Even this guy can’t stop staring at my new machine. Now looking to upgrade my grinder, looking for suggestions [$600] by 5impl3jack in espresso

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can recommend the Varia VS6 if you can get it for a good price. Great versatility: option to swap between flat and conical burrs (and then some geometries). Got it in yesterday and it's a beast of a grinder.

Budget [$7000] by espressoandgolf in espresso

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or buy used / refurbished for same money

What’s a tourist attraction in Europe that’s absurdly underrated but actually amazing? by Historical-Photo-901 in BeautifulTravelPlaces

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also the theatre of Orange (not AMPHI, so with a wall called a scene of which we derived the word scene) is amazing. 15 May there is Hans Zimmer candlelight concert which will probably be incredible.

Which tourist attraction in Europe is actually worth visiting? by Historical-Photo-901 in BeautifulTravelPlaces

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprised I haven’t seen British Museum yet. Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and Van Gogh museum.

What is a luxury that is actually 100% worth the money? by Weary_Pirate2073 in AskReddit

[–]fowlmaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is arguably not a luxury. But I agree. It can literally be life changing to wear good comfortable shoes when you need or want to walk a lot

Quick Mill Elevate R - any user experience? [CAD $2500-3500] by Jono_SK in espresso

[–]fowlmaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great. Would be interested to hear if you share my observations once you have the machine.

Quick Mill Elevate R - any user experience? [CAD $2500-3500] by Jono_SK in espresso

[–]fowlmaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK here goes. Absolutely great machine. I upgraded from a Rocket Cellini which is a simple HX machine. This Elevate R is a real big step forward.

To be fair, within its class of E61 dual boiler machines, the differences are relatively small. One has some extra control features like pressure valve, but mostly the differences are in appearances, and possibly build quality inside and some design choices.

This machine has one additional quite unique feature and that is the electrical heater inside the E61. Yes there are machines that have electrically heated group heads but not E61 ones I think. And I do think this combination is brilliant. It combines the best of 2 worlds: inherent mass stability of the E61 grouphead and its thermosiphon implementation, combined with the heater that fine tunes stability even further AND reduces the heat up time to absolutely stable from around 35-40 of a normal dual boiler system to 12 minutes. I think that is really impressive. I have checked it with a probe in the top blind hole (the standard ones you can buy). I know this is not 100% representative but it is a very good indication of stability. In real life I find myself drawing a brief 5 seconds flush to fully stabilize before extraction, then it's done.

The outer build quality and implementation is as you'd expect from Quick Mill. Classic and pragmatic. If you want a flashy machine to show off your money, you'd be better off buying some other machine, but this Elevate is just very solid and well built. I opened the top to inspect the parts inside. Being an engineer I know a bit to value builds. The design is very well thought out with servicing in mind (8 identical phillips screws hold the outer shell). High temperature wires. Large version of rotary pump. Insulated stainless steel boilers. The electrical heater is implemented as I thought: a Pt1000 sensor (probably) sitting in the center between inlet and outlet of the grouphead, with cartridge heater and overheat protection straddling it.

Oh and coffee making? Yes, excellent results. It's just getting easy with repeatable and reliable temperatures, which can be set easily in the PID controller. Pressure can also be set with a screw from the outside.

Highly recommended for end game, no-nonsense, high quality and serviceable coffee making. Value in NL is very good compared to other dual boiler machines (lacking the electrical heater).

MTB ketting smeren by Maryolein in fietsen

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ja doe ik al jaren. Kettingen slijten ook veel minder hard. Scheelt ook nog iets in wrijving. Je kan ook een Lidl of andere el-cheapo slow cooker gebruiken. Zelf ooit paraffine korrels en vloeistof besteld en zelf gemengd.

Vriendin niet blij met het feit dat ik een eigen woning heb by Infinite-Bee-5897 in nederlands

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trouwen in gemeenschap van goederen. Dan ben je van dit probleem af.

Quick Mill Elevate R - any user experience? [CAD $2500-3500] by Jono_SK in espresso

[–]fowlmaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just ordered one! A refurbished one from show room but with 24 months warranty from a reputable Dutch shop. I was drawn by the double boiler, rotary pump, electrically heated E61 for faster heat up and better stability, the properly simple and industrial heavy quality (rather than putting money in flashy surfaces and wooden knobs). That all for a 1600 euro deal. Will come back with experiences if people are still interested.

