MarkPrince Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 5,462 Location: Vancouver, BC Expertise: Professional
Espresso: KvdW Speedster Grinder: Compak K10 WBC Vac Pot: A bit too many Drip: Clive Coffee Drip Stand Roaster: Hario Glass Retro Roaster
Posted Fri Feb 18, 2005, 1:55am Subject: Re: Espresso Shrines
The room I've allocated in my condo for espresso is tiny. Originally, I was using some butcher block tables from Ikea to host up the 140lb LM and grinder, but one day a walk thru Ikea spotted a product that they don't have in their catalog (current), nor online... a VERY COOL stainless steel and wood "trolly" complete with exposed bars and a low level shelving level. I measured it... ran home... measured the storage closet... it would barely fit, with maybe 4 inches to spare!
I went back to Ikea the next day, and they friggin' sold the last one - the floor model! DAMN! I waited a month for a special order to come in, and when it did, I built the thing... and couldn't move it into the room. Sigh. Partial dissasemble, put in the room (now christened the "espresso room"). There's about 12 square feet of foot space in the room still, more than enough to maneouver, and get a few bodies in there while building shots.
Here's a look down to show how tight it was getting this cool steel top table in.
Note the placement of the machine. On the old butcher block, the LM came right to the edge. This one's a bit deeper, but I still wish I had another 4 inches or so in front of the LM to work...
MarkPrince Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 5,462 Location: Vancouver, BC Expertise: Professional
Espresso: KvdW Speedster Grinder: Compak K10 WBC Vac Pot: A bit too many Drip: Clive Coffee Drip Stand Roaster: Hario Glass Retro Roaster
Posted Fri Feb 18, 2005, 1:59am Subject: Re: Espresso Shrines
So this is the alter I pray to each morning. It's amazing how fast I've gotten back into the old habit.... I used to get out of bed, trudge down two flights of stairs, and start building my morning shot or americano before even really waking up.
Now I get out of bed, trudge down the hall, enter the shrine, and start making my drink.... then wake up. Some mornings I don't even remember walking to the room ;)
Opposite the machine's placement is one of the remaining butcher block tables. When I beef up the wiring in the room, I'll be able to put one or two testing machines in there for compare and contrast for reviews. For now, they sit in the kitchen, about 5 steps away.
BTW, isn't it spooky how freakin' huge the Mazzer Super Jolly is? It makes the LM look small. Yikes.
Posted Fri Feb 18, 2005, 5:20am Subject: Re: Espresso Shrines
Killa set-up! Looks cool.
I drink espresso so I can work longer, so I can make more money, so I can drink more espresso, so I can work longer, so I can make more money, so I can drink more espresso...
Mark the Super Jolly makes the LM look about the same size as my WEGA looks compared to the Mini... I actually the gi-norous size of even a 1 group LM gets lost when you put the Super Jolly next to it....
DOM...evil genius ...Up to no good in espresso at all times... VIVA la parts de Espresso
corey Senior Member Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,147 Location: Perth, Australia Expertise: Professional
Espresso: Synesso, Marzocco Grinder: Mazzer Robur
Posted Fri Feb 18, 2005, 3:14pm Subject: Re: Espresso Shrines
Here is my home set-up. I guess fairly similiar to Marks. I also run off bottles rather than plumbed in. Makes it easier when you move house. If you look really closely at the photo you will see my PID to the left of the machine. It's amazing when you have a Linea the Mazzer mini now looks small. The Mazzer also looks smaller because Mark's Linea has the shorter FB 70 style legs whereas mine has the standard taller Linea legs.
MarkPrince Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 5,462 Location: Vancouver, BC Expertise: Professional
Espresso: KvdW Speedster Grinder: Compak K10 WBC Vac Pot: A bit too many Drip: Clive Coffee Drip Stand Roaster: Hario Glass Retro Roaster
Posted Fri Feb 18, 2005, 4:04pm Subject: Re: Espresso Shrines
corey Said:
Here is my home set-up. I guess fairly similiar to Marks. I also run off bottles rather than plumbed in. Makes it easier when you move house. If you look really closely at the photo you will see my PID to the left of the machine. It's amazing when you have a Linea the Mazzer mini now looks small. The Mazzer also looks smaller because Mark's Linea has the shorter FB 70 style legs whereas mine has the standard taller Linea legs.
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