Andre Torrez

I recently got into making espresso at home and so this is the first time I'm drinking a shot out of one of the cups I made last year.

I'm still getting my head around dialing in ratios so this shot had a lot going on, but I'm enjoying the process of getting better at it. Plus if the shot is terrible I can just turn it into a latte and it's delicious!

Hey, the new mold worked! It only took about two days of printing, pouring, and curing.

I still have a couple days of drying before I can actually use this mold. And there’s two more parts to pour, but moving forward feels good.

When de-molding this mold it had a preference to turn as it slid out, which meant the very tip of cone was forced to push against the very thin wings and it broke them.

I’m printing up a new positive mold that softens these wings at the end but since that’s going to take 10 hours I might pour this one again and try to de-mold it more gently.