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I think that the process of locking the portafilter is causing the boiler to slowly rotate clockwise. If you look straight down, the grouphead is slightly past the 6 o'clock position. Or, if you look straight at it, the grouphead is slightly to the left of center. So... do I...
Hello lever fans.
Has anyone followed the Londinium forum and saw that Reiss is developing a new compact spring lever model? He won't offer many details but I think it's going to be around the size of a Cremina with a bit larger boiler and a 58mm spring lever group. It will be...
This thread is for a Faema Urania I just purchased and is in process to being shipped. I am making this thread now to document the process as it is the first time I am arranging for my own transportation rather than the seller providing it.
Met up with Ross last week here in CO and got a chance to pull a couple shots with one of his units. He mentioned after CNY concludes he should be able to get enough parts shipped over to build up a few machines for sending out to reviewers. Having had an opportunity to meet...
Branching off the main Cafelat Robot thread as that one has become so long...
I last replaced my Cafelat Robot piston seal on March 7th (documented in this post ). Since that time (131 days), I've pulled around 400 shots (~3 shots per day with an occasional extra shot here and...
I finally pushed the bottom and I bought a Robot, which makes me very happy! However, things are not going as expected with my first few espresso shot attempts. Basically, I am not sure if I am doing something wrong or whether my grinder burrs are just misaligned
Hi everyone! I'll been using my Cremina SL for a year and i have come to conclusion that spring is to weak for most type of coffees i like. Therefor im wondering there i way to increase pressure to ca 8bars? Stronger spring? Or another double spring?
After years of practice, I was able to produce the most wonderful microfoam from the stock wand and a single-hole tip. Weirdly, after doing a gasket and seal rebuild, all I can get is soap bubbles (small, but nonetheless...). And... I did nothing to the steam wand. Did the...
