I picked this up at an estate sale and after refinishing couldn't be happier. My only complaint is it does tend to leak some. How much depends on how much lead is in it. I took the stopper out and cleaned everything and tried lapping it 3 different times. My stopper is flat on the end. Not rounded nor does it have a "nipple" that goes down in the smaller hole of the spout. I noticed my lee bottom pour has a rounded end to the stopper. Does any one know what the bottom end of the Saeco is supposed to look like. I doubt it was rounded unless someone went to a lot of trouble grinding/filing it flat. It could have had a nipple on the end that got broke off. If it turns out it is supposed to be flat what do you guys think about turning the very bottom 1/8" down to where it would fit in the small hole of the spout? I'm thinking that should solve the leak.
Floyd