0.5mm gicleur for La Marzocco Linea Mini

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Ahmad H.
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#1: Post by Ahmad H. »

Hey all,

I found someone selling a .5mm Gicleur for the linea. Was wondering if anyone have tried something like this before.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001193289243.html

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civ
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#2: Post by civ »

Hello:
Ahmad H. wrote: ... selling a .5mm Gicleur for ...
US$30.00? 8^D !!!!
Incredible ...

Your espresso machine gicleur is exactly the same type of machined brass piece as a gas burner hob injector/nozzle churned out by automatic machines to the tune of a few thousands an hour and come in a great many shapes and sizes.

You just have to shop around and find the right one.
Then drill it to the size you want.

eg:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Burner-Convers ... B07V2RC6JM

That's what I did with my Cimbali Junior D/1 and it cost me nothing because I had one left over from when I set up my range.

See: Can't locate Cimbali Jr. gicleur

Cheers,

CIV

amateurdad
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#3: Post by amateurdad »

civ wrote:Hello:

US$30.00? 8^D !!!!
Incredible ...

Your espresso machine gicleur is exactly the same type of machined brass piece as a gas burner hob injector/nozzle churned out by automatic machines to the tune of a few thousands an hour and come in a great many shapes and sizes.

You just have to shop around and find the right one.
Then drill it to the size you want.

eg:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Burner-Convers ... B07V2RC6JM

That's what I did with my Cimbali Junior D/1 and it cost me nothing because I had one left over from when I set up my range.

See: Can't locate Cimbali Jr. gicleur

Cheers,

CIV
Actually those gas burner injectors are the same as the ones in an E61, not in a linea mini.

OP I do agree that the price is too high and that a readily available 0.6mm gicleur should suffice, but it's your money.