Lever Espresso Machine Gallery - Page 207

#2061: Post by **TomC** » February 6th, 2015, 11:45 am

Darn tootin

Well done.

#2062: Post by **drgary** » February 6th, 2015, 11:55 am

zeb wrote:Quite happy with this, with it I finished my series 1, 2 3 groups Marte

I sometimes think of expanding my collection of La Pavonis. This ^ ^ ^ triple play is at a whole other level. Congratulations!

February 6th, 2015, 1:42 pm

A lovely find! At some point you'll have to pose all three machines together for a shot, if you can.

#2064: Post by **yakster** » February 6th, 2015, 1:51 pm

A video would be even better.

February 6th, 2015, 4:09 pm

Attention!! Surgery in progress.......

We all love restoration pics. Here are two machines I'm currently working on. The Brunella is my newly arrived machine and the Riviera belongs to a friend. I haven't had a chance to use either as I'm waiting on new seals. The Brunella's spring and piston are taller; we'll see what the difference is in the cup. I'll probably create a dedicated thread for each, if there is interest. Note that this is the older Riviera with the smaller group. The baskets are interchangeable between machines!

#2066: Post by **TomC** » February 6th, 2015, 5:47 pm

crazy4espresso wrote:Attention!! Surgery in progress.......

I'll be stoked to see the Brunella rebuild in particular. I've always admired their clean design, but in cool pastel colors.

#2067: Post by **zeb** » February 7th, 2015, 3:25 am

yakster wrote:Very nice, looks in excellent condition.

Thanks, chromes are great yes.

[creative nickname] wrote:A lovely find! At some point you'll have to pose all three machines together for a shot, if you can.

yakster wrote:A video would be even better.

Time will come one day but before I have a few work of restoration on the 3 groups (at least chromes, I have all the pieces, even missing ones on the photo)

Tom, Gary, thank you

February 9th, 2015, 2:07 pm

I present my Bruni Brunella in all her glory! She's a well traveled gal, having recently made the long trip from Austria, where it's obvious she was well cared for. We are just getting acquainted but it looks like the start of a wonderful partnership

February 10th, 2015, 3:55 pm

Picked up an MCaL yesterday to keep the Cremina company. It needs new seals, which should be here before the weekend. Looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is with this fan-dangled spring technology.

February 14th, 2015, 2:03 am

Yakster, Did you insulate the probe with thermally inert material? and leave just the tip uninsulated? just asking... wanna know how i should be dealing with temp probes..