by uscfroadie on Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:45 am

WHOA! that's quite the looker...I mean really a SUPER nice looking machine. Wish we had more pictures!

by Bluecold on Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:21 am

by michaelbenis on Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:18 pm

Wow! That La Marzocco is beautiful....

When did they stop making real machines?

by uscfroadie on Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:49 pm

I remember seeing a similar machine on eBay that was a 1953 model and in serious need of restoration. The bidding was north of $20K and did not meet the reserve! Ooh, I think I still have a picture from the listing...yep, here you go.



Seeing 49th's so meticulously restored is really a treat.

by Bluecold on Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:28 am

by icurays1 on Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:17 pm

I recently moved to Pasadena and have brought with me the Sama/Dampa Export which I acquired for a wonderful price last summer in Oregon. My new grinder (Kyocera manual) is soon to be in the mail from orphan and I'll be experimenting with it once it gets here. I live down the street from a wonderful small roaster, Jameson Brown, so I'll have no shortage of supremely fresh beans to play with. I picked up the coffee seen in the photo on the drive down, at a place called Santa Cruz coffee roasters - have not tried it yet (no grinder). Here's the picture:

by Chert on Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:51 am

by icurays1 on Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:01 am

by yakster on Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:59 pm

by robert mayrand on Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:13 pm

Well I've been a member of the lever club since december and didn't post my setup yet. I have to say that the cremina was being rebuild in the meantime but she is now ready and beeeeeeeautiful!!!!!!!!!! It's difficult to imagine that such a small footprint machine could be that good......I knew it was small but until I got it, I didn't think it was that small.

I also took a more general photo to get an idea of the size

Another happy cremina owner!

by frustrated_uk on Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:06 am

Rancilio Z11 LE3, done. Yay!

Buggering the element ate up the budget for machine polishing and powder-coating so it's elbow grease and rattle cans for the finishes. Everything has been gone over and it's clean as a whistle inside and out.

Shots are epic. Totally buttery and smooth though still retaining a delicate body. Syrup shots are there if you want them but a lower dose keeps it balanced.

Steaming is fast though I've got the pstsat cranked up a bit as it's snowing outside, I had to bung two of the holes in the tip for small quantities of milk.





This shot was jumping all over the place with the NPF, poor extractions can look pretty. Don't be fooled!

by TheBlacksmith on Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:11 pm

Well, I've been a member of the LMWDP for a year now... ever since I got my Cremina! Still excited about it. So I guess I can post a pic of my machine.




I'm still learning, but it's an enjoyable journey.

by michaelbenis on Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:37 pm

by crazy4espresso on Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:27 pm

Here's my La Pavoni that I recently brought back from the dead. It's my first restoration. Thank you Orphanespresso for the parts!

by SiD- on Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:15 pm

by SandBaggerOne on Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:32 pm

Here is my La Pavoni Eurobar a Leva restored by Doug and Barb of Orphan Espresso. I've had it since early January and my shots are tasting better than I've ever had before. Wonderful machine. Another plug for OE!

Cheers,
Colin