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Permalink Reply by Mike Sabol on January 18, 2013 at 7:40pm

Go to Espresso Parts dot com and I think you'll find what you need. They'll even engrave your name in the handle if you want them to.

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Permalink Reply by Linh Nguyen on January 18, 2013 at 7:45pm

Thanks Mike. I've been trying to avoid that site as I'll probably end up spending more money than I should... 

I saw that they're selling a generic portafilter though, not OEM. From the description, I deduced that any bottomless portafilter for E-61 group will fit.

But this raises another question:

http://www.espressoparts.com/F_354B

or http://www.espressoparts.com/MZ_56B?&search_id=1990081

Thanks again.

Mike Sabol said:

Go to Espresso Parts dot com and I think you'll find what you need. They'll even engrave your name in the handle if you want them to.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Sabol on January 18, 2013 at 8:44pm

My experience is that E-61 handles and LaMa handles are CLOSE but not interchangeable. Sometimes the shape of the ears messes the fit up. You can also try espressoresource.com. They've got a great selection and you can always talk to Michael or Angelo on the phone to confirm what you're buying will work.

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Permalink Reply by olivier dutil on January 22, 2013 at 6:41am

Why do you need to buy  them just get you local machine shot to cut them on the lathe if you can find a good one they will do an awsome work and will cost you less then 20 $ for all of them. Make sure they smooth the edge after the cut.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Demers on January 22, 2013 at 2:11pm

I can confirm that the generic e61 bottomless portafilter will not fit the gb5 as I have tried it myself with a spare one I had. There are a number places that sell the marzocco bottomless portafilter, but it is usually a bit more expensive than others. The ones with the plastic handle seem to be the cheapest, the rubber ones usually a bit more, although I like them better myself.

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