Category: Chromes d’antan

Faema Mercurio 1953

Second part of the day, a beautiful work that begins, Italian machine that was made ​​in Nice in France, a beautiful Faema Mercurio.

First photos. In fairly good condition it still lacks some parts, front nose and plexi, as well as the plexi of the cup heater. Great challenge, we have to find a way to change all that. I love this kind of challenge.

Beginning of dismantling.

For now at least this old machine does not make me too much misery, I am fortunate that it has been restored I think there are under 20, even if such restoration was only partial, it permits that I find myself today with screws and nuts in good enough shape to be removed without much damage. The studs of the group to the boiler in my opinion had not been replaced, all rusting, I did not touch them yet.

I’m very happy, the group is in an incredible condition, the spring looks new, and the sleeve has almost no trace, that Mercurio did not have to do a lot of coffee before retiring.

Pictures now 😉

Faema Velox 1961

Hello

I have advanced today on the Velox.

I have put the group on the chassis. Then I redid the wiring with HT wire, it starts to take shape.

Cleaning the group head and the piston. The arm of the piston was a bit piqued by rust, I had to lightly sand, outside of the coverage area of the brass ring guide of course. There are still some traces, but I treated steel with a neutralizing, if you think the machine is 50 years old and is still missing 2/10mm metal in 50 years, it means that this piece can last for 500 years before it becomes critical.

I “developed a strategy” for mounting the machine on the wall. I was looking for something very solid for a good anchorage, but still aesthetic after the installed machine. I used threaded rod cut to length for a good set of inserts to seal. We had to tighten the nuts to the front of the machine, while having enough behind to sandwich the front, without crushing it against anything by forcing too much, so I placed nuts against nuts that does not move and will act as spacers. Attractive stainless steel cap nuts that I polished finish to Mount in Beauty.

To close this first part of the day I finally arrived to unlock the drain valve of bassinelle, cleaning, running the tapered and assembly grease funnel.

Here for the first part of this day.

Pascal

 

Faema Velox 1961

Hello

Today I was able seriously review on Velox. Finished cleaning the group and back the steam tap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small inventory of what he has to do.

 

The support plate of the switch is cleaned, pretty mechanism, well-designed.

Entry of water too, with the safety valve, removed, cleaned, I will have to find a suitable replacement valve.

Before closing the boiler, a small detail that is not one. This tube fetching water, it looks for nothing, but he keeps in the boiler the level necessary to avoid burning the resistance 😉

A new O-ring seal instead of the fiber.

 

Tomorrow I will normally speak of a new project that starts 😉

Pascal

 

 

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Faema Velox 1961

Hello

A new project for a new year, but impatient as i am, I could not help but start today 🙂

First pictures of the machine,  I cleaned and reassembled the valve steam. And also I opened the boiler, the resistance is 110v it will be for a lucky one across the Atlantic this wonder 😉

I take this opportunity tonight to wish you all a very Happy New Year 2012.

Pascal

Pascal

 

 

 

Faema Lambro

Hello

The machine has finished releasing descaling acids, I finally was able to make coffee with, and it’s really a pleasure. This group is able of producing a great cup with a notable facility. A subtle body, less pronounced than on a coupled group machine but a body  still well present. As I had already noticed about the two groups President, the characteristics to make a good espresso are all there, without ever prevail on none other, all in balance.

See you soon I hope, to conclude this restoration 😉

Pascal

 

 

Faema Lambro

Good evening everyone

I continued to work on the machine, but it does not move quickly. The body is ready to rise.

I wired the machine, and tonight I was able to put it into service, it’s nice to see water back out of the group, not a leak to report at this time, we’ll see tomorrow when the machine will cool but it looks very good.

 

 

 

Faema Lambro

Good evening

I have a little left these days, I will now be able to return a little more regularly.

The machine has advanced, most  stainless steel are polished, and I miss it more than a cap below the level to set for water and heating.

I was able to fix the gauge, it took me two to rebuild a different but it should work, the mechanism is a common model that has the same reading level to maintain the correct angle of the needle and the needle is a modern Faema E61.

Stay tuned for more.

Pascal

Faema Lambro

Hello

The week was not easy, small minor health problem that I slow down.

I have still not dropped the machine, and everything was not easy. The stainless steel are not really easy to work, it was much less complicated on the President.

Many small scratches that are time consuming to remove 😉

The piping is in place, as the heat element, I ended the group.

As against the gauge broked trying to remove the needle, I will have to adapt a new one in replacement. This is the first time it happens, the axis is usually an hard enough alloy, but here on the first try with my forceps modified to remove the needle is bent, the needle was very securely fastened I wonder if it had not been stuck, and by dint of insisting, and despite that I heated with a soldering iron, it would not come and that is the axis which broke 😕