This has been in my closet for about 40 years!

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Folmerl
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#1: Post by Folmerl »

My MIL bought this for me in Austin around 1980. Does anyone know anything about it?



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Bluecold
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It's an Enrico Italianstyle, but you seem to lack the portafilter?
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armindillo
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#3: Post by armindillo »

I see half a portafilter at the very bottom of the photo.
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Bluecold wrote:It's an Enrico Italianstyle...
The infamous Enrico Italianstyle. Many have tried to love this machine, I'm still waiting to hear from someone that has overcome it's design flaws and mastered it.
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#5: Post by aaronmaestri »

this machine has a fundamental design flaw - the piston is around 55mm diameter but the portafilter is a whopping 70mm. (these numbers are not accurate, just from memory). Most successful italian home lever machines have a portafilter that is a narrow diameter and deep, which is very forgiving. In contrast this machine has a portafilter that is wide and shallow which leads to turbulence and diffusion of the piston force at the coffee cake.
I have given some thought to a new PF that may salvage this machine, but as yet I haven't put these ideas into practice.
Despite its many detractors, I would still take this machine over no machine at all.
I wish i had things like that hiding in my closet