.

Thank you CoffeeOwl for putting me on the right track. It seems that my machine which is branded SiBar and made or distributed by SICAD in Turin, Italy is the same earlier or later model as the Mini-Gaggia made in Spain.