Yeah, cheers! I should probably get the clip at some point too. Guess I'm used to it by now... best, bmc
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 5, 2015, at 15:06, turfster26 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Great news. The wand is now “in-stock” and I ordered the foam knife tip, > wand, and anti burn clip. Should arrive middle of next week. > > I’ll post once I have installed and have a chance to use. > > Thx Ben and Herman for your help thus far…..Tony > > > > >> On Nov 2, 2015, at 7:19 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> [email protected] Google Groups >> Topic digest >> View all topics >> Foam Knife 1 Steam Tip - 8 Updates >> Foam Knife 1 Steam Tip >> herman dickens <[email protected]>: Nov 01 07:44PM -0500 >> >> Glad I helped. Mine came from expressoparts and I'm on the east coast. It >> only took a few days so the service is great. Like I said I just got mine >> so I'm learning but I think you'll be pleased. Good luck. >> Herman >> >> Tegespresso <[email protected]>: Nov 01 06:04PM -0800 >> >> Ben..... >> >> I do not know the exact thread of the wand. It is the stock Brewtus IV >> wand with the single hole tip. I am assuming that I will have to buy the >> wand and Foam Knife tip together. >> >> Also, I may have miss stated what I did in regard to the steaming when the >> boiler is on. As you first stated in your original post with the steam >> wand off and the boiler has the red light on to go back up to temp I let it >> run up to temp and turn the wand on at 1.4 bars just before the boiler let >> shuts off. I then can run the steam wand and it holds rock stead at 1.3 >> bars while steaming without ever burying the steam boiler. What a great >> trick. >> >> Herman....... >> >> I am in NY on the east coast. I am used to stuff coming from the west >> coast take 4-5 days shipping. I'll order tomorrow and hopeful to get by >> Friday. >> >> Lastly, watching many of Schomer's videos he recommends only stretching >> until the milk reaches 100 degrees and then he buries the tip against the >> side of the pitcher and rolls the milk in a clockwise motion until it >> reaches 150 degrees. As I mentioned earlier, some of his videos are a bit >> dated so maybe he practices have changed a bit. >> >> I can't wait to see how the Foam Knife tip upgrade works. I have been >> disappointed for a while now and wish i upgraded sooner. >> >> Anyway.....that's the latest and thanks a bunch for all the help today. >> >> -Tony >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 8:26:49 AM UTC-5, Tegespresso wrote: >> herman dickens <[email protected]>: Nov 01 09:11PM -0500 >> >> Tony mine is a BII and I had to replace the wand. I think you'd be better >> off without the no burn wand anyway. I did get the steam wand anti-scorch >> clip and I would recommend ordering one when you order the wand. I didn't >> think I needed it but after 10 years of the no-burn wand I kept grabbing >> the other wand and it's hot! You could call it a burn wand without the clip >> and that would be accurate. If your parts come in as quick as mine you'll >> get them by Friday. They shipped mine usps and they were here quick. Have >> fun. >> Herman >> >> TG <[email protected]>: Nov 01 09:39PM -0500 >> >> Sounds good Herman. I have read, whether rumor or not, that the no burn >> wands create a wetter foam do to the inner tube??? But I have nothing to >> substantiate that? >> >> I'm excited to get my new tip and wand. >> >> Thx so much again. >> >> >> >> >> herman dickens <[email protected]>: Nov 01 09:52PM -0500 >> >> Tony, I think it's the plastic tube that causes that but I'm not sure. >> There's a difference for sure. I like using the no-burn wand better but I'm >> sure, eventually, I'll remember not to grab the new wand when it's hot.My >> machine seems to steam a lot better with the new wand and the foam is >> definitely different. It was a big change in the right direction for me. I >> may try to find an adaptor and go back to the no-burn wand but the adaptor >> that I had didn't fit and I didn't want to mess up the threads on a hundred >> dollar tip. >> Herman >> >> >> Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]>: Nov 01 08:59PM -0800 >> >> Got sucked into a Star Wars movie (my son wanting to binge watch all six >> before the 7th comes out in December...thank goodness we're done with the >> prequels...) >> >> Interesting comments on the wet vs. dry foam. I've never really paid >> attention; maybe I'll put on the old wand and isomac and compare. Perhaps >> the plastic lets steam condense and the straight metal keeps it vaporized? >> >> OK, I pulled out the thread gauge and took a photo for you. I hope it comes >> through, not sure if the forum allows it or not. I'll describe what the >> parts are below the picture. >> >> >> OK, from left to right: teflon washer for adapter, original B2 no-burn wand, >> Expobar one hole, Expobar 2-hole, 0.9mm 4-hole no-burn tip , isomac new >> 2-hole, pasquini 4-hole, no burn to regular adapter, foam knife wand, foam >> knife tip. >> >> You will note that the no-burn wand is female threads, which is why you need >> the adapter to use more standard tips. The adapter threads in hard the first >> time, but easy after that; the threads are a tiny bit different. It does not >> damage the wand or the adapter; old no-burn tips work just fine still and >> you can add/remove both tips and adapter with just fingers. >> >> You'll see that the large end of the adapter looks almost identical to the >> foam knife wand; alas, they are different. The adapter is a metric thread >> with 1.0 pitch; the foam knife wand is metric with 0.9 pitch. The foam knife >> tip goes on about 1/2 a thread before binding, and I think you'd trash the >> adapter or the tip or both if you forced it on. If I decide the old wand is >> wetter (a good thing in my book except for cappucino), maybe I'll pull out >> the tap and die set and convert the adapter to 0.9 pitch just for giggles. >> >> There were also other expobar tips; I think they were pointy at the end to >> have less of a vortex when stretching, i.e. not pulling in as much air. >> Never tried them. >> >> OK, there you go. Curious to know what your wand looks like, but betting >> it's a no-burn with female threads, yes? >> >> best, >> bmc >> >> Sent from my apple IIe >> >> Tegespresso <[email protected]>: Nov 02 05:44AM -0800 >> >> WOW....good stuff Ben. >> >> I am convinced that I need to upgrade the wand when I buy the steam tip. I >> do not want to bugger up the threads on the existing wand as well as the >> new tip. >> >> I tried to do everything online last night and looks like the wand is on >> backorder. I will call today when they open and see what's up. >> >> Many thanks and I'll keep you guys posted on the outcome. >> >> -Tony >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 11:59:38 PM UTC-5, bmacpiper wrote: >> Ben McCafferty <[email protected]>: Nov 02 06:49AM -0800 >> >> No worries, glad to help. >> >> So just for my curiosity, is your existing wand a no-burn? >> >> By the way, you had mentioned Schomer's technique, and yes, I think it's >> outdated for the foam knife. Your mileage may vary but try what I mentioned >> and see what you think--that was straight from two of his baristas speaking >> specifically on the foam knife. The clockwise thing is really just a matter >> of which side the wand is on; it makes no difference otherwise. When I lay >> the tip against the side (whether at an angle or not) it is splitting the >> pitcher in half, if that makes sense, so it causes sort of a dual vortex. >> Also, when steaming my wife's chai (directly in a mug), I stretch just long >> enough to quiet the tip, and then bury directly in the center of the mug >> with the tip just a bit off the bottom, pointing more or less straight down. >> This allows me to set it down on the drip tray and do something else without >> it blowing chai over the side of the mug. This technique works pretty well >> for milk too, but the foam seems to be a little looser. Hmmm. >> >> Have fun, let us know how it goes. >> >> Best, >> bmc >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Back to top >> You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this >> group. 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