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  • I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia :D

    After a month or so of playing around with the group handle that comes with the Via Venezia, I decided to start from scratch, and MAKE a new one ;D This was all made from scrap metal and wood I found in our workshop. The metal is all stainless. The hardest part was shaping the tabs, and that took all of half an hour, doing it by eye, and double checking with vernier calipers.

    Old broom handle


    Shaping and welding tabs onto the pipe


    Welded a threaded bar onto the pipe, to attach the wooden handle


    Chemically cleaned the whole thing


    Test fitting everything




    Finished product



    Pretty happy with how it turned out Definitely need a bit of practice with it, although the first pull was alright, it wasnt amazing :P

    Video to come


    Nader.

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    Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

    Clever.

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    • #3
      Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

      Originally posted by 7448554E444552474F44200 link=1265247069/1#1 date=1265252704
      Clever.
      Necessity is the mother of invention

      Well done..

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      • #4
        Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

        Youre an ideas man.

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        • #5
          Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia


          Invention is the mother of creation
          You have to try

          KK

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          • #6
            Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

            Thanks guys

            Im looking forward to tomorrow morning, so I can make sure this pull wasnt a fluke





            Nader.

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            • #7
              Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

              Does anyone see what I see
              Colour of pumpkin soup

              [I know its just the camera :P ]
              KK

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              • #8
                Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

                Haha... The colour is due to a number of things; I started this shot thinking it wouldnt be that great (wasnt sure that Id got the hang of the bottomless handle after only one previous pull :P), but to my surprise, the stream grouped in the middle, and it looked great! I was rushing to get my phone camera, and I only managed to get a shot JUST before it started blonding, so thats why the colour is like that


                Nader.

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                • #9
                  Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

                  When are you going to sell me one, and how much??

                  If you are using a knock box, does the filter basket come out?
                  If so, is there a way you would think to fix it?

                  Interested to hear how the shots are tasting!

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                  • #10
                    Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

                    I havent really considered making more of them, although I have plenty of spare material left... The problem is, my brother did the welding, and Id have to bug him to do it for me again :P

                    The basket actually presses into the handle, so theres no way itll come out with a hit onto a knock box. Ill make a video today if I have time. The last picture I posted was of the second shot I pulled, and after a solid knock or two into the knock box, one solid puck came out


                    Nader.

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                    • #11
                      Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

                      Video is up now

                      [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxehJWbZsZc[/media]



                      Nader

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                      • #12
                        Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

                        Nice.

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                        • #13
                          Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

                          Looks like a very nice shot. good work.

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                          • #14
                            Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

                            Thanks guys



                            Nader.

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                            • #15
                              Re: I made a bottomless group handle for my Via Venezia

                              Holy shit now THATs hardcore.

                              *respect*


                              Maybe you could mass produce em and sell them online... like what pullman is doing with the naked 6910s

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