Today I acquired...........

[James1979]

You+Workshop+materials+time = BIGGER.
Simplz

I have a few

Been to ‘the’ Bialetti store in Italy. They have one that is about 4’ tall and fully working. I will see if I can find a photo. I don’t do photos usually but I think mrs1979 may have taken one

 

[daleyd]

Cant Its the biggest bialetti they make

You could go all “This Old Tony” and machine your own

 

[James1979]

You could go all “This Old Tony” and machine your own

Just needs a big chunk of all and a roundtuit. However it would justify buying a bigger lathe.....

 

[bigegg]

I have a few

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Been to ‘the’ Bialetti store in Italy. They have one that is about 4’ tall and fully working. I will see if I can find a photo. I don’t do photos usually but I think mrs1979 may have taken one

Ive been looking for one since you mentioned them last week, but the only ones I've found have been really lightweight alloy ones: nothing like the same quality as my Stainless "bodum".
Are they all like that?

 

[James1979]

Bialetti are all aluminium in the Moka range which is what these are and what most folk think of. They are durable as fk. I haven't broken one yet and that's saying sommat!

They do make a stainless range for induction hobs. I have no experience of them.

This was my solution

 

[bigegg]

Bialetti are all aluminium in the Moka range which is what these are and what most folk think of. They are durable as fk. I haven't broken one yet and that's saying sommat!

They do make a stainless range for induction hobs. I have no experience of them.

This was my solution
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I'll pick up a couple: they tend to be only 50p or a quid at the bootie.

Tbh, I want one for camping, so an ali one would be better (lighter) anyway.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Just needs a big chunk of all and a roundtuit. However it would justify buying a bigger lathe.....

The rest is up to you.

 

[James1979]

If they are that cheap, I'd be on them like a crackhead on a giro! The biggest one was £100 new.

I did think that if you were good with TIG you could cut the bottom off and weld a new base in from 403 stainless........

@JMS1972 has one / some - dont know if hers are induction friendly?

 

[James1979]

I'll pick up a couple: they tend to be only 50p or a quid at the bootie.

Tbh, I want one for camping, so an ali one would be better (lighter) anyway.

I want one like this:

Saw one once in Italy at a street fair. Got distracted and he sold it. Was a really old one too with brass tubes

 

[bigegg]

If they are that cheap, I'd be on them like a crackhead on a giro! The biggest one was £100 new.

I did think that if you were good with TIG you could cut the bottom off and weld a new base in from 403 stainless........

@JMS1972 has one / some - dont know if hers are induction friendly?

Just 3D print one, then do a lost PLA cast in alloy.

 

[James1979]

Just 3D print one, then do a lost PLA cast in alloy.

Now there's an idea. It would justify buying a 3D printer This is getting expensive

 

[daleyd]

 

[JMS1972]

If they are that cheap, I'd be on them like a crackhead on a giro! The biggest one was £100 new.

I did think that if you were good with TIG you could cut the bottom off and weld a new base in from 403 stainless........

@JMS1972 has one / some - dont know if hers are induction friendly?

Neither do I!

Mine is cast ally I don't know if that suits induction hobs...

 

[James1979]

Neither do I!

Mine is cast ally I don't know if that suits induction hobs...

Nope. You need an adapter as with mine They are available on my etsy shop

 

[minimutly]

A lot of work for a thimblefull. Liked the quip about wd40

 

[Wozzaaah]

…..the first of my Rokita chillies.
Bloomin’ lovely they are too, very little heat but so sweet.

 

[brewdexta]

I needed some crimpers for bootlace ferrules and didn't want to pay silly money for a pro tool I use half a dozen times a year, but didn't want to buy a cheap disappointment.

A pair of Knipex came up for 20 quid on Amazon, so bought them straight away. Took nearly 2 weeks to come from Germany and the price is now 36 quid so I think it must have been a pricing error

They look the business for 20 notes so well happy, I shall give them a go in the morning.

 

[sparkysy]

I have a set of those and they are nice! Mine were £30 odd a few years ago so that was a good deal!
Sy

 

[selectedgrub]

I found a rake which I promptly made into a wine glass holder.
There are no leaves around anyway.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Picked up a cheap to tax Toyota Aygo for my big sister to get her back mobile again before the weather gets bad.