Comeback of an Italian Coffee Legend - La Pavoni Restomod
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- čas přidán 29. 05. 2024
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Hello to everyone out there,
in this video I am restoring an Italian Coffee Legend. The ever popular hand lever coffee machine La Pavoni Euroccipola.
It is a pre-millennium model from 1979 and is very popular with collectors. It is considered one of the best coffee machines in the world when operated correctly.
My girlfriend's birthday is coming up i decided to give her a coffee machine like this one because she loves la pavoni espresso and la pavoni machines.
Since I don't like plastic, I'm replacing all the plastic handles on the vintage La Pavoni portafilter (in german known as Siebträgermaschine) with custom wooden handles made from birdseye maple.I therefore refer to it as "restomod" and not "restoration".
I polish up the chrome which was in a bad condition. With a few parts I have to renew chrome plating using tampon galvanic.
and I use powder coating for the rusted base in RAL 6027 "light green".
As always I dont talk but give detailed explanations in the comments, so you have that ASMR restoration experience.
I hope you have fun with the restoration video! If you have any questions on the used tools, materials or the processes, write it in the comment section - i´ll try to answer as soon as possible! If you want to support my channel hit the like, leave a comment, subscribe and share my work. It helps a lot! :-) Thanks for watching!
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Result Scene:
Your Lullaby - Per-Olov Kindgren & The Gaugolon Orchestra
with friendly permission by: Per-Olov Kindgren czcams.com/channels/DDq.html... Jimmy Quango czcams.com/channels/DTh.html... and The Gaugolon Orchestra / gaugolon .
00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Chapter 1: La Pavoni Disassembly
07:12 - Chapter 2: Powder Coating
09:30 - Chapter 3: Lime Removal
10:22 - Chapter 4: Polishing
11:16 - Chapter 5: Chrome Plating
12:54 - Chapter 6: Woodwork
17:58 - Chapter 7: Thread Salvage
19:06 - Chapter 8: Cleaning
20:13 - Chapter 9: Wire Replacing
20:55 - Chapter 10: Timeout/ Beer Tasting
22:01 - Chapter 11: La Pavoni Assembly
31:24 - Chapter 12: Testing - Jak na to + styl
I worked for a Espresso/Coffee repair company in the USA for 12 yrs. I have repaired a lot of La Pavoni machines and at approx. $2000.00 usd all the customers wanted the work done right the first time. Your work was the best that I have ever seen, something to be proud of.
thats an amazing statement 🤩
Wow just noticed this feedback. Thank you very much!
I have always loved getting items that people thought were trash because they didn’t work quite right. I would fix them and either give them away or keep them.
It’s so great that this quality item gets a second life. Great job.
I do the same, congrats, for a better world @@patriciaschiro2659
Beautiful machine and brilliant repair. Must be very satisfying. If I may correct you, the current pricetag for this machine is exactly 1000 usd
What an awesome restoration video. As a espresso aficionado and a lever espresso machine owner, this was of particular interest - and enjoyment - to me 😊
Regarding your test, I have to say though - (quoting another espresso freak) «Using a spice grinder for grinding coffee beans, is in violation of the Geneva convention 🤣
I cannot reccomend highly enough using a burr grinder for this purpose, as spice grinders makes for extremely unevenly sized coffee grounds, which in turn makes for very poor coffee extraction.
Apart from that -
Hats off to you, Sir!
Yep ! Great restoration! Lovely Machine!
But bad grinder resulting in a wrong grind size and not doing justice to this great coffee maker!
@@guerriosPGyes, what a beautiful machine but the shots looked awful
what about cezve coffee ? I'm using a high power blender to grind coffee and and it doesn't grind evenly but do I need it to for a cezve coffee?
Burr, ceramic if you want to just try, titanium for a lifetime. And only a hand grinder.
@@morfeyrun
Cool machine. Great restoration.
PRO TIPS: Use only filtered water to keep evaporative mineral buildup minimal. At least once a year, de-scale the boiler with a water solution of food grade citric acid. Clean the brewhead/basket often with Puro tablets. For a better coffee, get a burr style grinder instead of a bladed chopper...and practice, practice, practice. Every machine is a little different.
