hello to all... excused my little corrected English... I have a question for you... I I work in a bar in Italy and use one Faema E91 diplomat. I wanted to know if you know where to find the portafilter "bottomless" for that machine. a salute to all

ciao Francesco

Francesco,

I think it would be easier and cost less to just get another standard portafilter and take it to a machine shop and have them drill or machine the bottom off for you. That is the way they are made and it would save shipping cost.

I agree with Randy, modifying a standard portafilter will be easier and cost less. The thread How To Make Your Own Naked Portafilter shows how several people modified theirs using various tools. The most common do-it-yourself method is a drill press and hole saw:


Handywork by Fr. John (link)

Taking it to a machine shop is another option. Around here, it will cost less than $25. Troldborg shows how the shops do it in Yet another way of making your own bottomless portafilter:

frank ITA wrote:hello to all... excused my little corrected English... I have a question for you... I I work in a bar in Italy and use one Faema E91 diplomat. I wanted to know if you know where to find the portafilter "bottomless" for that machine. a salute to all

ciao Francesco

You maybe heading in the wrong direction. Improve your espresso by tasting, not viewing.
http://www.home-barista.com/forum...spresso-t4853.html

Assuming you are dosing correctly, you'll end up being bored by shot after shot beading and flowing evenly.

OTOH, if you are interested in the taste difference, have at it.

I still think that a bottomless PF is a great tool for analysing the extraction / one's own distribution and packing technique.

@ Francesco: http://www.pasmarose.de has a selection of bottomless portafilters at fairly reasonable prices and they do deliver to Italy.

Br,
Teme

if I use the modified PF and use the basket he originates them? I use 7 grams of caffe...the result would be good?

You are in Italy
let's write in Italian
parliamo italiano allora
prova la ditta de vecchi ti possono suggerire un loro rivenditore

frank ITA wrote:if I use the modified PF and use the basket he originates them? I use 7 grams of caffe...the result would be good?

A modified portafilter will work with whatever basket works with the standard portafilter. In some cases the extra room allows triple baskets for portafilters it would otherwise not fit in (e.g., a triple basket in the Rancilio commercial portafilter). I assume you mean a single basket (7 grams) and it certainly should be no problem.

Below is an example single from Videos of espresso extractions, contributed by Dave (cannonfodder):
[gvideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8733560556891544445[/gvideo]

stefano65 wrote:You are in Italy
let's write in Italian

Very kind of you. For the rest of us, Babel Fish's translation was amusing:

we speak then Italian tries the company de old can suggest they to you retailer

Sorry Dan
i was telling him to contact a supplier call de vecchi and ask a re-seller for the part

thanks boys for the aid... I alone modify it... and use the basket from 7 grams