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E61 Group Rebuild Video

Posted by Sebastian Little on Dec 3rd 2019

E61 Group Rebuild Video

I just took this video of myself servicing an E61 espresso machine group. It took me 20 minutes or so but if it's your first attempt, allow for an hour (plus). You can do the service with a few t …

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Vintage and Used Equipment Roundup

Posted by Sebastian Little on Nov 14th 2019

Vintage and Used Equipment Roundup

We rarely have this many options for used equipment around here.Two Olympia La Cremina Lever machines (early 1980's). We have a brown and a red model. Both are in great shape - restored by a lever lov …

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Seen Around The Shop

Posted by Sebastian Little on Feb 2nd 2018

Seen Around The Shop

We see a lot of machines in the work shop... Good. Bad. Ugly.Here are some recent notables:Lever mania - I count 9 levers in this pic. (Good)Post modern Rancilio (Good)Broken button pad (Ugly & Ba …

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Orange You Thirsting For A Cappuccino?

Posted by Sebastian Little on Jan 30th 2017

Orange You Thirsting For A Cappuccino?

On a lark, I decided to use an orange for a cappuccino cup. I really wanted to do it for the photograph but was delighted to find out the drink was superb. Here's how I did it...Start with a nice roun …

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