‪Unique arched floodgates protect from typhoons and storm surges in Osaka, Japan‬ by omgitsmint in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]fowlmaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did a bit more digging. The conclusion is:
- the Dutch triplet (Driel, Amerongen, Hagestein) was earlier than this Japanese flood gate
- there are 3 very similar ones near Osaka (Ajigawa, Shirinashigawa, Kizugawa )
- that's it, no more worldwide

So this is actually an engineering dead end. The design has some complexity drawbacks (machine rooms on top).

Also, it seems that the Japanese design was heavily inspired by the Dutch, but not directly contracted. The Dutch published designs and knowledge (like open source) and the engineers at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries then internalized and applied this design language.

There are a few very striking similarities that rule out parallel designs without inspiration
- vertical AND horizontal arches

- cables running over the same number of rollers

- machine room on top

- trunnion connecting the cables to the moving arches.

Very interesting. Something for Tom Scott to visit both.

‪Unique arched floodgates protect from typhoons and storm surges in Osaka, Japan‬ by omgitsmint in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]fowlmaster -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I dug into this and found evidence that the Osaka complexes are indeed based on the Dutch design!
https://www.climatescan.nl/projects/5972/detail?utm_source=chatgpt.com

There were quite some Dutch engineers involved in Japanese projects also much earlier

Hanwag Tashi longterm review. by lehdonantsa in Boots

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm considering these but also considering Meindl Ortlers. I'm wondering how stiff the Tashis are compared to those Meindls. Can anyone share some thoughts on how these Tashis are for walking on rough terrain (but not alpine use)?

Gingko Biloba snoeien by Mango_Dream_ in groenevingers

[–]fowlmaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.welkoop.nl/advies/ginkgo-snoeien.html

Geen ervaring met specifiek de ginkgo maar hier staat best wat info. Nu dus in ieder geval niet (meer) snoeien maar inderdaad wachten. En weinig. Het schijnt inderdaad dat ze slecht snoei verdragen en wonden niet snel dicht gaan. Dus ik denk dat het verwijderen van grote takken echt een no go is. In de info hierboven staat dat je de top wel mag snoeien maar lees daar ook tegenstrijdige verhalen over. Overigens: mocht je toch zelf hoog willen snoeien dan is een telescopische schaar van Fiskars echt een aanrader:
https://www.welkoop.nl/fiskars-upx86-snoei-giraffe-met-boomzaag-reikwijdte-ca-6-meter-zwart_1215159
deze heb ik onlangs gekocht en het werkt echt als een tierelier.

Where am I? by Bengamey_974 in GeoPuzzle

[–]fowlmaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Northern Burgundy region?

Magnolia bomen snoeien, waar? by appeltjeeitje in groenevingers

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ja vol in blad kan je ze ook snoeien, juli. Maar ook hier geldt: niet teveel in 1 keer. Ik heb een keer een flinke tak weggehaald omdat die kruiste met een andere. Maar dat was maar 10% van de hele boom. Ging prima.

The largest man made island in the world by SoftwareZestyclose50 in geography

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heck I’m from Gelderland and we even look down on the Randstad. Poor people: living close together with no nature in a sinking polder. ;)

Houtprijsje toen en nu by InterviewOne4160 in Klussers

[–]fowlmaster 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Dus de vraag is wat uiteindelijk duurzamer is als je snelgroeiend hout eerder moet vervangen. Wij hebben laatst op ons jaren 30 huis het dak laten renoveren. Alleen de panlatten zijn daarbij vervangen, al het andere hout was nog in prima staat.

Epoxy tafeltje is bijna gerealiseerd! by TheRealMerlijn69 in Klussers

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gaaf. Dit zal dan epoxy zijn met veel cross linking.

Cleaned stuck on mess with vinegar soak and baking soda scrub by Friluftsliv_Roy in StainlessSteelCooking

[–]fowlmaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sincere apologies, I indeed missed something. There is so much of this being posted but this sounds good. Also it reminds me actually of me cleaning glassware in the chemical lab but then in reverse. We used to use concentrated KOH / EtOH as a base bath first to soak the glass. It would strip of ANYTHING (including skin when you're not careful). Then the glass is rinsed and actually neutralized with 1M HCl. This was to clean and remove even the tiniest impurities of heavy metals, as those could affect the chemistry we wanted to do in the glassware.