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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
Edit: Sorry, I missed the earlier comment! I can totally understand why steps would be important in that case. Do you think braille indicators around the ring that you could feel would work? Or are actual clicks the best option I'm goi
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
Thank you! Their critiques might be fair, after all the website is by far the furthest part of this from my area of expertise. But hopefully, people will prefer a good espresso machine with a bad website to a bad espresso machine with a goo
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
He doesn't review products he didn't pay full price for in general (I didn't ask of course, I've just watched him for years). Maybe someday he'll order one!
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
The pump has been tested up to 100c for extended periods. It would definitely work for that, but it's optimized for pressure rather than flow so it might be a bit overkill!
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
Thank you for the advice! If you click the shop button to go to the store itself, might be more your vibe? https://velofuso.com/store
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
Thanks for the advice and the feedback! The price and full profile pictures should be visible on the store page without adding to cart, maybe something is going wrong? Here is what it looks like on all of my computers: https://im
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
As a background, I was a pretty experienced production engineer before going into this. "It's impossible" means "It doesn't make sense for us to do this with our current machines/setup times/engineers, etc
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
A color matched platter is a good idea! Essentially inside the group head, there is a silicone ring which only lets water past with a small amount of pressure. When you turn the pump off, whatever pressure has built up will still be release
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
I will upload a simple video of the workflow very soon!
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
Yes, for sure! A good first step is to learn some form of CAD and buy a cheap 3D printer. With that, you can rapidly test mechanisms and ergonomics on a daily basis for pennies. With both products, I went through maybe 5-ish entirely 3d pri
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
Thank you! I will work on that aspect, thank you for the feedback. May have gotten more than a little bit of tunnel vision on the products. There is a warranty page here, https://velofuso.com/warranty (which should now be d
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
Manual espresso machines are great and you would not be disappointed buying one! The main advantage of one with a pump is how much more repeatable the entire workflow is in terms of preheating and maintaining pressure - you don't need
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
Hey, you can actually see the pump here, in the kit you can use to put it in other kinds of espresso machines - it's inside the machine. I'll find a way to incorporate it into the product page for the espresso machine as well. ht
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
You're right when you factor in the power brick, but the wiring is actually silicone jacketed which is much nicer in any case! The main plastics are in the switches inside the machine. Would be fun someday to roll custom ceramic parts
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
Thanks man! There is no plastic in the fluid/material path of either machine - it's virtually all stainless steel and silicone. Basically the only plastic on them is in the switches/electrical parts where is is almost impossi
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by smeeeeeeeeeeeee 2y ago
Hello there! Thank you so much for the comment and the good luck So essentially the adjustment works the same as conical and flat burrs, except the burrs need to move way more for the same amount of adjustment (it’s about 19:1, instead of 1
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