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haunted-liver-1 t1_j6iu17p wrote

Are there any open-source espresso machines?

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ubermonkey t1_j6j0yli wrote

What does that even mean?

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haunted-liver-1 t1_j6j38xh wrote

It means ones whose designs are released and licensed openly. That would be CAD files that describe how to make the components of the machine and put them together.

The benefit being that you can repair it forever because you can just give the CAD file to a fabricator to make a replacement for any part that breaks, even if the manufacturer goes out of business.

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ubermonkey t1_j6jbb0z wrote

I do not think what you are asking for exists, but there certainly ARE industry standards and well-understood machines that create a repair environment probably quite close to what you imagine.

A LOT of nicer machines, for example, are built around an E61 group head, so accessories and replacement parts are easy to find.

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jcbevns t1_j6jq1r0 wrote

Gaggia has been hacked a lot, if that's your think. Look up "Arduino Gaggia" .

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Waryur OP t1_j6l2dzh wrote

I'm actually installing that mod on this Silvia, assuming you mean Gaggiuino. Guess you could say Ranciliuino but Zero_Bit (the creator) would prefer you didn't call it anything other than the original name. Internally Silvia is pretty similar to a Gaggia; they're both simple single boiler machines with similar control schemes. The main difference is that Silvia has a bigger boiler.

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