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I'm a Bay Area systems engineer who likes to rescue espresso machines and cars, cook, bake and drink coffee. I find it challenging and rewarding learning new skills.
Posted onJuly 3, 2019February 18, 2020Espresso Machines

Faema frame reassembly

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I was finally able to finish tearing the frame apart, drilling out all the rivets in it. I’ve stripped them and primed them with etching…

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Posted onJune 30, 2019February 18, 2020Espresso Machines

Descaling

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Started descaling the plumbing and boiler with some citric acid. The boiler had about 8mm of scale in the bottom…so much so that the drain…

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Posted onJune 27, 2019February 18, 2020Espresso Machines

Faema teardown

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Started tearing down the Faema Special S87. After seeing the shape of everything, I’m thinking the best thing to do is remove all components from…

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Posted onJune 26, 2019February 18, 2020Espresso Machines

Rough espresso machine

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After taking apart and taking stock of the condition of my newest espresso machine, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s in very rough shape.…

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Posted onJune 25, 2019May 17, 2020Espresso Machines

Faema Special project

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This is my newest project: a Faema Special S87-2 that I found on Craigslist. Looks to be in pretty rough shape and missing some things,…

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