Hello again,
Im not showing off or anything (well maybe
), I just thought it could be helpful to some people, who have the Classic, are annoyed by the stupid short wand, want to change it, dont have the money and have some DIY skills+tools. Heres a brand new steam wand, which I have been using for around 3 weeks.

Oh and it works great
Plus its much longer than the original:

Its also easy to make and its cheap
Heres what you need:
- a pipe, I used aluminium but I guess copper would be ok, anything soft enough to bend with your hands. Mine was fi6mm inside and fi9mm outside. 1meter is enough. Cost: 2$
- a thread maker. Cost: none, had it already
- a pair of pliers. Cost: none, had them
- one domed M6 thread nut. Cost: less than 1$
- one m5 brass washer. Cost: less than 0,5$
- glass bottle. Cost: none, had it already
- 1mm diameter drill and a small drill
. Cost: also none, had it already
- sand. Cost: its free, just get out and collect some.
Total cost: rounding up its 4$
WAND: Cut the pipe so that you have a nice longer piece to work with (around 30cm). Fill it with sand and clog the ends so that the sand wont spill out. Bend it over the bottle, but be careful not to break the pipe (a little at a time). Remove the sand and cut the bent piece to the appropriate lenght. Using the thread maker add a thread at the end and use some teflon tape on it to make sure the joint will be tight. At the top of the wand add a small depression (with a small saw). Take a small brass M5 washer, cut it to on one side and unbend it a bit, so that it fits over the depression. Place it there and with a pair of pliers bend it back, so its stuck in the depression and cant be moved up and down. This will hold the steam wand in place during steaming (this and the original nut with a hole in it)
TIP: using a 1mm drill, drill a hole in the middle of the domed nut. Screw it on the wand.
Voila! You have a new wand
[Im not responsible for any damage that may be caused by this DIY project. I heard that aluminium can break easily when stressed. Fortunatelly everything works for me and I hope it will, but please dont use pipes which walls are thinner than 1,5mm. We are talking hot steam and hot water, so be careful]
HTH.
Cheers,
dsc.
Im not showing off or anything (well maybe
), I just thought it could be helpful to some people, who have the Classic, are annoyed by the stupid short wand, want to change it, dont have the money and have some DIY skills+tools. Heres a brand new steam wand, which I have been using for around 3 weeks. 
Oh and it works great
Plus its much longer than the original:
Its also easy to make and its cheap
Heres what you need:- a pipe, I used aluminium but I guess copper would be ok, anything soft enough to bend with your hands. Mine was fi6mm inside and fi9mm outside. 1meter is enough. Cost: 2$
- a thread maker. Cost: none, had it already
- a pair of pliers. Cost: none, had them
- one domed M6 thread nut. Cost: less than 1$
- one m5 brass washer. Cost: less than 0,5$
- glass bottle. Cost: none, had it already
- 1mm diameter drill and a small drill
. Cost: also none, had it already- sand. Cost: its free, just get out and collect some.
Total cost: rounding up its 4$

WAND: Cut the pipe so that you have a nice longer piece to work with (around 30cm). Fill it with sand and clog the ends so that the sand wont spill out. Bend it over the bottle, but be careful not to break the pipe (a little at a time). Remove the sand and cut the bent piece to the appropriate lenght. Using the thread maker add a thread at the end and use some teflon tape on it to make sure the joint will be tight. At the top of the wand add a small depression (with a small saw). Take a small brass M5 washer, cut it to on one side and unbend it a bit, so that it fits over the depression. Place it there and with a pair of pliers bend it back, so its stuck in the depression and cant be moved up and down. This will hold the steam wand in place during steaming (this and the original nut with a hole in it)
TIP: using a 1mm drill, drill a hole in the middle of the domed nut. Screw it on the wand.
Voila! You have a new wand

[Im not responsible for any damage that may be caused by this DIY project. I heard that aluminium can break easily when stressed. Fortunatelly everything works for me and I hope it will, but please dont use pipes which walls are thinner than 1,5mm. We are talking hot steam and hot water, so be careful]
HTH.
Cheers,
dsc.

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