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14th June 2014, 06:08 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Coffee tamper take 2
I recently upgraded to a new espresso machine, which warranted a really nice quality tamper. If you're serious about (home) espresso, I can't recommend Pullman tampers highly enough. You send your filter baskets to them, and they will make you a custom tamper to fit EXACTLY into your baskets. I wanted to turn my own handle, and they were more than happy to just make me the base and send it with the connecting screw so I could turn my own handle.
Take 1 was made from a piece of Redgum burl. Not a bad attempt overall I think, but while I do enjoy the feel of timber, it didn't really fit with the nice new red and silver shiny new coffee machine. Here enters Ian from Wicked Turnings, who came to the rescue with making me a custom silver and red resin pour, for me to create Take 2 attached. Wet sanded to 600 grit, then polished with micro mesh. I love using it, and the colours that Ian created match the machine really well.
Simon.
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14th June 2014, 07:28 PM #2Skwair2rownd
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Like 'em both!!
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14th June 2014, 10:25 PM #3
Great job, and that colour really does match the machine, doesn't it?
... Steve
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14th June 2014, 11:02 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Very spiffy! Love a coffee in the morning!
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15th June 2014, 05:46 PM #5
Hi simon,
Both look good to me!
Some people take there coffee very seriously
don, t they...............i just get mine out of the
jar!!!!!!!!!!Cheers smiife
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15th June 2014, 05:53 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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15th June 2014, 06:23 PM #7
Simon, here's my take on a Coffee Tamp.
Details: Tamp : Stainless Steel 52mm diameter flat, from Coffee Complements
Timber: Tasmanian Myrtle, tapped to accept all thread.
Fixing: 3/8 Allthread, loctite into both the timber and tamp
Finish: Sanded to 1200, EEE & Shellawax Glow
Fun little project, 2 prototype prior to the finished product. 1 I drilled thru the blank and the other one. I keep stuffing the rim of the handle.Pat
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. Mark Twain
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15th June 2014, 09:53 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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16th June 2014, 10:17 AM #9.
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Here are my tampers
The second from the left (including the handle) is Pullman with a flat base, the other bases I obtained from Five Senses coffee and have convex bases
From the left; sandalwood, Jarrah, spalted pear, blackbody/cork and pine.
The asymmetric shaped ones are made to fit my hand in an almost vertical manner so there is less wrist twisting needed compared to a conventional handle.
My day-to-day user is the spalted pear.
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16th June 2014, 01:15 PM #10
I prefer the red and silver one. Very spiffy looking tamper.
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