After a decade away from fiddling with obsolete coffee machines (dabbling in watchmaking with vintage watches instead, and lots of mountain ...

It has been a long time since I updated. The reason is perfectly simple - I have been enjoying wonderful coffee. Everything has been stable...

Because these can be hard to find... Manuals: X1 Manual X3 Manual X5 Manual X Project

A quick visit to the local tecnosystem supplier yeilded a ground conversion kit - group head gasket, screen and replacement jet - to replace...

Ugh, the tecnosystem arm (because it does not have a steam tip) is completely horrible to steam milk with, the angle is all wrong for a sing...

It looks like the Gaggia Carezza has been sold, it is nice that it will get used again. Of course this means that as I have been using the ...

As I write this post, I am feeling somewhat of a vandal. I bought an almost unused and unknown Italian machine via Trademe. As it was descri...

I mentioned earlier that I bought something I shouldn't have. Here it is. An early 1980s Carimali single group autofill HX machine. I...

At some point I ought to post about how I just bought a coffee machine I shouldn't have. What's worse is that is incomplete - the p...

FF! X1 unpacked, looks great. Shame it doesn't go... (yet) The front unscrews with 2 screws, the steam knob comes off by unscrewing a (...

Not too many updates these last 2 weeks. I have been making wonderful coffee with the Coffee Supreme Free Trade Organic Espresso blend. Th...

Have a look at the following photo. That is all there is to a basic (the Nemox) Espresso machine (plus pump and wiring of course). I have la...

If you read the reviews of the FF!X3 you know that the way to make acceptable microfoam is to surf the side hole on the the frothing arm. I ...