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Don't mean to hijack the thread, but have you considered the ECM Synchronika?
I think espresso is very germane to a well equipped garage so not hijacking LOL! No but I am considering the new Synesso ES1 as well but its another ratchet up in price like $9-$10k. Looks like it has amazing profiling capabilities but it isn't so handsome in my opinion. I have a Rocket R58 and its been a terrific machine but only lets me control brew temps really. Thinking about going further down the rabbit hole and retiring the R58
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Finally into the landscaping, decorating, setting up tunes, tools and work infrastructure. Over three years since I drew up the first concept and divided the land... What a wild ride with Covid, materials and labor shortages. 17 months since breaking ground on April 24th, 2021...
My garage perished in the 2020 wildfire in Santa Cruz County. Fortunately my first Porsche ('99 996 NA) was not in the garage at the time. I've been 2+ years on the rebuild, and while I didn't anticipate it taking that long, I have to say the diversion into milling my own lumber and timbers for the replacement garage has been a blast. Along the way I could have bought a couple more 911's for what I spent on capex for the milling business, but it's all about the overall toy box, right?
It all started with a lightning strike a mile from my property, mid-August 2020
My original garage was humble, only 20x20, but hand-cut Doug Fir timberframe built in 1991. Sad to see it go. It's remains in the background here.
The background to the right gives you a sense as to how hot and fast the fire came through. Everything incinerated except the house. Stroke of luck there.
County regs allowed +10% increase in size on fire rebuild, so I went from 20x20 to 15x29, with long axis parallel to the ocean. Took all of first year to get through design and County "emergency rebuild" permitting.
Bought a mill to take advantage of abundance of fire-killed Doug Fir and Redwood throughout the fire zone. Side-tracked me from wrenching my cars for a while!
And if you're going to mill logs, you need the proper tools, right? Most. Toys. Wins.
Built a couple solar kilns to dry the Doug Fir and Redwood. Fun science project!
1x8 tongue & groove redwood siding, after running it through a buddy's moulder. More than enough to side the new garage.
Given the compact footprint, I'll be installing a lift to fit my '01 996TT and '18 GT3. Current conundrum is two post or four. If I wasn't in the California coastal zone and socialist jurisdiction of Santa Cruz, I'd have built a much larger shop, but so it goes. We will be hand-cutting Doug Fir timberframe this fall, mostly 8x8, 8x10, 8x12, and probably not ready for first Porsche until next spring. Maybe then I'll have the floors and wall decor etc. like some of the amazing garages posted here. In any case, every step along the way has been enjoyable.
My garage perished in the 2020 wildfire in Santa Cruz County. Fortunately my first Porsche ('99 996 NA) was not in the garage at the time. I've been 2+ years on the rebuild, and while I didn't anticipate it taking that long, I have to say the diversion into milling my own lumber and timbers for the replacement garage has been a blast. Along the way I could have bought a couple more 911's for what I spent on capex for the milling business, but it's all about the overall toy box, right?
It all started with a lightning strike a mile from my property, mid-August 2020
My original garage was humble, only 20x20, but hand-cut Doug Fir timberframe built in 1991. Sad to see it go. It's remains in the background here.
The background to the right gives you a sense as to how hot and fast the fire came through. Everything incinerated except the house. Stroke of luck there.
County regs allowed +10% increase in size on fire rebuild, so I went from 20x20 to 15x29, with long axis parallel to the ocean. Took all of first year to get through design and County "emergency rebuild" permitting.
Bought a mill to take advantage of abundance of fire-killed Doug Fir and Redwood throughout the fire zone. Side-tracked me from wrenching my cars for a while!
And if you're going to mill logs, you need the proper tools, right? Most. Toys. Wins.
Built a couple solar kilns to dry the Doug Fir and Redwood. Fun science project!
1x8 tongue & groove redwood siding, after running it through a buddy's moulder. More than enough to side the new garage.
Given the compact footprint, I'll be installing a lift to fit my '01 996TT and '18 GT3. Current conundrum is two post or four. If I wasn't in the California coastal zone and socialist jurisdiction of Santa Cruz, I'd have built a much larger shop, but so it goes. We will be hand-cutting Doug Fir timberframe this fall, mostly 8x8, 8x10, 8x12, and probably not ready for first Porsche until next spring. Maybe then I'll have the floors and wall decor etc. like some of the amazing garages posted here. In any case, every step along the way has been enjoyable.
