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Some of you may remember my recent Cremina. odyssey in which my SL group disappeared while being shipped to my vendor after I botched a seal replacement. While the group was eventually located and returned, I had purchased a manual group in the interim. It's been really...
1. the water in the sightglass will bounce (as if fluctuating water levels) when the machine is heated. I am not sure I recall it doing this early on in its career or if it is even an issue.
2. it then began reheating/pressurizing more frequently, almost...
I have just read through this thread Getting to know the Mini Gaggia were it was stated that there is a version of the Mini Gaggia that has a brass boiler. I was wondering if anyone knows how to identify the versions of the machine that have such a boiler.
Maybe its because I haven't changed the portafilter seal in a long time. But I replaced my portafilter seal in the Londinium R with one from BOSCO. It's so tight now I have to hold the machine to get the portafilter on and off. I feel like I am going to break something. Any...
Thomas added some major new details about the second edition in his blog today. We're starting to see what the price increase from the first edition can bring, e.g., 316 stainless steel instead of 304.
ETA: Other changes and the build process are on IG at: Some of the other...
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As I continue to tinker on my self fabricated machine, which is based upon a 2 group conti PMS Evolution, or Monaco, I came across a chance to buy a lever group head that belonged to a Victoria Arduino Athena Classic Leva. I have only one group hooked up to the...
This evening Paul Pratt announced on Kickstarter that 50 Robots have shipped and that 15 more are being shipped every day. It's time to open a User Experience thread so we can learn from each other. This is also the thread for initial comments on the Cafelat Robot Review that we...
Just saw Doug and Barb released a leveling puck rake specifically for the Cafelat Robot. Looks like a simple tool that definitely can improve the workflow, whether you WDT or not. Priced well also, given there are so few accessories for the robot (and really so few needed) this...