If you have brass and copper it's better to use an less aggressive acid as aminosulfuric acid. Moreover citric acid builds up hard omplexes over 60 degrees celcius which dissolve only with other appropiate acids. Is the complex on the surface of the metal underneath the hiding acid residue is oxidating the metal and pitting occurs. Therfor special coffee machine descaler make sense.
For grease you can use any kind of foodgrade silikon grease e. g. the one for your faucet. Doesn't need to be explicite for coffee machines (caution: sometimes grease for faucets are not based on silikon)
Yes indeed. A burr style grinder is a must.
@@manuelweiss3904 Indeed. Molykote 111 is my go-to for lever espresso machines.
Awesome restoration and a very satisfying video ! You should be proud of yourself.
addirton: don't use any kind of acid - the best and also cold working is a solution of Amidosulfon-pwoder in water, originally "invented" by the Swiss company "durgol", which offers it as ready to use fluids - way too expensive, because the powder is elongated with water and costs 10 times as necessary.
Thirty years ago whilst living in Nottingham, my house was broken into.
The thieves stole my massive (bulk not screen size) 32 inch Sony Trinitron (cathode ray) TV and my La Pavoni espresso coffee machine.
I was pissed off about being burgled but mostly about my coffee machine.
Thirty years later, that TV would be long gone, my La Pavoni however would still be as great as the day I bought it. Timeless legend.
Your finished restoration is beautiful, it made me sad and happy at the same time. Let me know if you want to sell it. 😉
Nice restauration! Honestly this machine was in pretty good condition for its age, I've seen a lot in worse condition. No rust, a little dust and minor leakages. You should have taken care with the asbestos gaskets. You were lucky that the heating element was working after the bath in citric acid. Never ever submerge a heating element! The coffee made with the blade grinder was horrific, I hope you'll get a good burr grinder otherwise this machine is just for show.
I didn't know until this video that Bakelite was not a safe material. Thank you.
That was a great restoration. I love how you bring items from the "near past" into usable condition. Although the Bird's Eye Maple handles were nice, I thought the original black ones might have been a bit more authentic, but each to their own. It's such a "simple" machine to create such a perfect beverage.
Yes, I would have kept the original handles. A great restoration, though.
There's a reason this is titled a restomod instead of a restoration. They are two different things. I'm also a little perplexed by the complete change of the colorway.
@@howlingbeats2544 hard to say, both are pretty ugly, the original and the color of the new one. :P
@@dandare1001 I'm another that appreciated the wonderful restoration but preferred the original appearance especially the black Bakelite which seemed to be in remarkably good conditions. Trends come and go, while original is timeless.
Yeah, I would have kept the original handles, they were high quality.
Klasse Arbeit, wie immer. Nur mit der Farbwahl und den Holzgriffen tue ich mich etwas schwer. Da passen die Originale irgendwie besser.
I think I understand why you remade the knobs, but I love the smell of Bakelite. Wish it would have been safe to keep them. 😔
Made in 1979. I doubt it was Bakelite, probably just plastic.
Outstanding restoration. By the way, KitchenAid is now making a purple stand mixer. LOL
And did they just start to offer the colour or was it always available. Very interesting. Thank you
@@NTRprojects I believe it was last year. They call the color 'beetroot' - the 2022 color of the year.
@@yana1955 🤣🤣🤣 I would love it if they found the Inspiration in my Video (2years old)
Wonderfull Restoration especially with the wooden handles. Since you asked for good/better coffee: Try to find a local specialty coffee roaster! Since you enjoy tasting new beer i reckon you will find enjoyment in tasting new coffee. I encourage you to also try the lighter, funkier roasts, not just the classic italian dark espresso roasts. I personally love coffee from "suedhang" a third wave coffee roaster based in Tübingen, but that's just because i life close by, try and find a roaster located close to you. As for technique: James Hoffmanns CZcams Channel is a wonderful ressource on coffee. He is not only a good place to learn about coffee but also a very entertaining and fun character.
Brilliant work, though like many, I prefer the contrast of the black handles but the wooden knobs are lovely in themselves and you have done an amazing job
Just finding this and wow!! Also, as someone who used to use that exacy machine a few tips.
