UBB, I believe that the Italian models have a brass (or plated brass) iris and the Portugese models have a nylon iris.
Corker problems.
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I guess I have the Italian model then. Like I said it works flawlessly for me and my dad never had any issues with it either that I know of.
Corks. I just looked at a couple that were bottled in Oct and they still have slight dimples. Doesn't really matter too much... maybe that's what the capsules are for?
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Wade try this : I was able to stop the dimple - by putting a 1/2 of a wet cottonball on top of the cork prior to pressing it down and all dimples went away
Works Great !!
steve
Wade try this : I was able to stop the dimple - by putting a 1/2 of a wet cottonball on top of the cork prior to pressing it down and all dimples went away
Works Great !!
steve
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The dimples my Italian make go way in a couple days. I love my Italian. I got it used when the FOP in the county went under for $40 . Yep the gods were shining on me
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To put this thread back on top, I am having issues with my Portugese Corker. The iris is putting a crease in the corks allowing the corked bottle to leak. Is this just a simple case of adjusting the iris or is the corker done???
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I believe it may be done. My Italian was doing a very similar thing. I tried to adjust the jaws and finally just bought a new one. The one I had was second hand my wife traded an old lawn mower for I have no idea how old it was.
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I’m needing help with my Portuguese corker. I’m new to corking and the corker is mangling the corks badly. I have no idea how to fix this problem. Any help?
I’m hearing about the plunger being bent too far or the iris bring malaligned but how do I fix these problems? Help???
I’m hearing about the plunger being bent too far or the iris bring malaligned but how do I fix these problems? Help???
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Can you give the following details so we can help you better =
size of corks that you are using
type of corks you are using
picture of problem
type of bottle being used
are you putting them in dry or wet
Do you soak the corks
Thanks
Steve
