Espresso: Espresso Mods and Restorations Silvia Dispersion Screw A World Wide Chain Of One The best coffees in the world presented in an inspired way by a small neighborhood coffee roaster. pabloscoffee.com   Not Logged in: log in updated topics   new posts   new unanswered   search   faq   sign up   Discussions > Espresso > Espresso Mods > Silvia...   view previous topic | view next topic | view all topics showing page 1 of 6 last page next page Author Messages JeepinGeo Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2007 Posts: 76 Location: Campbell, CA Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Rancilio Silvia Grinder: Rocky DL, Mazzer SJ (x2) Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008, 9:35pm Subject: Silvia Dispersion Screw   Thanks to a suggestion by Gabe (GabrielB), I went from this ... (Click for larger image) back to top JeepinGeo Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2007 Posts: 76 Location: Campbell, CA Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Rancilio Silvia Grinder: Rocky DL, Mazzer SJ (x2) Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008, 9:36pm Subject: Re: Silvia Dispersion Screw   ... to this: (Click for larger image) back to top sjm123 Senior Member Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 60 Location: California Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Rancilio Silvia (PID'd) Grinder: Rancilio Rocky Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008, 9:38pm Subject: Re: Silvia Dispersion Screw   ummmmmmmmmm. how! back to top JeepinGeo Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2007 Posts: 76 Location: Campbell, CA Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Rancilio Silvia Grinder: Rocky DL, Mazzer SJ (x2) Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008, 9:41pm Subject: Re: Silvia Dispersion Screw   To early to tell if all my shots will be god shots now, but it just makes good sense to get that massive hex head screw head out of the puck. I was cleaning the group with JoeGlo and decided now was the time to go after it with a countersink bit. Countersunk the piece above the screen and used a vise to press the screw to seat the screen. 20 minute job. I'll report back on the effectiveness. George (Click for larger image) back to top sjm123 Senior Member Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 60 Location: California Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Rancilio Silvia (PID'd) Grinder: Rancilio Rocky Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008, 9:47pm Subject: Re: Silvia Dispersion Screw   Swell, please do as this is one of the high ranking minor (major) headaches nagging at all Silvia owners! Very cool. Though their must be a flat, like sized screw that one can find at a local hardware store. Thanks! Seth back to top JeepinGeo Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2007 Posts: 76 Location: Campbell, CA Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Rancilio Silvia Grinder: Rocky DL, Mazzer SJ (x2) Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008, 9:49pm Subject: Re: Silvia Dispersion Screw   Here's the poor mans press that formed the screen into the countersunk piece using the new M5 x 12mm countersunk head screw: (Click for larger image) back to top JeepinGeo Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2007 Posts: 76 Location: Campbell, CA Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Rancilio Silvia Grinder: Rocky DL, Mazzer SJ (x2) Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008, 9:53pm Subject: Re: Silvia Dispersion Screw   And ... these are the pieces just before the pressing: (Click for larger image) back to top JeepinGeo Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2007 Posts: 76 Location: Campbell, CA Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: Rancilio Silvia Grinder: Rocky DL, Mazzer SJ (x2) Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008, 10:08pm Subject: Re: Silvia Dispersion Screw   A philips head screw tucked right up in there, too. M5 x 12mm stainless steel again. Sure is a big difference from that first pic. My only concern is I was getting used to seeing the screw head imprint to tell if I was getting full puck expansion. Ironic, huh? We'll see how it goes. :) (Click for larger image) back to top Spresso_Bean Senior Member Joined: 7 Jul 2005 Posts: 1,385 Location: Chicago Expertise: I love coffee Espresso: LaCimbali Junior D/1, 60s La... Grinder: LaCimbali Junior, Rio... Drip: Presto Scandinavian, Bodum... Roaster: Stir Crazy/Convection Oven,... Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008, 10:38pm Subject: Re: Silvia Dispersion Screw   Wouldn't it also work to further countersink the dispersion piece and then just mount it all back to the group and let the new M5 screw form the dimple in the screen?  I'm just mentioning that if someone doesn't have the equipment to press as you did.  Might work that way. Edit - forgot to mention nice work...you'd think they should just come that way from the factory. back to top BradS Senior Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 32 Location: St Louis Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008, 10:39pm Subject: Re: Silvia Dispersion Screw   Wow! 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