Posted Tue Feb 17, 2009, 12:13pm Subject: Re: Source for naked, bottomless PF for older Europicolla?
Yes, finding an old portafilter and cutting it out is one way to go. I found one cheap for my Millenium group Europiccola and drilled/sawed it out. Lots of work. There have been reports as well that the sides of a sawed out portifliter for machines like La Pavoni levers tend to be thin and can warp with too much pressure. So far my naked pf hasn't warped.
There's a guy who turns naked portafilters out of brass that fit Olympia Cremina 67s. I think the same guy makes them to fit vintage LaPavonis. You can find them here:
They're not cheap but the one I've got for a Cremina fits very well and is a solid hunk of brass. If you're going to use the naked portfilter a lot this one doesn't look like it could possibly warp out of shape. And, unless you've got a metal lathe or something, it'll save you a lot of nasty drilling and sawing if you try to make your own.
Posted Tue Feb 17, 2009, 8:29pm Subject: Re: Source for naked, bottomless PF for older Europicolla?
mrgnomer Said:
Yes, finding an old portafilter and cutting it out is one way to go. I found one cheap for my Millenium group Europiccola and drilled/sawed it out. Lots of work. There have been reports as well that the sides of a sawed out portifliter for machines like La Pavoni levers tend to be thin and can warp with too much pressure. So far my naked pf hasn't warped.
There's a guy who turns naked portafilters out of brass that fit Olympia Cremina 67s. I think the same guy makes them to fit vintage LaPavonis. You can find them here:
They're not cheap but the one I've got for a Cremina fits very well and is a solid hunk of brass. If you're going to use the naked portfilter a lot this one doesn't look like it could possibly warp out of shape. And, unless you've got a metal lathe or something, it'll save you a lot of nasty drilling and sawing if you try to make your own.
I have one for my Cremina. Thew older Pavonis are also 49mm, and the PF will fit perfectly. They are not inexpensive, but mine is, to me INDISPENSABLE.
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Posted Wed Feb 18, 2009, 4:49am Subject: Re: Source for naked, bottomless PF for older Europicolla?
IMAWriter Said:
I have one for my Cremina. Thew older Pavonis are also 49mm, and the PF will fit perfectly. They are not inexpensive, but mine is, to me INDISPENSABLE.
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