1) your missing the spring that holds rhe portafilter basket in place
2) definitely need to do a flush of water before you start brewing
3) definitely go by weight, 14ish grams for that size basket is perfect
4) do a search for the fellini method where you pre-infuse by lifting the lever up a little to start then sort of pump it down (a puck screen could help and would eliminate backflow of coffee into the shower screen)
But what a beautiful restoration, making me want to start doing this kind of thing
Thanks for the pro tips
The stock portafilters don't come with a retaining spring! Its Super annoying so baskets will just fly out when you try to knock the coffee out or turn it upside down. One extra reason get a naked portafilter although this guy could probably just make his own.
Wow! That's an incredible gift for your girlfriend... Say, you don't happen to have a single brother who's into dating older women, do you...? 😉😜😉
Hey Donna, I do have two brothers, but both are already off the market. Should I put you on the waiting list :D
@@NTRprojects Oh, yes please!
Gosh, I love shiny things.
Subscribed because you're one of the only legit and entertaining restorationists on the tube. Well done!
This was soo very therapeutic to watch, I also liked the close up shots you did. You Legend! Can’t wait for the next video 😁
La Pavoni!!! I have it! Great coffee!
This is like ASMR for guys. Super cool video, you're very talented!
It's not one of the fake, overrusted restorations. Thank you.
Gorgeous restoration! I wouldn't change a thing
Yup, the crema wasn't very thick either.
...and the eternal pursuit of the perfect pull begins....
IKR? That was a pretty nasty looking shot. Oh well, resto skills=off the charts, espresso making skills=meh
There was more black hole than crema.@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
@@gblan stop ruining things ffs
Mate… This is hands down your best video to date in my opinion! I love the powder coating, the lime removal, the polishing of the chrome and brass, the wooden knobs and handles, and of course the end result turned out amazing! I keep wondering when watching videos like this if the crap that’s sold today can be restored to look better than new in 50 years😂 Keep up the awesomeness! Cheers from Sweden!🇸🇪
Thanks a lot for watching and commenting Dahlmasen 🇸🇪 nice feedback
I second that. Just awesome 👏
You took the words right from my mouth! ❤
Much of what is sold today cannot be restored after 50 days never mind years. Old school, good quality and with a bit of TLC and imagination brought back to life as good as if not better than new.
@@PaoloBanke I came here to say exactly this. I know of several people whose coffee machines the original manufacturer has told them "sorry, not repairable". Not one was more than 5 years old. Throw away something that cost a small fortune, 🤷♂ sorry Bud.
Looks pretty simple to dissemble. It's a lot of little parts and seals though! Never seen powder coating before looks pretty fun and satisfying.
This is not a restoration. This is a piece of art. When Italian design and German care are combined, success is guaranteed. Your girlfriend will surely be honored. But if she didn't show interest in it, she must have something with her eyes. I would definitely take that beautiful machine.
The base matches the Moulinex Coffee Grinder.
Beautiful restoration. I would have liked the original black handles but your wood turning was impressive. Thanks for sharing with us.
I did one on my own love once. It was from "Golden Era" - if you LaPavoni fan, you should know the year of manufacturing. My surprise was that then was no pieces of plastic at all. SOLID BRASS !!!
LOVE THIS. Used it for a while & then sold it to trade for
ECM SYNCHRONIKA 🎉😂
As someone who grew up in the 70's I love that you changed that 70's brown to the 50's robin's egg blue.
Ein wirklich guter Bericht über die Restaurierung der Pfauen-Dame. Was mir nicht gefiel waren die starren Drähte für die Elektrik. Hier gehören flexible Litzen rein!
Perfect Sunday morning video, enjoyed with a coffee of course!
I’m speechless….2 words…. World Champion!
I'm sure Mr. Pavoni would be very proud of your restoration. 😊
Sehr schön geworden. Da steckt mal richtig Mühe drin denn du hast DInge getan wie die Holzgriffe z.B die wären gar nicht nötig gewesen. Auf jeden Fall eine Maschine die du gerne herzeigen kannst. Sehr hübsch.
The new color on the base is an improvement. The original brown was authentic--it exactly matches the desk lamp I bought in '74. You really wouldn't want avocado green or harvest yellow, either. The wooden handles are also an improvement. You've uncovered a piece of art.
Back when Made in Italy actually meant creative AND well made.
You are a madman...
In a best possible way.
Wow! That project kept you busy for a while. Great job. Great production too. Very well put together, sir.
Oh yes indeed and it was a ton of footage
@@NTRprojects Sent or bought you a beer, sir. Thanks for the 30 or so minutes of contents.
