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Some of you have probably heard the rumours, some of you probably even know for a while and some may know nothing at all. Either way, I thought it would be a good time to create a thread about the new kid on the Lever Espresso Machine block. Apparently Flair have been working on...
One of the machines from my recent lot purchase, this is my first La Cimbali machine. What I find particular about the Cimbali Eleva is how small and light the machine is. I can easily move it myself with no issues, and I estimate the whole machine weighs maybe 20-25kg max....
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...
As reported elsewhere in this section, I've wrestled with the technical vacuum of a brain I have for digital photography and I hope some casual shots can now be found below.
Now these are not show shots in any sense, just a handful of quick grabs after I had: read all I could...
I have been thrilled watching the birth of a fabulous designed Argos Lever machine come to fruition.
And like all other investors quite amazed and happy with the price and savings for this lever machine.
I read the countless pages and posts on this website.
I was hoping with all...
I took apart a 87 Cremina today, that had sat idle for many years. Disassembly went smoothly in general, and potential problem areas like the sightglass came off without a hitch.
I disassembled the entire machine with one exception that is preventing me from servicing the...
After about a week in transit from France my newest acquisition popped up on my doorstep as I was taking a SolidWorks class. This is a French 1957 one group Faema Marte that I purchased from Pascal/zeb after a few months of waiting for my funds allocated to espresso to build up....
I stupidly forgot to close the steam valve on my Cremina. The next day, the smart switch kicked in, steaming away and draining the boiler while I was gone. Thankfully, the overheat safety switch shut off the machine. I hit the bottom plate reset button and I'm back in business....
