Hi There,
Well, Ive finally gone and done it. After several years with my olde-krups thermoblock machines (a Novo 4000 and artese4), Ive finally mustered up the courage to buy a real machine (Rancilio Silvia) and take my coffee making to the next level.
(yes Ive already got a great Burr grinder so thats covered)
Thanks in arrears to all contributors on the site, the threads and advice here were amazingly helpful and assisted me make a decision Im very, very happy with so far. With a good machine and setup Im looking forward to polishing my technique.
One question though, I purchased a "Naked" portafilter to help me on my quest for the perfect shot. I found a few on the web and ordered one (Australian site, I can provide vendor details if you like). It arrived today and I was astonished with how bad the finish was and there was no 21 gram basket.
Now, after checking the site I realized it was partially my bad, the 21 gram basket comes with pretty much every OTHER naked portafilter except the Rancilio, but where the portafilter had been cut to make it "naked" does not really look like the "precision machining" Id expect it to be or was claimed (in fact the way it was hacked off was so bad I cut myself on the rough edges unwrapping the darned thing .... let alone using it !!!)
see attached photo,
my questions are
a) am I being too picky ? is this typical of what I can / should expect buying a portafilter of this kind. Should I just chalk it up to experience, grab a file and "man-up" about it all.
b) if the answer is no, can anyone suggest a decent vendor in Australia for portafilters etc. that sell better quality ?
Thanks in Advance
Mark
(Shoeminator)

Well, Ive finally gone and done it. After several years with my olde-krups thermoblock machines (a Novo 4000 and artese4), Ive finally mustered up the courage to buy a real machine (Rancilio Silvia) and take my coffee making to the next level.
(yes Ive already got a great Burr grinder so thats covered)
Thanks in arrears to all contributors on the site, the threads and advice here were amazingly helpful and assisted me make a decision Im very, very happy with so far. With a good machine and setup Im looking forward to polishing my technique.
One question though, I purchased a "Naked" portafilter to help me on my quest for the perfect shot. I found a few on the web and ordered one (Australian site, I can provide vendor details if you like). It arrived today and I was astonished with how bad the finish was and there was no 21 gram basket.
Now, after checking the site I realized it was partially my bad, the 21 gram basket comes with pretty much every OTHER naked portafilter except the Rancilio, but where the portafilter had been cut to make it "naked" does not really look like the "precision machining" Id expect it to be or was claimed (in fact the way it was hacked off was so bad I cut myself on the rough edges unwrapping the darned thing .... let alone using it !!!)
see attached photo,
my questions are
a) am I being too picky ? is this typical of what I can / should expect buying a portafilter of this kind. Should I just chalk it up to experience, grab a file and "man-up" about it all.
b) if the answer is no, can anyone suggest a decent vendor in Australia for portafilters etc. that sell better quality ?
Thanks in Advance
Mark
(Shoeminator)


. Yeah its not finished very well, but its nothing that a bit of wetndry wont solve. Itll make it plush in no time.

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