Works really well and cuts out most of the rattling JohnB
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 9:36 PM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Oooooo, great idea. It's called clear bra in some areas; a 3M product. > b > > Sent from my 8-track deck > > On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:52, John Brinkman <[email protected]> wrote: > > I managed to get some car plastic clear coat offcuts from a friend (the > stuff they use to protect against stone chips etc). > > The stuff is pretty thick, clear and had an adhesive backing on it. Cut > blocks of it out and stuck it over the vertical parts that the drip tray > sits on. Cut down the vibration noise from it a lot and you can't even see > it is there. > > JohnB > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:36 PM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I switched to a rotary pump also, and it helped a lot. However, there is >> still vibration on the drip tray, which I can resolve by pulling it forward >> slightly. I'm still thinking about a way to insulate that from vibration. >> Up top what you were looking for is a silicone baking sheet that you can >> find at home stores as someone already mentioned. They are something that >> gets used to line a cookie sheet for example and they're made of silicone >> rubber so are heatproof. >> >> Have you seen Graeme's super pimped out Brewtus online that has LED >> lighting below as well as a shot cam? Now THATis a pimped out Brewtus. >> >> >> http://blog.fivesenses.com.au/2011/01/17/modding-an-expobar-for-increased-functionality-and-bling/ >> >> b >> >> Sent from my 8-track deck >> >> On Feb 7, 2012, at 23:32, John Brinkman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Went from a vibe pump to a rotary, was a huge improvement! >> On Feb 8, 2012 2:06 AM, "Ira" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> At 01:18 PM 2/7/2012, you wrote: >>> >>>> 1) change out the steam and hot water knobs/valves and replace them >>>> with the on/off kind found on an elektra sisxties machine. I think >>>> those are amazing looking and would add something to the look of my >>>> brewt. Can it be done? what sort of parts would be needed? have any of >>>> you tried this? >>>> >>> >>> It's not very difficult, but the price of those Electra parts will shock >>> you. $180 per valve or something like that. >>> >>> 2) Something to eliminate the rattle-fest of cups due to boiler refill >>>> and vibe pump-in-action. I was originally thinking astroturf or a >>>> blond wig but that might be a little weird and/of flammable and/or >>>> meltable. On second thought, how about a nice thin sheet of non-porous >>>> food safe rubber? sources for such a thing? what have the rest of you >>>> done about rattling? >>>> >>> >>> Rotary pump is the best answer. I have a clear patterned thing from Bed >>> Bath and Beyond cut to fit on the top. It's an array of 1/2" circles and I >>> just cut out sections for venting. I also found some much nicer looking >>> stainless drawer handles and replaced the stock ones. >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Brewtus" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to brewtus+unsubscribe@** >>> googlegroups.com <brewtus%[email protected]>. >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/brewtus?hl=en <http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en>. >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Brewtus" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Brewtus" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en.
