I have a CT2 on the way and am very excited! I had an afterthought about how this might fit into my kitchen setting and was wondering if anyone can chime in. My kitchen cabinets are 20" high but looking at the measurements, if I pull the machine to the very front edge of the countertop the hinge

Not if you knock the neck of portafilter at the edge, which is how it should be (protects the rim of filter basket). Shown {video}

Micra + MC6

Interesting. Last I checked, none of the top online resellers had the Micra listed and still don't. One lists it but states it needs to be ordered through LM Home. Things may have changed and the resellers haven't updated I suppose. Thanks. {link}

No the group holding bracket is fixed

Reminds me of a Grimac: {image} From "Grimac espresso machine problems" It's hard to judge how bad the damage is from the photos. The big ticket items are the touchpad and controller (sometimes referred to as the "brain"). The other parts of an E61 espresso machine are ubiquitous and not as easily damaged from rough handling (e.g., boiler

Very cool thread. Thankyou Gary and Esteve for doing and sharing all this. If I didn't already have a bunch of projects, I might get myself some of the sensors you are using and rig them up to my North 1K drum roaster. It runs on propane, where the gas exhaust does go through the beans and

Next time I clean a grinder will be the first time!

I think they'd be fine together. The basic angles work together. That said: When you're dropping $13K on an espresso machine and > $4K on a grinder, some hundreds for custom steel side panels for the grinder to match the Speedster seems a drop in the bucket if you don't like the wood

I have a Ditting 804 with SSP HU burrs. Initially I cleaned it every 3 months, then 4 and lately 5. It hardly has much in it even after 5 months of daily use. Around each of the three fins, that push the grinds out, there is a small clump of fines and the center cavity around the bottom