mini gaggia lever machine
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:43 am
Hello, I found a really nice looking lever espresso machine in a flea market in spain.It's called a mini gaggia from the 70's or 80's and it uses a spring that pushes a piston down as the lever rises back up.
However I think the piston needs new seals as water drips slowly into the filter after i fill the tank. also I'm pretty sure it should have some kind of shower plate which could be missing from mine as some coffee gets sucked into the tank when you press down the lever and the piston rises although there's no obvious place where it would fit.
Does anyone know where I could get spares?, or have one of these machines and be able to verify if I'm missing something? The machine is really solid and the boiler etc seems to work perfectly so I reckon its probably worth getting working properly.
Any help or info on the machine would be greatly appreciated,
Cheers Joe.
However I think the piston needs new seals as water drips slowly into the filter after i fill the tank. also I'm pretty sure it should have some kind of shower plate which could be missing from mine as some coffee gets sucked into the tank when you press down the lever and the piston rises although there's no obvious place where it would fit.
Does anyone know where I could get spares?, or have one of these machines and be able to verify if I'm missing something? The machine is really solid and the boiler etc seems to work perfectly so I reckon its probably worth getting working properly.
Any help or info on the machine would be greatly appreciated,
Cheers Joe.