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Re:Show HN: I designed an espresso machine and coffee grinde... by roflyear on Friday December 13, 2024 @07:10PM (#42413512)
"Just a pump with a group head" is still pretty cool. It isn't revolutionary, temp control is a "big deal" in the community, but it's pretty cool that OP created that.

The pump absolutely is a "big deal" though if they can deliver on it. It has been attempted (Decent is trying to make one - actually they have been trying for years) and no one has delivered on a pump like that to date.

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Re:Show HN: I designed an espresso machine and coffee grinde... by Kirby64 on Friday December 13, 2024 @07:16PM (#42413531)
The pump doesn’t appear to offer any meaningful controls. The espresso machine itself seems just voltage controlled. How is that innovative?
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Re:Show HN: I designed an espresso machine and coffee grinde... by roflyear on Saturday December 14, 2024 @11:45AM (#42418088)
A small rotary pump would be innovative, nothing like that exists currently. Vibe pumps are loud, but they are tested tech and live forever. A drop in replacement rotary pump would have a big market if it can stand up to use.
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Re:Show HN: I designed an espresso machine and coffee grinde... by Kirby64 on Saturday December 14, 2024 @02:45PM (#42418997)
Are rotary pumps that large? From what I can tell, they’re relatively small as long as we’re talking the ones sized for single group machines.
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Re:Show HN: I designed an espresso machine and coffee grinde... by roflyear on Monday December 16, 2024 @03:00PM (#42434762)
Yes, they are pretty big. Just the pump alone is larger than the pump + motor for a vibe pump, and the motors for rotary pumps are like 4-5x the size of the pump. So you're really approaching 10x the size, it's kinda wild.
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