Levering up - machine suggestions - Page 3

#21: Post by **mrgnomer** » August 11th, 2022, 6:42 pm

pizzaman383 wrote:You should build your own lever!

You can pick your favorite lever group and build exactly the machine you want!

Now there is a deep rabbit hole.

August 11th, 2022, 6:46 pm

Don't I know it!!

#23: Post by **drgary** » August 11th, 2022, 7:39 pm

Here's Curtis's DIY lever in action!

DIY Commercial Group Manual Lever (now with videos)

August 11th, 2022, 9:16 pm

Nice work, Curtis. Yet again a sweet song calls from a near by rabbit hole. I must turn away. The honey do jar must be emptied first.

#25: Post by **mgrayson** » August 11th, 2022, 10:08 pm

I've been getting used to the Robot. The more I use it, the less I want to add milk. When I do, the LM GS3 becomes my steamer

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August 12th, 2022, 1:25 am

That is one very expensive steamer!!!

August 12th, 2022, 5:21 am

But it's really good at steaming!

#28: Post by **EspressYO_** » October 2nd, 2022, 3:06 pm

bostonbuzz wrote:I have had a Strega for about 8 years. I PID'd the grouphead, installed a pump dimmer for pre-infusion, and a brew pressure gauge. I think it's a great machine with these additions. My curiosity wouldn't let me NOT do this to it.

These days, low pressure, different pre-infusion pressures, etc. are all the rage. The strega is aging very well.

You keep the pump low and pre-infuse at 3 bar, and then release the lever and the shot is much lower than 9 bars. You let the pump come to full pressure and when the lever releases you have a high pressure shot. You always have a declining pressure, but you can change the preinfusion pressure and starting lever pressure before the decline.

I'd love to hear more about the dimmer mod on the Strega! Shoot me a pm if you want

#29: Post by **bostonbuzz** » October 4th, 2022, 1:04 am

There are a few threads about it. But it's the same as any vibe pump dimmer mod.

#30: Post by **espressotime** » October 4th, 2022, 2:09 am

I've had quite a few levers but to me there are two machines that stand out tastewise.Ponte Vecchios and my latest the Lambro.
Here are two espresso's with my Lambro.

One pull,two nice ristrettos/espressos.

Soft tasting espresso.If no waterline is available my pick would be a Ponte Vecchio.
But you might not like it.These advices are pretty useless since not everybody has the same taste in espresso.