the Italian floor corker is the way to go, i do as my state allows of 100 gallons a year cough,,,
with metal jaws it is like sliced bread
Dawg
with metal jaws it is like sliced bread
Dawg
Agreed,,,, my Italian floor corker has only had FLOR corks and Noma croc select 900's put thru it for quite a spell, and knock on wood still as smooth as silk,My Ferrari has plain 'ole brass jaws and it works fine with Nomacorcs -- been using them for several years and have yet to mess up a cork. I've yet to find a cork it could not put into a normal wine bottle.
I have no idea if chrome plating (follow the link in @Brian55's post above) makes a difference. I doubt the jaw design has changed much (if at all). Someone with a newer corker will have to chime in.
Morewine also lists the brass Jaw model and states it is not compatible with synthetic corks either. Now I'm confused.My Ferrari has plain 'ole brass jaws and it works fine with Nomacorcs -- been using them for several years and have yet to mess up a cork. I've yet to find a cork it could not put into a normal wine bottle.
I have no idea if chrome plating (follow the link in @Brian55's post above) makes a difference. I doubt the jaw design has changed much (if at all). Someone with a newer corker will have to chime in.
It's possible that a few people experienced problems, so the blanket warning is posted to avoid returns of the corker.Morewine also lists the brass Jaw model and states it is not compatible with synthetic corks either. Now I'm confused.
like @winemaker81 said, I've burnt through almost a thousand nomacroc select 900's with out a single problem, i looked up a corker that others above mentioned and did not know what it was, it turned out to be a Italian floor corked with chrome plated jaws , mine is just brass, the ones they we're complaining about looked just like mine but had chrome plating on the jaws, um a so called upgrade for Champaign , other then that ones chrome plating i saw no other differences,
Dawg
you can get select 900's #9 x 1 & 3/4 in 1 hundred lot bags on eBay turn key for $30 , that is cheap to find out if you like them, nomaroc's are good standing or laying on thier sides, i have wines 5 an 6 years old and they are the same as the FLOR's are, for 10 years, if you want longer their is normacroc reserva that are rated for a minimum of 25 years, on amazon 1000 lot for $300Good to know since I'm down to my last 150 natural corks and considering going to Normacorcs. Would hate to buy 1000 and not be able to use them.
you can get select 900's #9 x 1 & 3/4 in 1 hundred lot bags on eBay turn key for $30 , that is cheap to find out if you like them, nomaroc's are good standing or laying on thier sides, i have wines 5 an 6 years old and they are the same as the FLOR's are, for 10 years, if you want longer their is normacroc reserva that are rated for a minimum of 25 years, on amazon 1000 lot for $300
Dawg
that Ferrari floor corker, from what i could find is mainly a Italian floor corker with the difference being the Ferrari has chrome plated jaws, and the Italian floor corker having brass jaws, i repeat that's all i could find, and the reason I'M asking is beings you own a Ferrari floor corker, until this thread i had not every heard of a Ferrari.I've had no problems with my Ferrari floor corker and Normacorcs. It does mark the cork where the brass jaws come together but it does't crease it or cause leaks. I suggest you do the test for yourself. I've been happy with Normacorcs.
You can buy small bags of Normacorcs on Amazon for small money.
I've been using Nomacorc #9x1.5 for a few years now with a Portuguese floor corker that I bought from E.C. Kraus back in 2004. I have not had any problems with any corks or this floor corker. There is a lot of mention about the Italian floor corker but has anyone had problems with a Portuguese corker?
I was not trying to answer your question Dawg! I was merely asking if anyone had any like problems with a Portuguese floor corker with cork grooving problems!not that i know of, and your statement has zero to do with my question, I stated that before yesterday I had never heard of a Ferrari corker, and that my search engine only showed limited information, main difference i could find between a Italian floor corker and the Ferrari floor corked and the only difference i could see was chrome plated jaws for Ferrari corker, and was trying to ask if a Ferrari owner owner knew of any other difference,,,
Dawg
Have never heard of a problem with the Portuguese floor corker, as far as i know the only difference is cast vinyl jaws, which i hear is a top of the line product, and the Italian which has brass jaws, sorry i miss read your post, I ,,,till yesterday had never heard of a Ferrari corker with chrome plated jaws, the way i interpreted them was they are mainly for Champlain, but i do live in the backwoods and hear we'll be getting running water in just a few more years,,, LOLI was not trying to answer your question Dawg! I was merely asking if anyone had any like problems with a Portuguese floor corker with cork grooving problems!
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