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  • karmann
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    Nice!

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  • GregWormald
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    Soorry guys and gals, good design lives.

    Heres a curvy piece that lives in my kitchen, and only a couple of years old.

    Greg

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  • Javaphile
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    [split] [link=http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1332928774/0#0][splithere][/link][splithere_end]

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  • claraflo
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    That was a sad moment in history.....

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  • sorrentina
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    design declined rapidly across the field from the 70s onwards. Coffee machines, scooters, blenders, cars, architecture- you name it.

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  • dabbler
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    Originally posted by 073B322A3F5E0 link=1332753693/22#22 date=1332907476
    Originally posted by 252A273427202A29460 link=1332753693/21#21 date=1332907201
    It seems we live in the age of boxes now.  Roll Eyes
    We certainly live in boxes with a feature double garage.
    Dont get me started on modern architecture, nothing to recommend it. :
    My first house was built in the early fifties, in a century old suburb of Bris just starting to expand after WWII. It was best decribed as a box and shared the same features as three quarters of the dwelling in the surrounding streets. My favourite was the terrazo bathroom. Mine was green. Most of the rest of the are were more like the older pre war dwellings from the same suburb. I guess at the time, some people thought modern architecture was just a fad.

    Still Ill join the queue and agree modern (contemporary) architecture isnt for me.

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  • Yelta
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    Originally posted by 252A273427202A29460 link=1332753693/21#21 date=1332907201
    It seems we live in the age of boxes now. Roll Eyes
    We certainly live in boxes with a feature double garage.
    Dont get me started on modern architecture, nothing to recommend it. :

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  • claraflo
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    Gone too are the days of actual design. Every espresso machine is a boiler, group head and steam wand. How elegantly those components are packaged makes a difference. It seems these days few venture beyond the box idea. Its the curves which make the 50s machines so desirable. It seems we live in the age of boxes now. :

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  • phrostyboi
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    karmann youre a very evil person putting espresso machine porn on here :P

    theyre great looking machines and from the photos of the second one, very simple with little or no computerised things in them to break...

    nothing like simple electronics, some plumbing and a boiler... gone are the days of such simplicity it seems

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  • karmann
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    For the lovers of espresso machine porn, here are some photos I have tucked away for when said ads are no longer available for public viewing
































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  • speleomike
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    Hi all

    Most of your guys are down in Melbourne and are far away from this "vintage" gaggia. I had a look at it on eBay and find that its in Sydney. Im in Sydney, imagine how I feel, Im closer to it than you guys and cant afford it. I love lever machines :-)

    Mike

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  • dabbler
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    I frequent three fora/forums (you choose) where primary interests and topics covered are worlds apart. All are based in OZ but invite global participation.
    CS and one other forum are sponsored, the third historically wasnt and I think is still free of sponsorship. The other sponsored forum has dedicated sections and threads for ebay type listings and mentions or discussions as well as a marketplace for members only non-commercial sales. eBay links are a major issue in many threads. They pop up everywhere as cross posts to the main thread. The mods, and I know one personally, get RSI trying to keep up and now mostly delete or move whole threads if they become too commercial. This can make following a thread an interesting exercise.
    On the non sponsored forum, there is no restriction at all on eBay listings. Some threads are impossible to follow at times. My technique for that forum is to search my topic of interest rather than browse the latest posts.

    CS may benefit from a section that linked and discussed eBay and other online sales sites. It would mean more work for mods and risks many more offtopic posts from my experience with other forums. Threads like these would rarely have any historical value and thats a major strength of current CS content.  And most of us are familar with eBay and Google anyway. So its not as if we need such as section.

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  • philoc3tuggerah
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    Italbar ?

    Italbar 2group coffee Machine 8 yrs old - 4 yrs in storage - bought off eBay - now what manner of beast is this ? parts or service?

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  • Yelta
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    Originally posted by 383E332A323E265F0 link=1332753693/13#13 date=1332821657
    Originally posted by 746C766B77707D666B6D040 link=1332753693/12#12 date=1332815247
    I can see the reason for the ebay rule as well, things like that will only end in tears and sh!tfights which is not what CS is about
    What makes CSs so different to everyone else?? Virtually every other forum on the planet  allows links to Feebay, it doesnt seem to have any negative effect on their members?

    Much bigger coffee forums than CS allow it and the sky doesnt fall in.

    Again, its patronising twaddle to suggest somehow we have to be protected from ourselves.
    Thems the rules, it was spelled out in black and white when you signed on.
    I guess its a choice you have to make, accept the rule (as most do) and enjoy the many benefits CS offers, or, if linking to other commercial sites is that important to you move to another forum and link away to your hearts content, your choice.

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  • phrostyboi
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    I had a looksie at these on fleabay myself last night

    loved the 50s style of the single group one and the matching grinder

    I can see the reason for the ebay rule as well, things like that will only end in tears and shitfights which is not what CS is about

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