espressme wrote:You forgot the "Grey Recluse Spider" silk for strength and limited flexibility. . Bye the way, That is a drilled and tapped 9/16ths stainless steel bar not tube almost to the middle of the Big ball. Barter always possible!

Ah, yes, the spider silk for tensile strength. Few realize the risks espressme encounters on these projects.

9/16ths. I must convert to metric since my brain prefers integers where possible.*
14.28mm ⌀ tapped to M12x1.75 ?

Ever tried alabaster?

Regards
Timo

*I had some Sigma gaskets made recently by a master-distributor for Flexitallic (it cost little more than buying the sheets and cutting the gaskets myself, which I've never done--I saved on shipping because they're only 5 minutes away). I sent them the following spec:

O.D. 155mm
I.D. 120mm

They confirmed with:

O.D. 6.102"
I.D. 4.725"

It is like dealing with Grainger- everytime I have gone to them to source something with a metric measurement- they just look at me funny and say "sorry"

Hey Greg,

Beautiful job on the rebuilds. Really like the new handles.

Picked up the bodies today- Hurray- Placed the emblems- in a position I like( where they show a little) Pictures shortly

mrgnomer wrote:Hey Greg,

Beautiful job on the rebuilds. Really like the new handles.

Thanks very much Kirk- and others that have posted .. it has ended up very satisfying, luckily.....................Kirk- I saw your machines over on TMC-- I hate to post pictures over there- so congrats on conquering their system- your a better man than I

OK, Imagine the final scenes of Apocalypse Now..... the song playing is "The End", by the Doors. Morrison is wailing and Sheen is just now realizing how far he has come since the opening scene under the fan waiting for his next gig.
That is a little how I feel- but really it has been a good hands on experience. Any one out there should never be afraid with such a great resource as the participants on this site.

So as I bolted on the bodies and was getting them up out of the shop where they have lived for 7 months, I felt impulsive. I could be considered a unorthodox heretic with the badges- but I moved them. I always felt robbed a little that a favorite part of the Cremina is the little OLY guy dashing with his cup of coffee -- IS ON THE BACK-! Where no one can see him! I know he is there- but - Hey , you do with your badge what you want to do. I pleased myself on these 2.

Color for the '85 matches the body that I took off my Bezzera! So I have a matched set. They are very close to the orange that Richards Cremina is- except that they are a subtle metallic. So it does have some sparkle- I tell you this only because it is next to impossible to get a clear shot that does the color justice. The '81 is gloss black- I had to tip my hat to Mr. Robinson here- it is too classic a color. They did a nice job- I am very pleased. Smooth ...... and shiny!

Nuff said- this is the end of the trip - they are done- One small note- I did drive to Eugene Oregon today and stopped by Stefano' Espresso repair. On line you can find them at- espressocare.com- A great, GREAT guy! Stefano is from Milan and while I was chatting with him as he was preparing to go on a service call at his shop- he offered to fire up his Vibiemme, and pulled me a nice shot. Thanks again Stefano. A knowledgeable resource for us all, who is a member here as well. He carries parts for home lever machines like Gaggia , La Pavoni And Microcasa. I recommend you put his link in your favorites..

Any way I picked up some double Microcasa A leva baskets to outfit the twins so that each has a single and a big double !


Thats all, here are some parting shots-







And, please dear Lord, the batting order for a good long time..



Say Good night Gracie...

BEAUTIFUL!
Great colors.
A job very well done.

That Gracie is one lucky lady Seriously, beautiful job.

mogogear wrote:Thanks very much Kirk- and others that have posted .. it has ended up very satisfying, luckily.....................Kirk- I saw your machines over on TMC-- I hate to post pictures over there- so congrats on conquering their system- your a better man than I

I scale down and load them off of photobucket.

Nice paint job! A couple of very lucky Creminas.

Many congratulations to a guy that shows that even a disaster has two golden linings!
Thanks for the hard work and the sharing of it!
sincerely
richard