Hi Ryan, Thanks for the reply and help. I will get the Sirai. Found it in Canada. One more question. I may have to replace my boiler gaskets, I see you use a white boiler gasket material. Can you possibly tell me the name of the material. I plan on cutting out my gaskets one for the large

Greetings, well, after 18 years of my use the pressure stat on my machine is in need of some care or replacement. I posted a thread when I originally restored the machine but it is no longer possible to add to that thread. "Faema Urania L'autovellotermica rebuild" I was using the original mercury ba...

Looks great Ryan, you will have many years of wonderful espresso with that machine

Amazing machines Ryan. What a collection!

also interested if still available.. message me with price. I would love around 10 lb

you definitely need both!

Agree with Yakster on the La Peppina. Great little spring lever with the possibility to assist. I have used the Caravel and while I enjoyed its simplicity, I have found the spring in the La Peppina a great advantage. This is our regularly used machine at home. Also can be found reasonably inexpensiv...

Sounds like a great idea. hope a few more people join in

I think just gently banging it back would do the trick. Options 1: place a small piece of wood between the hammer and metal and bang softly. Option 2: I think the bend you have (in my opinion) will not cause any problems with the functioning of the machine, perhaps just replace the gaskets and it wi...

Concerning the rings. I also had cracks in the rings after removing them. Replaced them as the were and they have lasted over ten years