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Making your own triple basket

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:05 pm
by JohnB
Not being a particularly patient fellow I'm thinking about making my own triple basket. I'm assuming it is just a slightly deeper double basket so modifying a double is the way its done when the factory doesn't supply them??

Niko - Any chance you could post a pic of your triple next to a stock double & provide the overall height of the triple?

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:19 pm
by Niko
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:21 pm
by JohnB
Wow! You don't waste any time. Thanks!

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:22 pm
by Niko
No problem!
Let me know if you need anything else.

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:32 pm
by coffeeowl
John,...
any chance you'd make two??
I'm not very patient either but I am laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy for sure :)

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:40 pm
by JohnB
We'll have to see how it goes with the first one. If it turns out well & is economically feasible I may consider producing more.

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:56 pm
by Niko
You may become a very popular guy soon.

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:42 pm
by jmcphail
Awesome!

I've always wondered if a double basket couldn't be "stretched" somehow, rather than attaching two pieces together. I have no idea how, but steel is ductile. And the sides would become thinner, which could be bad.

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:25 pm
by Niko
Triples do help certain beans, I find that some shots actually pull better with more coffee - this is hard to do when you run out of the head space on the Spaz, the triple comes in handy in situations like this.

triple baskets

Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:58 pm
by michael
so does anyone have an update on the triple baskets or another idea for a source; i can be patient, but i was starting to wonder about the next batch 8)

triple baskets

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:45 pm
by michael
i thought there already was a first batch; where did the triple baskets that some people already have come from; what number we are up to on the list 8)

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:29 pm
by Niko
The 1st batch was a couple of years ago followed by another batch or two (can't remember exactly) but it was some time ago. Those are the baskets you're seeing on this site for the most part.
I believe only 5 people (or so) are shaved off the top of the current list but Tom can answer that better 8)

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:36 pm
by chas
Yes, and it was the negative experience in making those batches that is causing the wait this time. It takes a custom made jig to weld the two halves together. Each time lino buys a new batch of baskets they're a different size than the last requiring him to build a whole new jig.

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:12 pm
by coffeeowl
Oh! I'm 25th!!! :D :) :) :)

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:06 am
by Niko
coffeeowl wrote:Oh! I'm 25th!!! :D :) :) :)
No you are not.
You are 23rd, I believe a couple of those ahead of you will decline. :wink:

Re: triple baskets

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:19 am
by JohnB
TomP10 wrote:
Recent info now pushes the target date for the first batch to sometime in May.

- Tom
Do you have any idea how many he will be making in the next "batch". Will he try to get everyone on the list at least one or should those of us closer to the bottom of the list plan on a long wait? In which case I would proceed with making my own.

Basket Update

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:30 am
by Fred
Lino sent an update to Tom and I recently. He has 50 baskets from me which would yield 25 triples if all goes well. He has cut all of the baskets and done most of the jig design work. He is awaiting some special tooling that he ordered (it just shipped). All said and done, he is hoping to have some baskets completed by mid May, but we'll have to keep our fingers crossed!

Fred

Re: Basket Update

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:58 am
by JohnB
Fred wrote:Lino sent an update to Tom and I recently. He has 50 baskets from me which would yield 25 triples if all goes well. He has cut all of the baskets and done most of the jig design work. He is awaiting some special tooling that he ordered (it just shipped). All said and done, he is hoping to have some baskets completed by mid May, but we'll have to keep our fingers crossed!

Fred
Thanks for the update. So those of us near the bottom of the list will be waiting until the next batch comes together whenever that might be. I just wanted to get an idea before I went to the trouble & expense of making some up myself. Since any baskets I make up (if I go that route) will be done in house without precision custom tooling I doubt they'll be as nice as Lino's but at least I'll have one or two before my V2 wears out.

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:00 pm
by bluesman13
Are folks interested in a triple basket so they overdose a double shot or just so they can put 24gr or so and 3oz (a triple?) in the Spaz for a real triple shot?

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:27 pm
by Weska
I had in mind a richer double. I expect that most of the cachet of the triple basket is connected to the desire for a big ristretto.

Re: Basket Update

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:21 pm
by coffeeowl
Fred wrote:Lino sent an update to Tom and I recently. He has 50 baskets from me which would yield 25 triples if all goes well.(...)
...we'll have to keep our fingers crossed!
Fred
YEEEAAAH!!! :occasion2:
yes yes yes :coffee2: :color:
Sure I'm crossing mine right now! :)

Re: Making your own triple basket

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:54 pm
by JohnB
I am looking into a no weld triple basket option. I should receive what I need in 7-8 days & I'll post the results here.

Re: Making your own triple basket

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:52 am
by coffeeowl
Interesting! Good luck!

Re: Making your own triple basket

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:35 am
by Endo
JohnB wrote:I am looking into a no weld triple basket option. I should receive what I need in 7-8 days & I'll post the results here.
Make sure to make a no-ridge option :lol: .

Re: Making your own triple basket

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:41 am
by JohnB
Endo wrote:Make sure to make a no-ridge option :lol: .
Actually that may be the key to making these baskets fit. They shipped yesterday & are due in next Monday but the Fed Ex Ground service around here is horrendous so it could be longer.

Re: Making your own triple basket

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:04 pm
by chas
JohnB wrote:I am looking into a no weld triple basket option. I should receive what I need in 7-8 days & I'll post the results here.
Gorilla Glue?? :munky2:

Re: Making your own triple basket

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:35 pm
by JohnB
chas wrote:
JohnB wrote:I am looking into a no weld triple basket option. I should receive what I need in 7-8 days & I'll post the results here.
Gorilla Glue?? :munky2:
No cutting or joining required as it is already a triple basket! :twisted: