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  • gregpullman
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    Originally posted by 5679796D6E170 link=1226715794/32#32 date=1250653306
    Call me a tree hugger if you will but I was wondering where the timber is sourced for the Pullman tamper handles? Plantation?
    OK having dealt with the frivolity...! : As far as is possible the wood we use is recycled wood (NOT from toilet seats!) - Jarrah is often from old floor boards and Huon Pine is from what was salvaged before Lake Pedder was flooded. Red Gum is normally from individual trees which had to be felled for safety reasons, or under council regulations, for housing developments and so on. New stuff is supposed to come from plantations as opposed to old growth; as far as I know Wenge and Aussie Oak are plantation timbers but some of them could be from recycled sources.

    So if your question is do we use old growth forest to source our timbers, the answer is still no, so long as what were being told is accurate.

    Greg

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  • Annzy
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    Originally posted by 5C4D444D45495B5C4D5A280 link=1226715794/38#38 date=1250672171
    Kopi Luwak- run through a civets digestive tract. People pay for that! A friend who is a roaster suggested he should get some local possums "on the job."
    Makes Gregs Thunderbox Specials sound very attractive
    I should get my cat "on the job!" Then the lazy fatso could generate me some moolah instead the opposite. Hehe!

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  • telemaster
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    Originally posted by 633C243239323E373734343C303F510 link=1226715794/33#33 date=1250653422
    Im led to believe that Greg recycles tired old unloved thunderbox seats Annzy  ;D
    Kopi Luwak- run through a civets digestive tract. People pay for that! A friend who is a roaster suggested he should get some local possums "on the job."
    Makes Gregs Thunderbox Specials sound very attractive

    Brett

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  • GregWormald
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    I knew there was a reason for going with the Grape aluminium. :P

    Greg

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  • Koffee_Kosmo
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    Originally posted by 2F70687E757E727B7B7878707C731D0 link=1226715794/33#33 date=1250653422
    Im led to believe that Greg recycles tired old unloved thunderbox seats Annzy  ;D
    Does that make them well seated

    KK

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  • Annzy
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    ;D Hahahaha, that would be classic!

    "Fantastic coffee."

    "Thanks, I tamped it with a recyled toilet seat!"

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  • Thundergod
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    Im led to believe that Greg recycles tired old unloved thunderbox seats
    ;D

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  • TC
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    Im led to believe that Greg recycles tired old unloved thunderbox seats Annzy ;D

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  • Annzy
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    Call me a tree hugger if you will but I was wondering where the timber is sourced for the Pullman tamper handles? Plantation?

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  • gregpullman
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    Originally posted by 6164616E62610D0 link=1226715794/29#29 date=1248261118
    Ive just being browsing around, still fairly new and came across this thread. It has a common message - Pullman tampers are highly recommended.  However, still be very new to the world of coffee, I am going to ask what may be a stupid question: Flat or Convex? I have read it is dependable on the showerscreen of your machine. What is the showerscreen and where can I find this out about my machine?
    Um, stupid question? I dont think so. In the world of tampers its probably the one most commonly asked! ;D

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  • Koffee_Kosmo
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    Originally posted by 7570757A7675190 link=1226715794/29#29 date=1248261118
    I am going to ask what may be a stupid question: Flat or Convex? I have read it is dependable on the showerscreen of your machine. What is the showerscreen and where can I find this out about my machine?
    I am of that view
    Get a tamper that matches the shower screen

    The shower screen is where the water comes out when you turn on the brew switch

    And it looks like this


    KK

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  • lilcol
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    Ive just being browsing around, still fairly new and came across this thread. It has a common message - Pullman tampers are highly recommended. However, still be very new to the world of coffee, I am going to ask what may be a stupid question: Flat or Convex? I have read it is dependable on the showerscreen of your machine. What is the showerscreen and where can I find this out about my machine?

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  • Dennis
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    Originally posted by 705C4F49545C51627052535658443D0 link=1226715794/27#27 date=1247472700
    I see this resulting in more tiny airpockets and cracks and a very uneven extraction.
    I think youre being kind. I see it more as a coffee explosion with not much of it left in the basket. ;D

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  • Martial_Monkey
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    Originally posted by 78606E6767720B0 link=1226715794/25#25 date=1246929003
    Would a tamper that weighs 15-20kg be useful in ensuring the correct pressure?

    I was thinking of turning one out of a large solid bar of steel i had laying around...
    Then i thought "hey, this thing weighs about 15kg"

    After further thought, I realised "I could just leave it as a bar!"

    Okay so ergonomics would suffer (in theory).

    ...but should the pressure be 15kg/cm2 (meaning my mega-tamper wouldnt really work) or is the 15kg applied evenly over the entire surface area?


    Thinking on another level again, one could imagine a pile driver type of setup...
    - A heavy bar, maybe 7kg, fitted inside a tube.
    - Placing the group under the tube and dropping the bar onto it = correct pressure applied.
    - Adjusting the height of the drop would vary the pressure applied (according to law of gravity)
    - Markings on the bar would read 12..13..14...19....20kg.

    Sensible? Or no?
    If you do that you are going to be hitting the coffee bed not pressing down on it. The difference being using an impacting force will probably cause ripples through the bed albeit very small (kinda like those super slo mo videos of people being hit). I see this resulting in more tiny airpockets and cracks and a very uneven extraction.

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  • A_M
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    Originally posted by 3129272E2E3B420 link=1226715794/25#25 date=1246929003
    Would a tamper that weighs 15-20kg be useful in ensuring the correct pressure?

    I was thinking of turning one out of a large solid bar of steel i had laying around...
    Then i thought "hey, this thing weighs about 15kg"

    After further thought, I realised "I could just leave it as a bar!"

    Okay so ergonomics would suffer (in theory).

    ...but should the pressure be 15kg/cm2 (meaning my mega-tamper wouldnt really work) or is the 15kg applied evenly over the entire surface area?


    Thinking on another level again, one could imagine a pile driver type of setup...
    - A heavy bar, maybe 7kg, fitted inside a tube.
    - Placing the group under the tube and dropping the bar onto it = correct pressure applied.
    - Adjusting the height of the drop would vary the pressure applied (according to law of gravity)
    - Markings on the bar would read 12..13..14...19....20kg.

    Sensible? Or no?
    ROFLMFAO... Tampers 101 - what not to do...

    It comes down to managing all the variables and the so called rules are only guidelines...

    I want to see the rubber shock mounts / system your going to use to protect the bench top:-)

    I use may be 5 to 8 kg at best... Measure it on a set of scales by pushing down... Would hardly squash a mossie but works for me.

    Still ROFLMAO just thinking about a pile driver...

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