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Hi drgary. I just finished the restorations (both were in pretty good initial condition) on Friday and this morning I'm about to fire up the v.1.5 for its initial run....
Hi all, just got a Flair 58 last weekend - I've had Bianca and Decent recently. I see a lot of potential in the 58 and I am still getting used to it. For the time being, I am just doing 5-8 seconds of preinfusion at 2 bars and than ramping up to 9 and holding there until the end...
I searched the forum and I could not find answers to my questions. I have also watched the animation available on YouTube, the one the show the moving parts, however that animation does not show the water moving inside the machine. There are several articles about the Bosco...
Any Canuks here ever order Olympia parts or machines/grinders from Cerini? If so, were you ever charged duty across the border? Quality Coffee Systems in Vancouver sells Olympia but they sometimes don't have what I'm looking for. For example, I have been considering buying a...
I picked up what I believe to be a Zacconi Rivera manual lever machine. The previous owner had lost the portafilter and the unit has more or less been sitting for god knows how long. It starts up just fine and holds pressure steady to 9-10 bar. I was able to get...
I got an interesting little envelope today in the mail, a circa 1975 brochure for American Best Coffee (ABC) Inc espresso machines, with a list of prices for their customized machines! It's a really cool little nugget of history, and man were these machines expensive new.
