@Apr1985 Thanks for the link! I have just placed an order for my Bambino and will share if it works once I get it. I have ordered the black plastic handle PF. Never used AliExpress before...
Finally I have received the China made 54mm bottomless PF. Well I'm with mixed fillings, but as usual in life "you get what you pay for". They (in China) really are trying hard to be good, but that's far from Pullman I guess. My first impressions are mixed ... it looks OK as quality, it's heavy and well polished. The original Sage Barista single wall basket fits perfect. It is really difficult to attach the PF to the machine and I'm afraid not to damage it if I start to use that PF on a regular basis - hopefully not. I have posted pictures and there are people in the forum much more qualified to comment. I will do real tests and eventually post video latter on.
We used different Chinese companies of course but my locking appendages look slightly sharper than yours, maybe a bit thinner? If anything I thought mine went in a bit too easy but it is secure and I've had no problems with it so far touch wood.
my Pullman requires more effort to lock too, but i never used full lock on the original portafilter either. once i feel it's sufficiently wedged i leave it, the original got to around the 6 o'clock position, the Pullman maybe 6:30?
In my case with the two original Sage Bambino and Barista PFs once in they go easy until the end (6:20?). With this one it goes in with effort and then much harder until 6:30
I've posted about this before, the finish on the Pullman is not the greatest either. Here are some photos of mine, which has had about 2 months of lockdown use (2-4 times daily). It's more or less as it was the day I received it:
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