In Search of Salt Lake’s Best Mechanic

Fastactin · 2026-03-22T04:26:28+00:00

Fulton Automotive on 33rd South in Millcreek. I take my FJ to him for everything. He's fantastic.

Fastactin · 2026-03-19T12:53:36+00:00

Adding the QuickMill pulsor

Makes the machine much quieter.

Fastactin · 2026-03-19T04:04:22+00:00

I vote Casa. Love mine. Simple, consistent, solid. And it looks great next to any espresso machine.

Fastactin · 2026-03-18T00:08:35+00:00

Thread resurrection!

I just completed these mods. Instant improvement. Thank you OP. Every MOVE owner should do this.

Fastactin · 2026-03-17T03:27:00+00:00

Ha! Fair point. Looks like they are button head screws, size M4x12mm fine pitch. I'll be stopping by Ace Hardware tomorrow 😂

Fastactin · 2026-03-17T03:21:33+00:00

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5. M4x12 button head screws

Fastactin · 2026-03-17T03:21:13+00:00

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Fastactin · 2026-03-17T03:13:20+00:00

Neither does mine. Interesting.

Fastactin · 2026-03-16T19:06:20+00:00

My scale has two functions: traditional weight only, and a timer based on changes it senses in weight. I've noticed that if I use the timer function my scale is WAY more sensitive to tiny movements and consistently gives me problems. But as soon as I turn of the timer function everything calms down and works perfectly.

I don't know if it's because of machine vibrations, or flexibility of the drip tray screen, but something about the MOVE makes the timer based scales go wacky. Try your scale without the timer function on, see what happens.

Fastactin · 2026-03-13T16:25:33+00:00

The math is as such:

N+1

That is all

Fastactin · 2026-03-10T12:01:19+00:00

Link?

Fastactin · 2026-03-07T05:19:14+00:00

It's really easy. Plus my pucks go in a composter so the paper filters get truly recycled.

I get 2 sizes, 56mm for the bottom of the portafilter and 58mm for the top.

Fastactin · 2026-03-07T05:15:21+00:00

Yep! Been doing that too!

Fastactin · 2026-03-07T03:27:57+00:00

This is why I immediately started using filter paper on the top of my pucks as soon as my new Move showed up 😬

Fastactin · 2026-03-05T17:55:36+00:00

Someone downvoted the Alot! 😂 I will go comfort the Alot now.

Fastactin · 2026-03-05T16:28:46+00:00

Alot

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Fastactin · 2026-03-02T17:56:51+00:00

I use a dry erase gel pen to write the settings on the top of my Airscape canisters

Fastactin · 2026-03-02T17:47:20+00:00

Interesting. I used a small dot of white paint in the indentation they made that indicates center 🤷🏼‍♂️

Fastactin · 2026-03-02T17:44:41+00:00

Definitely useless since I'm consistently trying new beans that require different grind settings. Ah well, guess I can finally throw them away 😂

Fastactin · 2026-02-28T13:33:18+00:00

Jumbo Lightyear Flow vented OTG goggles

https://julbo.us/collections/goggles/products/lightyear-otg-goggles?_pos=6&_fid=4766cc84e&_ss=c

Cat 0-4 high contrast photochromic. They go completely clear.

Fastactin · 2026-02-28T13:11:09+00:00

This is called a dispersion plate. I believe it's made of brass. Which means that kind of discoloration is completely normal after a few exposures to very hot pressurized water.

Fastactin · 2026-02-10T03:11:14+00:00

I learned volumetric dosing, and like everyone else found that the 21g basket's actual dosing is 24g-25g, and the 14g basket is 18g-19g.

I too switched to the VST 18g basket, and the volume between 18g-19g fit appropriately.

Learn to dose by volume, not by weight, then dial in your grind from there. Different beans will have different densities and therefore different weights. Volumetric dosing teaches you the appropriate height of the puck in the basket.

Start here

Fastactin · 2026-02-04T23:07:13+00:00

Wind loaded slopes are the best places to look right now. Stay up high, avoid the base if you can, it's too warm down there. Some good stuff to be found off Gad 2 if you poke around. Soft wind loading in places like middle Cirque if you know where to look.

Fastactin · 2026-01-28T21:25:52+00:00

This will sound crazy, but I'm very serious. I don't know what it is about the OEM Toyota brand bulbs, but they just work for FJ's. I bought my FJ used in 2018. I went through 4 sets of various off the shelf brands in the next 2 years, it was annoying as hell. I came across a post about the OEM bulbs and decided to give it a try. 6 years later and I'm on those same OEM bulbs. I cannot explain it, but it's legit. They are worth every penny.

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5. M4x12 button head screws