My garage perished in the 2020 wildfire in Santa Cruz County. Fortunately my first Porsche ('99 996 NA) was not in the garage at the time. I've been 2+ years on the rebuild, and while I didn't anticipate it taking that long, I have to say the diversion into milling my own lumber and timbers for the replacement garage has been a blast. Along the way I could have bought a couple more 911's for what I spent on capex for the milling business, but it's all about the overall toy box, right?
It all started with a lightning strike a mile from my property, mid-August 2020
My original garage was humble, only 20x20, but hand-cut Doug Fir timberframe built in 1991. Sad to see it go. It's remains in the background here.
The background to the right gives you a sense as to how hot and fast the fire came through. Everything incinerated except the house. Stroke of luck there.
County regs allowed +10% increase in size on fire rebuild, so I went from 20x20 to 15x29, with long axis parallel to the ocean. Took all of first year to get through design and County "emergency rebuild" permitting.
Bought a mill to take advantage of abundance of fire-killed Doug Fir and Redwood throughout the fire zone. Side-tracked me from wrenching my cars for a while!
And if you're going to mill logs, you need the proper tools, right? Most. Toys. Wins.
Built a couple solar kilns to dry the Doug Fir and Redwood. Fun science project!
1x8 tongue & groove redwood siding, after running it through a buddy's moulder. More than enough to side the new garage.
Given the compact footprint, I'll be installing a lift to fit my '01 996TT and '18 GT3. Current conundrum is two post or four. If I wasn't in the California coastal zone and socialist jurisdiction of Santa Cruz, I'd have built a much larger shop, but so it goes. We will be hand-cutting Doug Fir timberframe this fall, mostly 8x8, 8x10, 8x12, and probably not ready for first Porsche until next spring. Maybe then I'll have the floors and wall decor etc. like some of the amazing garages posted here. In any case, every step along the way has been enjoyable.
Keep us updated! Sounds awesome. That wood looks great. You can just go around and collect fire logs?
If you haven’t seen the site, garagejournal.com. Check it out.
Kafatek grinder, then La Marzocco GS3 MP. I moved from a Slayer single group to La Marzocco GS3 MP in Oct last year after 7 years with the Slayer (a gen1, one of the first 100 built). The La Marzocco is, for me single dosing, a much better machine. However, my first statement is the most important - grinder before machine. Buy the best grinder you can get your hands on (for single dosing, i'll save you 10k in rotation and just tell you now, it's Kafatek). Then, buy the water pumper.
Kafatek grinder, then La Marzocco GS3 MP. I moved from a Slayer single group to La Marzocco GS3 MP in Oct last year after 7 years with the Slayer (a gen1, one of the first 100 built). The La Marzocco is, for me single dosing, a much better machine. However, my first statement is the most important - grinder before machine. Buy the best grinder you can get your hands on (for single dosing, i'll save you 10k in rotation and just tell you now, it's Kafatek). Then, buy the water pumper.
Agree on the grinder first. What do you recommend if you don't want to single dose aka grinder with a bean basket that grinds by time?
on the edge. here's the thing - and there are some here that will debate (surprise!) - beans start to noticeably degrade at day 7, when under a reasonable one-way off gas valve. So put them in a hopper and you need to run through the hopper quantity daily, or you're accelerating that. The purpose of the hopper is both storage/simplicity AND to provide weight on the column for a constant feed, thereby making up for weakness in the grind mechanisms ability to generate consistently. So when you are getting to the end of your hopper load your grind is getting worse quality... it's meant to be run with a load of beans on top of it. This is what single dosing aims to solve, and Kafatek nailed it with a grinder that allows for perfection in the single dose approach. Therefore, you remove the need for column / hopper, and hence remove the degradation of beans from your list of issues. Doesn't stop the degradation, just means your beans will last a few extra days. I'd probably still advocate single dosing, and Kafatek.
If you're bent on a hopper, Mahlkonig E80, Robur, or I personally like (and have had) a Compak - would probably go with the E10 at this point. I had a K10 pro barista for 4 years, rigged for single dosing, before Kafatek.
I love an espresso as much as anyone but if your looking for something beyond a Keurig but short of Mooty’s chemistry lab, check out a Spinn.
spinn.com
All in one machine with multiple brew options. Relies on centrifugal brewing, not drip or forced water. Taste profile is definitely on the smoother side.
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