Quick and dirty naked portafilter.
Quick and dirty naked portafilter.
Materials:
2 1/8th inch hole saw - $16.00
cordless drill
Black and Decker workbench (with *vice table top*).
tapping oil - $2.79.
rubber mat for grip.
file.
sandpaper.
Method:
wrap the portafilter in the rubber mat to prevent slippage.
clamp in workbench.
drill slowly, applying plenty of cutting fluid and stopping to remove shavings.
file down edges.
sand a bit.
takes < 20 minutes.
2 1/8th inch hole saw - $16.00
cordless drill
Black and Decker workbench (with *vice table top*).
tapping oil - $2.79.
rubber mat for grip.
file.
sandpaper.
Method:
wrap the portafilter in the rubber mat to prevent slippage.
clamp in workbench.
drill slowly, applying plenty of cutting fluid and stopping to remove shavings.
file down edges.
sand a bit.
takes < 20 minutes.
Last edited by zoomin on Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:00 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Hmmm. Something didn't work right. The Forum SW is supposed to scale down any pics that go over 640x480. Obviously time to look at the settings for that feature!
Oh duh, I see, the pics weren't uploaded an external link was used.
Oh duh, I see, the pics weren't uploaded an external link was used.
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I shot a video with one of my two different cut bottomless PF's.zoomin wrote:One thing i notice, now that the bottom is off the pf, when I run blank shots the water sprays everywhere - is this normal?
I can shoot a clip of the other also if you'd like.
Is this what yours looks like?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A602-tMHxq4
thanks for the vid clip.
But that looks nothing like mine. when i do that it sprays all over the place. maybe i can figure out how to make a clip with my camera...
I have a funny feeling my single basket is faulty. i think some of the holes are too small. Pulling a shot this evening, there was one single stream of espresso from one of the holes on the very edge of the basket heading out at 45 deg. from the group head onto the counter ?!
Hope my double filter basket shows up tomorrow. I guess here's a minus for the 53mm - I would already have a double basket otherwise.
But that looks nothing like mine. when i do that it sprays all over the place. maybe i can figure out how to make a clip with my camera...
I have a funny feeling my single basket is faulty. i think some of the holes are too small. Pulling a shot this evening, there was one single stream of espresso from one of the holes on the very edge of the basket heading out at 45 deg. from the group head onto the counter ?!
Hope my double filter basket shows up tomorrow. I guess here's a minus for the 53mm - I would already have a double basket otherwise.
Last edited by zoomin on Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:07 am, edited 1 time in total.
That would be great, thank you.
At my local coffee shop (2% Jazz, *best coffee in Victoria*) the owner/operator, Sam Jones, has said he just might have a 53mm basket for me?!
What other models / brands use 53mm? Solis maybe?
I think I'll take him up on this, as I don't know when my double will arrive from Caffe Tech.
At my local coffee shop (2% Jazz, *best coffee in Victoria*) the owner/operator, Sam Jones, has said he just might have a 53mm basket for me?!
What other models / brands use 53mm? Solis maybe?
I think I'll take him up on this, as I don't know when my double will arrive from Caffe Tech.