Tag: lever
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Catching a Meteor: A La San Marco Olympic Comes Back to Earth
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in LeversWhen you look back at the golden era of La San Marco, the conversation usually jumps between two extremes: the wild, UFO-like curves of the 1950s Disco Volante, or the sharp, squared-off modernism of the Tipo 69. But sitting quietly between those two giants is a fascinating, transitional piece of Udine’s espresso history—the Olympic. Sometimes…
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The Atlas Shrugged: A 1960s La Dorio Lever Icon
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in LeversWhile giants like Faema and Gaggia were churning out tens of thousands of machines from massive assembly lines in Milan, Giulio Dorio’s workshop was quietly operating a world away in the northeastern city of Udine. La Dorio was a boutique outfit building commercial lever machines in small, artisanal batches. When the 1950s and 60s ushered…
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FAEMA Urania: Boiler Disassembly and Cleaning
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in LeversThe boiler is usually where one runs into the most challenging parts of a rebuild. Depending on the age, how well the espresso machine was maintained, the quality of the water used, storage, and lots of other factors opening up the boiler is one of the most nerve wracking steps of a rebuild. In many…
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FAEMA Urania: Thermosiphon Group
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in LeversAfter stripping the machine down to the frame in the previous post the next order of business was to start to disassemble the group to get it cleaned up and replace all the worn parts. FAEMA First Generation Thermosiphon Group This Urania came with a first generation thermosiphon group. The thermosiphon group regulated its temperature…