LMWDP Rollcall - Page 169

February 26th, 2015, 6:26 pm

After about a week of one of the longest seller hold outs I've ever had (kind of like a bad poker game ...lol), this Conti Prestina finally made it home. She needs some love and a portafilter but I can't wait to take on this project.

#1682: Post by **TomC** » February 26th, 2015, 7:21 pm

Congrats! I wanna see your rebuild!

February 27th, 2015, 3:27 pm

Thanks, Tom. It be my first official rebuild but I'm overdue. Collecting is good and all but I need to learn how to fix these vintage beauties to truly appreciate collecting.

#1684: Post by **drgary** » February 28th, 2015, 12:44 pm

Cher and I were tracking this one behind the scenes, and I was finally able to get off my pins and needles. That Prestina will be a beauty!

March 2nd, 2015, 1:43 am

Kind thanks for your support, Gary. I don't know if I would have kept trying to deal with the seller otherwise.

#1686: Post by **kaldi61** » March 2nd, 2015, 12:47 pm

Mike - that is a beautiful Cremina.

Cher - way to go on snagging that diamond-in-the-rough. That's the first lever I've seen that's got the group off center. Has anyone seen that before?

#1687: Post by **drgary** » March 2nd, 2015, 2:43 pm

kaldi61 wrote:Cher - way to go on snagging that diamond-in-the-rough. That's the first lever I've seen that's got the group off center. Has anyone seen that before?

Conti Prestina Espresso Machine Restoration 101 (Completed and Indexed)

#1688: Post by **kaldi61** » March 2nd, 2015, 3:40 pm

Wow - Gary, I read your post a while back. I actually came across it looking for tips on how to remove old bakelite handles and based on my search words it came up. It is an incredible post. But when I looked at your beautiful machine, I didn't really appreciate the off-center group. Perhaps it's the angle, and that the cover is off the group, but I didn't notice. And I consider myself a halfway decent detail lunatic.

#1689: Post by **turboyeast** » March 5th, 2015, 5:59 am

doubleOsoul wrote:She needs some love and a portafilter but I can't wait to take on this project.

I have a original spare portafilter for the Conti prestina. It is not in great shape (handle loose/chrome bad), but you can have it for free. Shipping costs ~30 USD. PM me if you are interested.
Regards, TY

March 5th, 2015, 11:24 am

Wow, didn't see that coming. TY, thanks so much for the kind offer. I'll PM you for and with details.