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Newbie in new york city needs a tamper

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Link to "Newbie in new york city needs a tamper"by ____jason____ on Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:26 pm

Hello all.

Thanks for everything I've learned from lurking.

I live in New York City (harlem) and have just become the owner of a 1977 La Pavoni Europiccola.

I need a 49mm tamper.

Is there anyone that lives in new york that has a favorite place to buy espresso tools and supplies?

Thanks again

Jason
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Link to "Newbie in new york city needs a tamper"by Beezer on Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:11 pm

I don't know about New York, but you can order any number of different tampers from espressoparts.com. How about a nice HB logo tamper with a 49mm base?

http://www.espressoparts.com/product/30COMP_HB_BLACK/HomeBaristacom_Espresso_Tamper_from_Espresso_Parts__Black_Anodized.html
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Link to "Newbie in new york city needs a tamper"by jpreiser on Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:23 pm

Chris' Coffee Service has a 48mm Reg Barber tamper listed. Not sure if the 1mm makes a difference. They're in Albany.

http://www.chriscoffee.com/produc...otampers/regbarber

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I just checked 1st Line (in NJ) and they have a 49mm flat tamper as well.

http://www.1st-line.net/cgi-bin/c...-FC49mm&type=store
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Link to "Newbie in new york city needs a tamper"by HB on Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:36 pm

Beezer wrote:How about a nice HB logo tamper with a 49mm base?

I haven't asked Dave if they're still available, but a personalized LMWDP tamper would be even better:

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Notice the similarity between this photo and the one in the site masthead; the transformation was the fine work of Old Time Design:

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Link to "Newbie in new york city needs a tamper"by jpreiser on Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:08 pm

Nice. I didn't realize the HB tampers were still available. Guess I'll have to add a 53mm one to my wishlist. I haven't joined the LMWDP ranks (yet) so will just go for one of the "regular" ones.
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Link to "Newbie in new york city needs a tamper"by cannonfodder on Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:44 am

I got the second HB tamper to leave espressoparts. Right after that they changed the logo on the handle so it is somewhat unique.

The nice thing about getting a major brand is that you can swap out pistons. So if you change machines in a few years you can just change the piston. It is a little cheaper doing that. If you want to try different piston shapes you can also swap them around.
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