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BoldJava

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'82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« on: May 08, 2011, 02:56:31 PM »
will migrate from Chicago to Lake Cheddar in July/August.  Bought Warrior's red '82 Cremina.  No rush -- anticipation is delicious.

Mike is replacing all the gaskets and o-rings (cap is tipped in Southerly direction).  When I go south to pick it up, I will catch a lesson or two on the mechanics of a lever as well as some basic PM learnings.

As he tore down the boiler for descaling, he grabbed this shot.  Check out the heating element.  10 minutes to warm-up.

Mike is rebuilding a San Marco and shopping for a powder coater.  If he lands a good one, I will jump aboard.  It presently is red.  OE says historical colors are anthracite, red, chocolate, and coppertone (never seen one).  The 2011 adds white to the NAmer line-up.  I am wrestling with traditional colors vs a subdued-sparkle locomotive gray cover with a black-black footer-frame.

Stay tuned.

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BoldJava

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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2011, 05:26:15 PM »
All the Warrior's horses, and all the Warrior's men
Could put Kristina Cremina together again.

Boiler is 1.1 liter, 37 oz
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Offline staylor

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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2011, 07:10:33 PM »
Red, all the way!
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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2011, 07:41:24 PM »
Red, merlot, wine?

Quote from: staylor on May 08, 2011, 07:10:33 PM
Red, all the way!



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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2011, 07:43:41 PM »
Ferrari.
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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2011, 08:16:37 PM »
Quote from: John F on May 08, 2011, 07:43:41 PM
Ferrari.

That would be the third one ... wouldn't it?

Congratulations Mr. B|OlympiaLever!

You're getting a Cadilac at the price of a VW.

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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2011, 09:42:10 PM »
Quote from: BoldJava on May 08, 2011, 05:26:15 PM
All the Warrior's horses, and all the Warrior's men
Could put Kristina Cremina together again.

Boiler is 1.1 liter, 37 oz
Lucky dog. That looks to be a beauty!
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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2011, 10:09:31 PM »
I'm thinking this:

Valet scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off


It seems these guys also enjoyed this red:

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Star Wars Ferrari Flight
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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2011, 11:17:03 PM »
Quote from: staylor on May 08, 2011, 07:10:33 PM
Red, all the way!


I will link in a discussion of OEM colors on Creminas from Doug at OrphanEspresso.  http://goo.gl/0kMLT

I am now leaning toward having it powder coated in its original colors, black underframe and Olympia red casing.  Funny how keeping it true-to-manufacture is tugging at me.
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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2011, 09:02:26 AM »
Quote from: HGR on May 09, 2011, 06:16:46 AM

I see you are up at an early hour. How you doing?

Extremely well, thanks.

B|Java
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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2011, 04:41:44 PM »
Ah, here is the coppertone Cremina.  Mercy, mine won't be that color.

B|Java
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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2011, 05:42:17 PM »
Quote from: BoldJava on May 08, 2011, 11:17:03 PM
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I am now leaning toward having it powder coated in its original colors, black underframe and Olympia red casing.  Funny how keeping it true-to-manufacture is tugging at me.

If I get it powder coated, it is going to be black-on-black.  When we relocate in a couple of years, odds are that our home will be from the 30s/40s.  A red espresso machine will look out of place in too many of the kitchens.  Black-on-black makes sense from both a traditional integrity as well as a practical point of view.

The image is Steve Robinson's from Home-Barista.com.  It is a 2002 w/gauge, not on the '82.
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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2011, 08:26:53 PM »
Red! B|Bold!   ;D
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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2011, 09:21:47 PM »
Black, to match your grinder...
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Re: '82 Olympia Cremina Lever...
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2011, 09:23:51 PM »
Quote from: peter on May 09, 2011, 09:21:47 PM
Black, to match your grinder...

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