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Showing posts with label Robert Meredith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Meredith. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Day 10, and a closer look at the welding job

For those of you who have been following along, I promised a closer look at the amazing welding job my friend, Robert, did for the La Pavoni.  Here you can see the handle is attached to the lever, almost flawlessly.  Robert was telling me that his teacher also hooked him up with a spray, that was applied, which prevents rusting.  So thank you Robert and a job well done!!

In the next picture, is todays glorious, latte!!  I was sad that I had no one to share it with in person.  It is a partial Rosetta.  For those interested, after doing a 3 second search on latte art and who is known for it's development, or at least its publicing it, is a man by named David Schomer, from Seattle.  Though this information was gathered on the highly controversial website, Wikipedia, it still serves as a start to any good researching.  I will do more verifying on this topic for the next blog tomorrow.  Until then, drink lots of coffee and stay safe, assuming it doesn't get in the way of having fun.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

A quick end...

Dear followers and fans, two days ago a dream almost came to a crashing end.  After many, successfully pulled shots and and frothed milk, the La Pavoni has met an untimely demise.  As you can see from the picture the handle broke off of the lever.  This happened during the course of making my friend Scott a latte. During the shot pull, I must have packed it too much, when all of a sudden, snap! The handle broke off, leaving me slightly embarrassed and a little flabbergasted.
After a quick panic, I remembered that every piece on the La Pavoni is replaceable, as is most machines.  After a couple Google searches I came upon a $60 dollar price tag.  Which, if one is made of money is not a bad price.  But, since I am not made of money, I suddenly remembered that my good friend, Robert Meredith, was a welder.  Calling him up, i asked if he was willing and/or able to assist in the fix that I was in.  To my great excitement Robert came to the rescue and welded the crap out of the handle.  Now we are back  in business and ready to continue pulling shots.  Check back tomorrow, to see Robert's amazing welding job.  Thank you Robert.  This blog is dedicated to you, Robert!