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.

@M_to_the_T

7 ай бұрын

thats an amazing statement 🤩

@NTRprojects

7 ай бұрын

Wow just noticed this feedback. Thank you very much!

@patriciaschiro2659

6 ай бұрын

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.

@Winterfeld69

6 ай бұрын

I do the same, congrats, for a better world @@patriciaschiro2659

@belledetector

4 ай бұрын

Beautiful machine and brilliant repair. Must be very satisfying. If I may correct you, the current pricetag for this machine is exactly 1000 usd

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.

@manuelweiss3904

Жыл бұрын

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)

@Notofsoundmind

11 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. A burr style grinder is a must.

@JustinCarpenter

8 ай бұрын

@@manuelweiss3904 Indeed. Molykote 111 is my go-to for lever espresso machines.

@mariannalazarou7783

5 ай бұрын

Awesome restoration and a very satisfying video ! You should be proud of yourself.

@user-jp9js9th8o

4 ай бұрын

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. 😉

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.

@dandare1001

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I would have kept the original handles. A great restoration, though.

@howlingbeats2544

Жыл бұрын

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.

@Ran-dom1

11 ай бұрын

@@howlingbeats2544 hard to say, both are pretty ugly, the original and the color of the new one. :P

@gracecollins8415

9 ай бұрын

@@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.

@cracker141

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I would have kept the original handles, they were high quality.

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!

@guerriosPG

11 ай бұрын

Yep ! Great restoration! Lovely Machine! But bad grinder resulting in a wrong grind size and not doing justice to this great coffee maker!

@Krmpfpks

5 ай бұрын

@@guerriosPGyes, what a beautiful machine but the shots looked awful

@morfeyrun

4 ай бұрын

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?

@MACTEP_CHOB

Ай бұрын

Burr, ceramic if you want to just try, titanium for a lifetime. And only a hand grinder. @@morfeyrun

@seansteele792

13 күн бұрын

@@morfeyrun Turkish/cezve coffee tends to require even finer and more even grinding than espresso in my opinion. There might be some other takes out there on that, but I'd definitely recommend a dedicated espresso grinder for Turkish coffee! Also having a nice burr grinder will let you dial in your coffee to your flavors, so should greatly improve your cups and consistency

Beautiful restoration. I would have liked the original black handles but your wood turning was impressive. Thanks for sharing with us.

Gorgeous restoration! I wouldn't change a thing

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

10 ай бұрын

Yup, the crema wasn't very thick either.

@v8beamer

10 ай бұрын

...and the eternal pursuit of the perfect pull begins....

@gblan

4 ай бұрын

IKR? That was a pretty nasty looking shot. Oh well, resto skills=off the charts, espresso making skills=meh

@Safetytrousers

4 ай бұрын

There was more black hole than crema.@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

@annierminx

2 ай бұрын

@@gblan stop ruining things ffs

The bachelite star screws truly screamed 70s. Now it's a contemporary classic coffee machine. Great resto! :D

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 😁

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.

Well, considering that I came out in June of 74, seeing something newer restored always makes me feel nice and old, thanks. ;)

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

@NTRprojects

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the pro tips

@BensCoffeeRants

Ай бұрын

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.

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!

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!

I use everyday to make coffee a Pavoni ESPERTO EDOTTO and came new with wooden handle . What you made there , is called justice for that poor pavoni machine ! Nice job Lucas ! 👍👍

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Hey cool again. Are you really also using a pavoni? Incredible I think. One more thing we have in common now 😁 when will we see your next video?

@CoolAgainRestoration

Жыл бұрын

@@NTRprojects yeah, I’m using a pavoni from 2 years ago now. They are made with incredible quality and with little maintenance, you can keep it for life . Regarding to your question, I already have a lot of work on my current project 😬 maybe at the end of this week or next one 🤷‍♂️

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

@@CoolAgainRestoration cant wait to see it

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!🇸🇪

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for watching and commenting Dahlmasen 🇸🇪 nice feedback

@s.m.s.m.630

Жыл бұрын

I second that. Just awesome 👏

@scubatrooper9895

10 ай бұрын

You took the words right from my mouth! ❤

@PaoloBanke

9 ай бұрын

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.

@christopherbedford9897

6 ай бұрын

@@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.

