Olympia Express Cremina 67 Rebuild

derrilex

Awww, its so cute. Looks great muscles, better than great. You have to junk that high tech jigger on the bench and go fully retro :thumb:

Muscles

hehe out with the new and in with the old hey?? Thing is the Cremina will never do what the BDB can do. I need a machine with dual boilers, dual levers and PID control so I can adjust temp between shots/beans. These two will keep me occupied until I find the perfect beast.

Muscles

They look stunning AM! You using wood or bakelight? Stupid Question I know.... wood!

Koffee_Kosmo

Nice retro handles I have seen these style handles but I forgot on what machine KK

derrilex

OMG, I wonder where he got the inspiration from ? :rofl:

Muscles

Yeah very popular on the old Faema levers... What I was asking AM was what material you were planning on using, can you turn bakelight? Or does it chip and splinter?

derrilex

Bloody pen turners - strange mob

Brett_H

What do we reckon that insulation around that boiler is?

Muscles

Brett H wrote:

What do we reckon that insulation around that boiler is?

Suspected asbestos but no one really knows for sure ???

Brett_H

I've stood inside your shed AM, with my daughter from memory also. Noticed the painted fibro walls... Decided that the most dangerous aspect to your shed was to my wallet... Now I want a lathe! :thumb:

derrilex

I know this fella with a couple of lathes. He is overseas, I'm sure he wont mind sharing :rofl: :rofl:

UNM

Ya want a lathe? just make one, not that hard. http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/tools/Lathe_spring_pole.html

Brett_H

derrilex wrote:

I know this fella with a couple of lathes. He is overseas, I'm sure he wont mind sharing :rofl: :rofl:

He'd probably be most upset about us breaking some fibro to 'borrow' them. I've got heaps of rock stabbing, cutting, grinding and polishing gear inluding the obligatory vibe tumbler. But I want a big vibe lap before I get anything else. Besides, theres no point turning out fabulous woodies and yet having no vibe lap... If thats where your heart lies. Back on topic... Where are all these pics guys???

derrilex

Didnt know you were into rocks ?

Brett_H

derrilex wrote:

Didnt know you were into rocks ?

Yep... never done any pens though :stir. Wife's business: www.rocknwrap.com Would love to do AM style work in stone but don't have large volume gear. Only cab-sized machinery... Thus far... For those great looking levers I'd be investigating fossilized wood and then prepare for aficionado outrage!!!

derrilex

Nice one mate. My old man is a geo, bloody rocks everywhere and some tuely awesome samples from around the world.

Lacehim

I thought you guy might like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_o_tppKu7o&feature=player_embedded Posted up on the Londinium Espresso blog today.

Brett_H

Wonderful video! Thank you or sharing!

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