@@BB_Chaptsick I received it Brett thank you very much. Unfortunatelly I cant answer within paypal.
Firstly, very good job.
I've restored a more recent (1988) Rancilio Miss coffee machine that was way better the state your La Pavoni was, and I got worst results...
Secondly, but not less important, a little suggestion. That kind of espresso coffee machine needs very finely ground coffee.
And the drier the air, the finer the grinding...
Happy espresso!
I have absolutely no idea why this popped into my feed, but now I feel like I need to get myself an old machine and revive it lol
Loved the resto. 9/10 as a braided flex on the power cable would have finished it to the same level as everything else IMO
I will repeat what everyone has already mentioned: "This was an amazing restoration". Thanks for sharing!
Thank you
What a lovely restoration and a beautiful gift. That you were able to get it back to full functioning is wonderful (and yeah the colors took me back to then). A difficult disassembly complicated by having a camera in the way. You did an awesome job filming and story telling. Thanks for sharing this. I hope she has a very happy birthday.
Hey Vickie. Thank you very much
Awesome design of that Pavoni
Respekt. Habe fast 5 Monate für die Restaurierung meiner Faema Mercurio benötigt. Ich weiß was das für ein Aufwand ist. Hatte allerdings auch nicht so ein tolles Equipment.😉
Amazing as always. I've always seen mymechanics made jigs and tools with steel. It's refreahing that you made yours with wood and 3D printer! Anyway, happy birthday to your girlfriend! While the item itself is a great gift, having it restored made it like it's a DIY gift. Nothing beats that.
Amazing she's a beauty
Welch schön anzusehende, befriedigende Arbeit! Und das ganze ohne Musik. Einfach herrlich.
Ich habe die gleiche Maschine. Wollte sie schon wegwerfen.
I was in Italy for 16 days looking for this machine to do the same thing. Couldn’t find it. Thanks for the video.
Saved, because this is that good. If I ever restore a Gen 2, I'll refer to this. I did my Gen 3 ~5 years ago.
Thankyou
Really impressive how the star screw came out, great work.
Nice cups btw 😄
"Was it ever serviced?"
Looks like you are the first to ever service this machine.
Excellent job.
to up your coffee game, ground your beans finer. and let more steam build up to get higher pressure. hope this helps
I expected your usual high standard of restoration. What did amaze me was how your film making and video production has become premier league quality. Superb!
Thank you Bazza. The edit took me another week :D So I appreciate your comment
Absolutely wonderful restoration. You did a first rate job, with really masterful woodworking, metal working, and electrical skills. A true labor of love. Your girlfriend will be thrilled.
Beautiful and outstanding restorations! Only point is the choice of colour. Like the blue instead of green with the festo saw.
But hey, it is like the tasting of beer.
Great restoration, I can almost taste that coffee
WOW just amazing work you've done. I love those new wooden parts
How incredible this must be to get this machine cheap because it's defective and then restore it to new condition! Incredible talent and ability!
Looks awesome. I think I can smell that coffee from here in the states. Looks delicious.
A very, very wonderful work that took me back in time
Excellent!
Your skills as a restorer are top notch but your videography talent is beyond my imagination. Thanks for sharing all your hard work.
That is one hell of a machine. I used to own that same (Europiccola) that my parent originally bought in 1977. Unfortunately the heater element broke because someone (not me!) left the machine on without water in it. By that time, La Pavoni changed the design of the boiler and the new heater did not fit the old boiler. This was all in the time when internet just started to become widely available so no webshops that would sell any non-original components for those machines. I still would love to own one of these machines. The ritual of using a hand press to make a great espresso adds so much 😁
Dude, you really are a champ !
Beautiful restoration
Very nice job, there are a couple of things I would have done differently but also some clever solutions I could learn from you, thanks for sharing and taking the time to film everything in such detail!
P.s.: I would suggest you to get a plastic drip tray to put under the grid so it doesn't scratch the paint and won't rust again.
yeah and with the plastic drip tray just buy a Nespresso machine
That beast has made some coffee in its time.
The wooden handles give that nice personal touch 👍🏻
Awesome restoration. Your upgrade is better than the original version.
