How to find a steam leak?
Its low tech, but it works; a roll of aluminium kitchen foil – ideally use just the former after the aluminium has been all used, or a cling film former, or a baking paper former, etc Place one end where…
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The new design of safety valve has a number of improvements
I had one of the new design safety valves sitting on the shelf here and i could hear the faint whisper of steam escaping from my machine that had the original design of safety valve on it, so yesterday i…
I like this 300g Cafe de Tiamo handle-less milk jug
I enjoy using this milk jug as it puts me in close contact with the temperature of the milk Obviously it needs to be sold with a silicone rubber sleeve to protect the user from burning themselves, but for my…
The right tool for the job
As you can see in these two images, i have a hammer that is too light (200g) and another that is too heavy (750g) for striking wrenches on a copper boiler I have set to put that right ordering a…
Delivered duty paid (DDP); what the customer thought
As the recipient of the DDP experiment (US delivery), I thought Iâd let everyone know how it went. The item shipped out from Birmingham, UK, at 16:04 GMT on Wednesday and showed up at my door with no action on…
Hand blown glass hoppers made by Torr Toys in Portugal
There are just thirteen hand blown glass hoppers made by Torr Toys remaining. This is absolutely a one off project so if you want one this is the only chance The collar and lid is stainless steel. The collar fits…
We are now despatching all machines with the group top attached
A number of you asked me to post when we reached this point, so here it is Have a pleasant Easter Next week is shaping up to be a big one already
Why do I need to create an account to make a purchase?
There are several functional reasons why we have decided to disable the guest checkout: 1) Customers who purchase a machine with an account are automatically given access to the owners’ only area of the support form, which is an important…
Why there is no substitute for large diameter burrs if you want to single dose
The periennial problem with single dosing is pop corning, that is to say because there is no weight pushing down on the beans that are being ground they are able to bounce away from the cutting face which results in…
What i’ve learnt about starting a business
Dont buy anything in high volumes to chase lower unit costs; that is a game for established businesses A good example is packaging and branded items. Speaking for myself at least i find it incredibly tempting to order 1000 units…