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Permalink Reply by Brady on July 30, 2012 at 5:02pm

Fortunately, you aren't serving the dry puck. Just dose, distribute, and tamp like you would on any other machine. Lock it it and pull the shot.

No one will ever know ;).

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Permalink Reply by Evan C on July 31, 2012 at 10:00am

Thanks for the reply, Brady. Yeah, that is kind of what I figured: don't sweat it. The only reason I care is because I have read that it causes channeling and that the screen needs headroom.

If I could get a naked portafilter I guess I could find out.

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Permalink Reply by Brady on July 31, 2012 at 6:39pm

It may theoretically create an opportunity for channeling, but that doesn't seem to be an issue. Good idea to get a naked pf.

You're correct also about headroom. Remember that this screw has a thick head though, so even if it's half buried there will still be a dime's worth of clearance at the screen.

All that said, you may want to buy deeper baskets. Your portafilters probably won't accommodate full 20+ gram triples, but an 18 gram basket like the VST or other aftermarket baskets should work well. The stock Rancilio basket IS really shallow as you've noted. I've switched several of my customers that run Rancilios over to the 18 gram Nuova Simonelli basket and its made a big improvement.

Good luck.
Evan C said:

Thanks for the reply, Brady. Yeah, that is kind of what I figured: don't sweat it. The only reason I care is because I have read that it causes channeling and that the screen needs headroom.

If I could get a naked portafilter I guess I could find out.

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