I will repeat what everyone has already mentioned: "This was an amazing restoration". Thanks for sharing!

@NTRprojects

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

I didn't know until this video that Bakelite was not a safe material. Thank you.

Honestly one of the better restorations I've seen. I also enjoy the beer pause. Well done, good sir, well done.

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.

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Hey Vickie. Thank you very much

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.

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

This is a wonderful gift to give. It’s easy to see you put love into its repairs. Gorgeous job.

AMAZING! thanks for making this little big italian legend live again ❤

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!

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Bazza. The edit took me another week :D So I appreciate your comment

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.

what an amazing restoration, so much attention to detail, and lovely camera work, possibly your best video so far, thank you

Back when Made in Italy actually meant creative AND well made.

Really impressive how the star screw came out, great work. Nice cups btw 😄

Wie immer eine sehr ordentliche Arbeit mit einem super Ergebnis.👍👏

Awesome, especially the make of your own handles and knobs.

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!

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.

Wow! That project kept you busy for a while. Great job. Great production too. Very well put together, sir.

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes indeed and it was a ton of footage

@BB_Chaptsick

Жыл бұрын

@@NTRprojects Sent or bought you a beer, sir. Thanks for the 30 or so minutes of contents.

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

@@BB_Chaptsick I received it Brett thank you very much. Unfortunatelly I cant answer within paypal.

I was born in Italy (unfortunately) a long time ago, and I have never seen this coffee maker. As far as I know the "Bialetti" is the most famous. Anyway brilliant video!

Amazing! Your girlfriend will be thrilled. That is a very thoughtful, and generous gift.

Perfect Sunday morning video, enjoyed with a coffee of course!

The base matches the Moulinex Coffee Grinder.

Very enjoyable and satisfying to watch! Quality appliances are always worth restoring!

Beautiful job! The whole process is so perfectly detailed without a single word spoken. Thanks!

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.

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. 😔

@ochoch9345

Жыл бұрын

Made in 1979. I doubt it was Bakelite, probably just plastic.

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.

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 🎉😂

Superb restoration! I really love the birdseye handles and the inventive solution you used in attaching them! Awesome job!

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.

Klasse Arbeit, wie immer. Nur mit der Farbwahl und den Holzgriffen tue ich mich etwas schwer. Da passen die Originale irgendwie besser.

It's not one of the fake, overrusted restorations. Thank you.

Beware: The heating element should not be completely diped in liquid. Only the part which heats the water can be put to descaling. The flat power connectors at the base of the heating element should _never_ be submerged. If they are any crack or tear present, water + acid could flow inside the resistance and break it.

@altepost3805

Жыл бұрын

So please explain that..! The heating element has its 'connectors' on the underside, so these will be submerged in water all the time. If you call the 'connectors' the crimping couplings - they are outside the water (if no leaks)

@LFOSyncToo

Жыл бұрын

@@altepost3805 I mean the connectors/tabs that you see at 5:22 in the video. Those shall not be put in any type of liquid.

La Pavoni!!! I have it! Great coffee!

So few restorers prime and wet sand. Thank you for doing so. Nicely done. 👍

the sanding and powder coating are always my favourite part. This is a great restoration.

Beautiful 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.

I’m speechless….2 words…. World Champion!

Such a lovely stylish coffee machine, brought back to life. I'd love to own something as gorgeous as this. Fabulous job on restoring this classic beauty. I love your attention to detail. The wooden replacement knobs and handles and the retro blue paint job were the cherry on this cake. 💗😍🙌☕

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...? 😉😜😉

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Hey Donna, I do have two brothers, but both are already off the market. Should I put you on the waiting list :D

@DonnaMSchmid

Жыл бұрын

@@NTRprojects Oh, yes please!

Your skills as a restorer are top notch but your videography talent is beyond my imagination. Thanks for sharing all your hard work.

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.

Awesome design of that Pavoni

The best

@NTRprojects

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Lance. Nice to find you on my channel

@LanceHedrick

7 ай бұрын

@@NTRprojects your work rocks. I have a 1963 la pav. Need to bring it out to you and do some sort of collab video lol

@chasedunn6259

7 ай бұрын

The amount of coffee content I've consumed because of your channel is astronomical. Happy to see you out here in the wild supporting other people's coffee adventures

@NTRprojects

6 ай бұрын

@lancehedrick Contact me via mail or insta if you have a machine in bad state that I could restore for you

Wonderfull restoration/restomod. I'm very impressed that replacement parts could still be found.

