marlap Senior Member Joined: 5 May 2012 Posts: 49 Location: Montreal Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Sun Aug 12, 2012, 7:17pm Subject: rebranded Lelit possibly?
I know this is a long shot, but can anybody tell what is the make and model of the grinder below? That's the only photo I have at present. It was purchased from Espresso Mali, a local shop that re-brands espresso machines. The owner says there is no name shown on the grinder. I suspect it's a rebranded Lelit PL043. He's selling it for $100.00 with five years use.
Thanks all for your helpful input. I'm waiting for the seller to get back to me with a better picture and more info. I am presently considering either this grinder or a Porlex hand grinder.
I know this is a long shot, but can anybody tell what is the make and model of the grinder below? That's the only photo I have at present. It was purchased from Espresso Mali, a local shop that re-brands espresso machines. The owner says there is no name shown on the grinder. I suspect it's a rebranded Lelit PL043. He's selling it for $100.00 with five years use.
Lelit is actually a rebrand, but do not worry since there are 6-7 similar models all using same grinding system and same 38mm conical burrs (not trespade), all perfectly capable of grinding for aspresso, I advise you go for stepless models. Going for a hand grinder could be cheaper even on pre-used, not better, so if a few dollars make the difference and you have a tight budget why not ?? This type of burr gives 1-1.2 grams/second when dialled for espresso, hand grinder will require a few more kranks (by hand) Good luck, ciao, Pietro
He returned this image: http://i.imgur.com/Ma4g8.jpg I guess it's an Isomac. I'm going to go and see it soon, any advice on judging the machine? How do I judge if the burrs need replacement?
the motor is very loud and spns kind of slow, but on the finer setting you should totally choke it, so make sure you have some coffee to try out, if not then possibly the burrs are needed (see on our web page for cost) couple common issues with them, the plastic gear breaking and the plastic collar cracking so look for that keep in mind that when was sold here in Oregon from the first importer of Isomac in the US that I used to work for for selling for less then 200$
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