Gaggimate
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Pros
- I’m planning to install Gaggiuino or Gaggimate in the future, once I’ve built up a bit more knowledge and experience.
- Considering Gaggimate, esthetically more appealing for me
- And the Gaggimate, I'm running one on my Rancilio, with the same profile. ;)
- Fairly striaghtforward, docs are pretty good if you have a supported machine, and the community is very helpful.
- If you're going for the Pro kit, it really helps to have access to some good wrenches, not just a single adjustable one like I had. I'd also recommend using Loxeal 55-03 or similar instead of PTFE tape (which is what the docs suggest) as...
Cons
- Having a gagggimate to then use syrups is definetely an overkill.
- The Gaggimate is a Gaggiuino clone with average performance with software bugs and cheap hardware.
Sentiment
10 positive (83%) · 1 mixed (8%) · 1 negative (8%)
Trust + time weighted score: +76% · raw score 75%
What redditors said (10 of 12)
I’m planning to install Gaggiuino or Gaggimate in the future, once I’ve built up a bit more knowledge and experience.
Considering Gaggimate, esthetically more appealing for me
And the Gaggimate, I'm running one on my Rancilio, with the same profile. ;)
Having a gagggimate to then use syrups is definetely an overkill.
Fairly striaghtforward, docs are pretty good if you have a supported machine, and the community is very helpful.
If you're going for the Pro kit, it really helps to have access to some good wrenches, not just a single adjustable one like I had. I'd also recommend using Loxeal 55-03 or similar instead of PTFE tape (which is what the docs suggest) as it makes the positioning of the fittings a bit easier
If you ever feel like having more control over your Rancillo, gaggimate has a kit for it giving it temp and pressure control
You are always putting the Gaggimate down, despite it being open sourced and community driven, and about a year behind in development.
The Gaggimate is a Gaggiuino clone with average performance with software bugs and cheap hardware.
most say the instructions/documentation is better for the gaggimate than the gauggino