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LAOS 2010: Day 23, Jan 24, pak lai
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TRAVELS TO THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE. Jan 25, 2010. Day 23, Jan 24, pak lai. A drumming beat woke me up sometimes in the night. A hard and steady rain came down. It let up a bit in the morning but is persisting as a drizzle. I plan to take the slow boat to vientane tomorrow. Sp I just hang out here. Not much to do except having coffee, walking in the rain, . Quiet today for it's sunday and it suits the mood. A rainy sunday in the tropics at some godforsaken place far away. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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cafe gaggia orione: outsourcing
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Story of a gaggia orione restoration. Wednesday, January 5, 2011. It's end of october in the meantime. i tried to sandblast the frame at my friend wendell's shop, but the coat of paint turned out to be quite stubborn. btw, if you need the service of a fabricator of the very first order, i can put you in touch with wendell. if it's metal he can do everything with it. if he can't, it's not metal. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Check the other blogs. On the work bench. View my complete profile.
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cafe gaggia orione: dumpster diving w/o the diving part...
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Story of a gaggia orione restoration. Sunday, January 2, 2011. Dumpster diving w/o the diving part. And on top of that a lever operated one! I backed up my van and managed somehow to lift that klotz into my van. jeez, was that heavy! I guess something around 65 kg. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Check the other blogs. Das formbureau and durapalm in the march 15th SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. On the work bench. Dumpster diving w/o the diving part. View my complete profile.
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cafe gaggia orione: getting started
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Story of a gaggia orione restoration. Monday, January 3, 2011. The gaggia found a temporay resting place on my work bench. or let's call it the operation room. After removing the body work it became more invasive. During the disassembly process i took lots of pictures to help me later with putting everything back together. A lever machine is actually pretty simple. it consists of relatively few parts:. Frame and bodywork;. Boiler w/ boiler plate w/ heating elements;. 3 valves (refill, steam, hot water);.
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cafe gaggia orione: the first shot
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Story of a gaggia orione restoration. Friday, January 7, 2011. I didn't plumb in the machine. i just remove the safety valve on top of the boiler and fill it with bottled water. that will suffice until the machine finds a permanent place. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Check the other blogs. Das formbureau and durapalm in the march 15th SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. On the work bench. Dumpster diving w/o the diving part. View my complete profile. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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cafe gaggia orione: on the work bench
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Story of a gaggia orione restoration. Tuesday, January 4, 2011. On the work bench. Taking the machine apart. Came rather easy. the only thing i had not been really sure about was the group head. i removed the top part with the rack and pinion mechanism and the piston. further i removed the set of seals from the cylinder. i contacted espresso part. S in WA, but couldn't really get an answer which seals i need and how many. it's not really clear in the parts diagram. Or so i thought. Check the other blogs.
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cafe gaggia orione: collecting dust...
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Story of a gaggia orione restoration. Sunday, January 2, 2011. Not much happened after i found the machine. i dragged it in my shop, dusted it off and tried to identify it. a metal tag said: gaggia orione 3ug. I took a few pictures and sat down at the laptop to do some research. but not much turned up besides 2 entries on the home barista site. Well, that was maybe 4 years ago. the gaggia became one of several projects reserved for time slots in the future. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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cafe gaggia orione: January 2011
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Story of a gaggia orione restoration. Friday, January 7, 2011. 1973 gaggia orione, fully restored. Reasonable offers will be entertained. I didn't plumb in the machine. i just remove the safety valve on top of the boiler and fill it with bottled water. that will suffice until the machine finds a permanent place. I needed a tamper and couldn't get any here in t. You can have the nicest, the best, the most expensive machine in the world, but . without a very good grinder it's pretty much worthless....Is so...
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cafe gaggia orione: putting it together
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Story of a gaggia orione restoration. Thursday, January 6, 2011. It's shortly after thanksgiving. a quick turnaround is always welcome. and, as promised the powdercoating was done within 8 days and the quality very satisfactory! I really can recommend west coast powdercoating in south san francisco. I discovered the year of make, at least according to the pressure gauge it's 1973. the heydays of orange/brown color schemes! In general i replaced all fasteners with stainless steel parts. On the work bench.
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cafe gaggia orione: almost there!
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Story of a gaggia orione restoration. Friday, January 7, 2011. The grouphead is back! Sergio kept his promise! 8 day turnaround time, wow! It's fairly heavy as you can see. now the reassembly is almost done. the bodywork received a precise fitting. it's really like installing hood and fenders on a car. consistent gap line and so on. it's loosening bolts here, tightening there, wiggling that part, pushing that panel. it takes some time. and don't scratch the fresh paint! March 28, 2011 at 2:42 PM. Das for...
