For my second prototype I used ...

Material:
1 x metal bottle cap
6 x popsicle sticks or tongue depressors
2 x zip ties

Tools:
Tin snips
Hammer
A nail
Allen wrenches

I guess I could design and 3D print a plastic equivalent:

but I would need a longer bolt for the top pin - the bottle cap is thin enough to use the original bolt ...

it doesn't look too bad ...

AND I am lazy

It would be great if Paul was able to design a retrofit capable of moving the existing gauge up.

On his own Robot, he attaches the gauge on the left leg (at 1m50s) so ...

Ah nice. I wonder if the tube is any longer...I'll have to take a look when I get home. Curious why he wouldn't offer that as an option or the standard way.

Foolmeonce wrote:On his own Robot, he attaches the gauge on the left leg (at 1m50s) so ...

For those that want a bigger gauge there's this: https://www.naked-portafilter.com/produ ... gauge-kit/

...but it'd really be nice to see an official adapter to make use of the original gauge.

My understanding is that the gauge is permanently glued to the bracket. So you'd probably want to replace the gauge/bracket assembly entirely. And it appears that a longer tube and metal shield would also be needed. Add onto that the chance that you'd run into the problem I did when removing the tube from the fittings (I broke one of the fittings when the tube wouldn't release) and you might as well buy a whole kit for ~$60 or so. Installation would be a little fiddly. I imagine Cafelat would have to field a number of customer questions/complaints about a kit.

Funny, I finally removed my gauge this morning. I had left it on the arm merely to support the cable that contained the wires running to a temperature sensor. That sensor died yesterday after months abuse. And this morning, rather than replace it, I just ripped the whole thing out of there. Replaced the intermittently leaking seal while I was at it. My Robot looks naked now.