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DiyPresso: DIY Espresso Machine

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325 points ragebol | 1 comments | 12 Sep 24 19:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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dfxm12 ◴[13 Sep 24 12:14 UTC] No.41530462[source]▶
You can get a similar machine (Quick Mill Carola) for the same price, assembled. To scratch the hacker itch, you can get a much cheaper machine (Gaggia Classic Pro, Rancillio Silvia) and install a PID (a computer to control most of the brewing parameters).

I understand the appeal to "hackers", but if you just want coffee, there are more, proven reliable, less expensive, options.

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1. abakker ◴[13 Sep 24 17:24 UTC] No.41533233[source]▶
I have a quick mill QM67 from 2012...well past 10000 shots in that time and about 5 hours of "On time" per day. since I got it I hacked in a direct plumbing line with a solenoid, and have killed one $29 pump.

However, it is probably now in need of a teardown. the brew pressure bypass valve is seized, and there is some scaling/corrosion in the brew head. I've got a machine shop, so I'm tempted to tear the whole thing apart, rewire, and replace the core electronics, but I'm not sure exactly what to do.