hobby #88

Espresso Machine Restoration

Restoring vintage lever espresso machines — cleaning boilers, replacing gaskets, rebuilding groups, and calibrating pressure springs. Combines mechanical repair, fluid dynamics intuition, and the reward of actual good coffee.

Mar 30 8:01 PM #88 4 min

Eight Hours Before the Brass Remembers Flow

Espresso Machine Restoration

The eBay listing said it smelled of mould. The listing was accurate.

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