You give a second life for this coffee machine. I love it 👍
Wie immer eine sehr ordentliche Arbeit mit einem super Ergebnis.👍👏
Nice, really like the wood handles
13:12 FINALLY! Somebody who knows how set the Vertical Blade Guide! 😀👍 (1/4" above the work piece)
Superb restoration! I really love the birdseye handles and the inventive solution you used in attaching them! Awesome job!
Honestly one of the better restorations I've seen. I also enjoy the beer pause. Well done, good sir, well done.
nice one much better than flowers
Beautiful. You're going to want a better grinder though if you're going to keep it and want to use it to it's full potential. And good coffee.
That was really interesting. What a beautiful machine! Danke Dir für das Video!
Dir danke für den Kommentar
Wow. I absolutely loved watching this. I'm in awe both of the amount of kit you possess and your skill. I spent several years trying in vain to convince a former friend to send his Pavoni off for repair so, it was lovely to see this one brought back to life.
I like to see something authentic, original, work properly and clean.
Beautiful work.
I admire how you manage to disassemble the device into the smallest individual parts. And even greater is my admiration for how you put all the parts together properly again. Not to mention how shiny all metal parts are afterwards and how wonderful and ingenious the new wooden parts are made. This machine wasn't even as beautiful as it is when it left the factory brand new. I'm completely out of my socks! Fantastic!
lookin' great, now i need another morning coffee...lol...keep safe and well
Sorry for that Bob :)
@@NTRprojects ....LOL..
Nice job and nice Pavoni. To get a real cup of espresso, you have to grind the coffee beans much, much finer - almost like moondust - this means more than you think. Good luck
Great job. I´m almost fell the smell of this coffee☕.
Wonderfull restoration/restomod. I'm very impressed that replacement parts could still be found.
La Pavoni is still around and producing those machines, the design didn't change much in the past 100 years. They're also quite simple, which makes it easier to repair them.
Amazing job, well done! Definitely helps to have the right tools and know how to use them of course!
I have two La Pavoni machines from the 2000 era and absolutely love them.
Awsome restauration. I always wanted to buy a Pavoni, but you have to earn it, to get decent result with. I liked your worksteps and also the description of materials you used. So I learned a lot.
Thanks for the wonderful video.
nice job! I had the exact same model before my pre-Mill Professional. BTW @7:08, a square drive socket cap adapter, a 5/16 or 16mm socket, and a bow end of a wrench allow you exactly the angle and required leverage to get at the steam pressure release valve nut from the group head opening
That was splendid. A great pleasure, as always!
Thank you Jozsef. I hope you are well!
@@NTRprojects Certainly!🙂
Es ist so schön altes nicht wegzuwerfen sondern wieder neues Leben einzuhauchen.
Ein tolles Ergebnis, ❤❤❤
Gratuliere 🎉🎉🎉
Ja, vollkommen richtig. Es geht hier m.M. nach aber auch um Qualität.
Great content, thank you!
während MyMechanics die nächsten 3 Jahre an seinem Sportwagen bastelt, läufst du ihm den Rang ab. Deine einfachen und effektiven Hilfswerkzeuge (aus Holz!) sind der Hammer 😊
Very nice as usual, doctor. I really like the improved wood knobs!
I was so impressed with the engineering of the coffee maker in the first place. It's designed to be taken apart unlike many modern tools that are simply thrown away. Great video and thanks. I enjoyed it a lot. I hope you don't mind but I suspect viewers of your channel would also like the Wristwatch Revival channel. Very similar to what you do but on a much smaller scale.
Wristwatch Revival is an incredible channel. Everything about it is so flawlessly done.
SO happy you replaced the plastic pieces with wood! It looks fantastic!!
Meanwhile I'm over here desperately looking up if the Europiccolo's plastic parts were Bakelite or not, because if they were BOY HOWDY someone's gonna be mad he threw them out.
Parabéns pelo trabalho 🎉🎉🎉
Those manual machines are supposed to be pretty good, but reportedly take a lot of practice to get a perfect shot. Both the modern and vintage ones can be really pretty expensive, so I've never had the chance to mess around with one. Still, it is absolutely somewhere on my list. And it goes without saying this is a fantastic topic for a restoration video.
Such an amazing Restoration ,Good job ! I don't know how many hours of work that you spent on this project .👏💥
That was a great restoration.... Not like the fake mud and paint stuff found somewhere in the middle of nowhere...
Thanks for taking the time to make the video and share it..
A wonderful restoration. Your videos are always worth the wait