Might be good to get this one going again for all the new members.

@"Lake_M"#p204 So glad to have you guys on board, it's like having additional memory to revive my failing one. I'll bet there are a lot of favourite threads I have forgotten to add…I suppose I was busy doing the structural stuff like setting it all up, the add ons, the forum areas, images etc..

This is my current setup. Nothing too flashy at the moment because I've just moved house. I use the Baratza Encore with my Aeropress and the Specialita is for the Europiccola. I'm not really into milk drinks so it's black coffee, Americano and espresso for me. My partner is a tea drinker. [upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/732cEUK.jpeg]

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[upl-image-preview url=//i.imgur.com/SsJrbWk.jpeg] My selection of gear at the moment: Bezzera BZ10 Compak K3 Touch grinder Cafelat Robot Kinu M47 manual grinder Fiorenzato F64Evo grinder The F64Evo is a speed demon that grinds 17 grams in some 4.5 to 5 seconds. I like it a lot, but it seems to produce a fair amount of fines. At the end of every shot, with the brew pressure being released, some fines seem to slip through the shower screen and eventually plug up the pulse line to the brew pressure gauge. This didn't happen with other grinders I had used (K3, Macap M2) I recently had the machine serviced and the pressure gauge "unplugged" and for now I resorted to my K3, which I hadn't sold yet. The Kinu provides the highest level of flavor clarity, but I tend to use it mostly on vacations with the Robot. Boy, are they a pair 😄 !

![](https://i.imgur.com/f6ssKLn.jpg "Pure") Not that great with taking photos but here is my current setup which I am very happy with. Espresso Machine: ECM Puristika Current Portafilter: ECM Bottomless Gran Crema Grinder: Niche Zero (for espresso) Grinder: Wilfa Svart (for Aeropress) Favourite Bean At The Moment: Artisan Whisky Thief (very boozy, delicious espresso, not that great with the Aeropress in my opinion) Things To Get: A better scale, a distribution tool and a tamping station Really getting along nicely with the Puristika. A bit of a learning curve initially as it is my first espresso machine, but lately I am enjoying the results and learning a lot with fine tuning my tamping with the bottomless portafiler. The Niche Zero is also performing very well (far more consistent grinds than my previous grinder) and dialling in has been fairly straight forward.

@"Beverast"#p717 A big favour if you can…**are you able to scan the relevant pages of the user guide… for PID usage and options.** All the other stuff about portafilters and pressures I don't need, although **it would be useful to see the warnings about use of the right hand knob.** I have not used my Puristika for well over 1 year. I had the PID settings right, but of course never had a manual and can't remember how to operate the PID. I don't accidentally want to lose what I found were ideal settings. I did do some modifications on mine and might share the PID settings if people are interested. *P.S. You could even photograph them*

@"DavecUK"#p718 Hi the user manual for the Puristika can be found here: [Puristika](https://www.ecm.de/fileadmin/manual/BA_ECM_Puristika_09-2021.pdf) It's in German and English and is exactly the same as the physical manual I received with the machine.

Thanks for the tip 🙂 Mine my be a little different as it's a prototype produced in 2019. However, I am sure my settings and probably the modification I made is still relevant.

A couple of Ceado grinders; the big E92 conical for single dosing fitted with a ‘blow up’ bellows, the E37s for churning out my ‘house’ bean. A Pulman Big Step tamper, which is being used with a 20g ridgeless VST. Made a huge improvement to my prep game. The GS3 replaced a La Spaziale mini Vivaldi which was a great little dual boiler, but did suffer a little from temperature stability issues. [URL=https://i.imgur.com/jyWNpRW.jpg][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/jyWNpRW.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Show us your setup!

Petre

Sham Maybe, I would be super happy with the funnel, but it is nowhere to be found to buy. I only found it on one website asking for 150 quid (with 10% discount included 😆)

CafeNoir

Petre try evilbay or AliExpress, you’re looking for a plunger funnel for making octopus balls or sometimes called a fudge funnel. About 10 quid. It’s going to have to be seriously modified but it’s 304 stainless and almost same size as Mazzer funnel. Been used by a lot of modders…jimbojohn on old forum has a walkthrough with very helpful pics.( have one on the way for my Fiorenzato F6)

Petre

CafeNoir

Hehe, found it. The octopus balls tool will be with me tomo, thanks for the tip!

Cuprajake

Yeah i was lucky enough to find mine second hand, but it wasnt cheap, but is oe

drdre89

Looking back at the posts in this thread … I think tompoland has one of the most impressive setups 🤠☕☕☕😎 . That grinder alone

DavecUK

and an impressive view if I remember rightly Giphy - Sam Heughan Wow GIF by Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham drdre89

CafeNoir

Petre Glad to be able to help

Jcheney

headstar Is that a MaraX with black wood upgrade kit (+ flow control)? The wooden valves look nice. That’s an uncommon mod. What was your impression of the change? Subtle? Would you do it again?

headstar

Jcheney Hard to say anything yet as I only installed the flow yesterday. For sure it’s different and I need to learn how to manipulate the paddle - small moves change a lot.

I chose the black wood kit as wooden brown would not fit anything in my kitchen and it looked kind of “toyish” for my wife 😆

EddieT

Hi all, just joined the forum from the other one 😬 and finally have a shiny new setup to show off. I have spent two years enjoying learning espresso with the Barista Express and managed to persuade my wife to let me have this for my birthday 🥳

loving it so far, real step up in quality and ease of workflow. Looking forward to playing with the paddle more once I’ve got the basics down

LMSC

EddieT Welcome to the forum! Nice set up!

DavecUK

EddieT Looking really good and shiny…bet you’re loving it.

drdre89

EddieT that Bianca lookin fine 🕺

tompoland

EddieT That is a thing of beauty

Jcheney

headstar But what about just keeping the black plastic knobs? How happy are you with that change? Photos are difficult due to the reflectance of the surfaces. I think the matte finish of the knobs works well with the body, but so many people show off photos (Reddit or on other forums) of MaraX’s, and very few (I don’t think I have seen any) went with the black wood kit.

headstar

Jcheney , you might be right that changing black to black makes not much sense. The upgrade kit was coming with matching portafilters and legs (which maybe I will try to adapt for Mara). It’s all cosmetics rather, and If I ever plan to switch to Bianca I will have the set ready 😎

EddieT

Thanks all really loving it so far. One impressive machine. Got it on Friday and had a very caffeinated weekend 😂

Frothbewithyou

EddieT Lovely set-up welcome to the forum!

Thomas101

After waiting for almost 2 month, all gear is here and I can finally make some espresso

limelight

Thomas101 very nice! I have the exact same setup now since I ditched my Sette grinder when the Niche came in a few weeks ago.

DavecUK

Thomas101 Looks good, enjoy it.

EddieT

Thomas101 very nice enjoy. Very popular combo that. What are you coming from?

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