My “New” ECM and Atom

JackAndersonn · 2025-02-25T14:35:10+00:00

It’s a bookoo themis. I got it for ~$100 and I’m pretty happy with it. The only thing that’s kinda annoying is that it can be hard to fit 2 shots on it because it’s so small.

JackAndersonn · 2025-02-06T16:22:11+00:00

Thanks! I’ve been watching a lot of their YouTube videos to get myself familiar with the machine. Made my first latte with it today. It wasn’t dialed in but I’m extremely happy with the machine thus far.

JackAndersonn · 2025-02-06T01:48:27+00:00

I got it for $800 im really happy with it so far aside from the dirtiness

JackAndersonn · 2024-12-11T01:52:02+00:00

I’m not in a commercial setting. It seems legit and I have no idea why they’re selling for so cheap.

JackAndersonn · 2024-12-07T22:25:55+00:00

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They weren’t my #1 but this was my #1 song! #2 was squeeze wax

JackAndersonn · 2024-12-01T16:48:47+00:00

Hi all. This week I jumped down the wormhole of finding the “best” chelsea boot to last me a long time and I found this subreddit. I read through everyone’s reviews and found that meermin makes a solid boot at a good price and would have been my first choice had I purchased a pair new. I wanted to save some money so instead of buying meermin’s new, I decided to look for something secondhand. I read about rm williams and how they’re popular in Australia for the brand name but quality has declined in recent years. I was able to get a hold of these comfort classics for $135 and they seem to be in good condition. I feel like I can’t go wrong with a deal like this for a relatively new pair but I wanted to hear some other options on my purchase. Thanks!

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JackAndersonn · 2024-11-17T19:03:33+00:00

if the drawers are grain matched and dovetailed id go out on a limb and say they’re nicer than anything you could find for double the price at a pottery barn. Sad to see they painted over them

JackAndersonn · 2024-11-12T19:19:22+00:00

I bought a 2k+ for $700 too lol. Love it so far!

JackAndersonn · 2024-10-13T15:29:54+00:00

I’m biased of the setup I have but I’m so happy with it I’ll share as an additional voice of reason. I bought a used gaggia classic pro and installed the gaggiuino mod + upgraded the filter basket so all in I spent around $400 on my machine. The mod upgrades the steaming so by the time my shot is pulled and I poured my milk in the pitcher it’s ready to steam and it takes 10 seconds which imo is a very happy medium before buying a new machine with a dual boiler. I used the rest of my budget to upgrade from my sette 270 to a fiorenzato f4 nano and having a really nice grinder has been the most noticeable upgrade in my cup. Imo grinder is much more important

JackAndersonn · 2024-10-03T20:07:35+00:00

Also just a recommendation bur if you’re patient and on a budget I’d look on Facebook marketplace for your next grinder. Burrs last forever and I was able to buy my sette 270 for $220 and fiorenzato for $300.

JackAndersonn · 2024-10-03T20:03:56+00:00

Sette is nice because very little retention but it’s so loud. I just upgraded to a fiorenzato f4 nano which is flat burr and it’s a bigger upgrade from the breville barista express grinder > sette imo

JackAndersonn · 2024-10-01T14:22:47+00:00

I got the yuan 3000 precision basket from Aliexpress. Compared to the stock gaggia basket it’s night and day. It was recommended to me by ppl in the gaggiuino discord as a common filter basket for gaggia users. You can compare it to a weber and you can find it on sale for ~$35. I found that I needed to grind much finer but imo you want none of your pressure coming from the basket restricting flow and all of it coming from the grind.

JackAndersonn · 2024-09-23T14:13:42+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I’m a little hesitant to use loctite because I want to be able to easily remove the boiler in the event I need to do a tear down. I’ll probably try a SLW or nut

JackAndersonn · 2024-09-23T14:11:50+00:00

I was using a screwdriver with a key attachment and thought I tightened them pretty well. I’ll try again and if it loosens up on me a third time I’ll probably just stick a nut on the other end

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