@BrokenCurtain

8 ай бұрын

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.

I'm amazed at your skills and ingenuity. It's a pleasure to watch.

Great video. No talking, no bs, no discussing the history of something random and straight to the point.

Es ist so schön altes nicht wegzuwerfen sondern wieder neues Leben einzuhauchen. Ein tolles Ergebnis, ❤❤❤ Gratuliere 🎉🎉🎉

@nordwestpassage

Жыл бұрын

Ja, vollkommen richtig. Es geht hier m.M. nach aber auch um Qualität.

WOW just amazing work you've done. I love those new wooden parts

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

Your restoration is speechless to me. Incredible work.

Outstanding restoration. By the way, KitchenAid is now making a purple stand mixer. LOL

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

And did they just start to offer the colour or was it always available. Very interesting. Thank you

@yana1955

Жыл бұрын

@@NTRprojects I believe it was last year. They call the color 'beetroot' - the 2022 color of the year.

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

@@yana1955 🤣🤣🤣 I would love it if they found the Inspiration in my Video (2years old)

Wow. I was dubious at first as I was just thinking that the coffee machine didn't look all that bad to start with but this was a great video. When you remade those handles I was so impressed. Been watching your channel for a while now and this was one of my faves. Just so nice to see a restoration channel that isn't intentionally rusting things up or covering them in dirt for a good thumbnail. Mad skills.

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for noticing the difference

Excelente restauração irmão, parabéns!

Splendid! Wow, I love the color & material changes for paint, knobs and cord. R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Parabéns pelo trabalho 🎉🎉🎉

That was really interesting. What a beautiful machine! Danke Dir für das Video!

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Dir danke für den Kommentar

Beautiful restoration. Girlfriend would be proud to own such a classic and thoughtful gift.

Awesome restoration. Your upgrade is better than the original version. You give a second life for this coffee machine. I love it 👍

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.

@truepennytv

Жыл бұрын

Wristwatch Revival is an incredible channel. Everything about it is so flawlessly done.

to up your coffee game, ground your beans finer. and let more steam build up to get higher pressure. hope this helps

Da hast du wirklich unglaublich was reingehängt. Excellente Leistung, Hut ab und Respekt. TOP.👍👍👍

Excellent!

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.

@cappaslangmurderer

Жыл бұрын

yeah and with the plastic drip tray just buy a Nespresso machine

Love the new graphic elements. Great job, the coffee machine looks exquisite.

Your videos are like a master class in ASMR restoration videography. Quality lighting and sound, excellent framing and focus, so much texture, short-cuts in the right places and with interesting and varied shots. So enjoyable.

That was splendid. A great pleasure, as always!

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jozsef. I hope you are well!

@jozsefizsak

Жыл бұрын

@@NTRprojects Certainly!🙂

Amazing she's a beauty

It’s a masterpiece! Excellent job.

Seeing the quality of parts here, one can tell that this was an expensive machine. It was fun watching you bring it back to its glory

A wonderful restoration. Your videos are always worth the wait

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.

Belíssimo trabalho! Parabéns!

Best YT restoration so far and by no small margin. This is doing it right.

@NTRprojects

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

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!

lookin' great, now i need another morning coffee...lol...keep safe and well

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for that Bob :)

@bobjoncas2814

Жыл бұрын

@@NTRprojects ....LOL..

A very, very wonderful work that took me back in time

That beast has made some coffee in its time.

MASTERPIECE

Very nice as usual, doctor. I really like the improved wood knobs!

Stunning! Thank you for sharing.

What a marvelous piece of art! Thank you!!!

Awesome restoration as always! I hit the like button when you reveal the date of manufacture after the powder coating! Please allow me to tell you to ad a wire from earth point at the base 24:35 to a screw on the resistor- heating element to protect all the machine because of the gaskets and the paint. Your friend Angelos from Greece

@NTRprojects

Жыл бұрын

Thank you AggelosT. I will add the wire. Good input