You may not be able to pack as much coffee in the filter basket as others suggest. It may max out at about 13 gm because you will want some headroom between the coffee and the shower screen, where you want about a nickel's thickness. Let us know. There have been different versions of this machine, b...

Nice lever machine. Try searching for Zacconi Riviera Baby

I have Zacconi Baby Lusso that I got a long time ago that I'm trying to start using now. I've got a brick of Cafe Bustello Espresso ...

Hi there, I am looking for a naked PF for my Zacconi Baby Big. Any leads appreciated. Thanks!

Active heating can easily be implemented without modifying the machine/drilling/gluing or stuff like that. Here you go: "Strega-fying my Brugnetti Aurora, AKA a non-invasive way to add group heater to any lever machine" This machine is handmade with passion in UK by a small team who has a lot of kno...

I have a Riviera Espresso / Zacconi Baby and it uses a 49mm portafilter. The shower screen on it is closer to 48mm. I also have a spring-driven Sama Export that uses a 45mm portafilter. The shower screen on that one is 44mm. The group looks similar to a spring-driven Zacconi

Thanks Gary. So only mechanical removal? Then descale when it's back together ?

That's a Zacconi Baby. I think the Riviera is the model with the spring lever. There was an early version of the Baby with a very ...

I don't know about you guys, but I find having to babysit my machines a bit annoying. Cracking the steam wand to relieve "false pressure" in order to reset the pressurestat and allow the boiler to reach the set temp is surely part of the routine that I don't really care for. Also, having to remember...

My Zacconi Baby is a direct lever without a spring, similar to the La Pavoni Pro. I just got a Arrarex Vam 1.0 (aka Caravel) that is also a direct lever. I have found Aloe's article helpful: {link} Francesco's website is a treasure trove of information about levers: {link}