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Re:Refurbishing the Rancilio Silvia Espresso Machine by TylerE on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @03:16AM (#20271823)
That’s marketing to rich hipsters. “Handcrafted” machines aren’t better. They’re crap. You want a precision assembly line that makes consistent, replaceable parts.
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Re:Refurbishing the Rancilio Silvia Espresso Machine by ereyes01 on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @02:49PM (#20277526)
Maybe you're right, I don't know much about this particular machine, but espresso machines (especially levers) are simple machines that are frequently hand-built, yet very serviceable and high quality. See for example the Londinium R, which has a lot of fans and is basically designed and built by 1 guy AFAICT: https://londiniumespresso.com/store/londinium-r

In contrast, consider the Breville espresso machines. They make great coffee reportedly, but I understand they're next to impossible to service or fix yourself. I heard that a technician is required to merely clean it, much less repair it (maybe a machine owner can chime in).

So I guess you gain some and lose some with economies of scale and espresso machines.

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