The $30 Brasilia Portofino 3-Group Espresso Machine Thrift Store Find.

2 weeks ago I walked into a thrift store and in the back was a dirty old espresso machine piled up in a heap. I asked around how much it was and nobody knew; it had just come in the day before they said. Finally one clerk said "how about thirty bucks?" I said, "hmmmm, well... ok, I guess" and I quickly loaded the beast into my car and skedaddled home. Then the work began...