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Rancilio Silvia Pro X accessories: tamper, basket and screen sizes
The Silvia Pro X has a 58 mm portafilter and ships with 8 g and 18 g baskets and a wood tamper. Normcore lists 58.5 mm tampers and screens for it.
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Short answer
Rancilio gives the Silvia Pro X a 58 mm portafilter and ships it with 8 g and 18 g baskets and a wood tamper with a flat stainless base. For add-ons, Normcore lists a 58.5 mm tamper and puck screen and a 58 mm dosing funnel. If you switch to a precision basket, use its maker's tamper size: VST specifies 58.40 mm.
Key facts
- Portafilter
- 58 mm[1]Rancilio's ergonomic 58 mm portafilter, supplied with 8 g and 18 g baskets.
- Tamper size
- 58.5 mm (Normcore)[2]Normcore's size for the Pro X. Rancilio includes a wood tamper with a stainless flat base. Precision baskets differ: VST specifies 58.40 mm and IMS 58 or 58.4 mm.
- Puck screen size
- 58.5 mm[2]Normcore's size for its own screens on the Pro X.
- Dosing funnel
- 58 mm[2]Normcore's funnel size for the Pro X.
- Group / system
- Not confirmedNo source we checked names the Pro X's group type.
- Bottomless portafilters
- Not confirmedNo source we checked lists a bottomless portafilter for the Pro X; buy one whose listing names it.
Watch out for
- A tamper is already in the box (wood handle, flat stainless base), so check whether you need another before buying.
- A 58.5 mm tamper, Normcore's size, is larger than VST's 58.40 mm and IMS's 58 or 58.4 mm basket specs.
- The Pro X ships with 8 g and 18 g baskets; an aftermarket basket rated for 18 g keeps the same dose.
What fits
Product details below are the seller's own description unless a source is shown. Pick the variant named for each item.
Tamper
ALIKISSCAFE 30 lb constant-pressure calibrated tamperChoose 58 mm, flat base.
Seller's sizing. Matches the 58 mm end of the range IMS lists for its B70 baskets; looser than the 58.40 mm VST specifies.
Sold by ALIKISSCAFE Official Store
Tamper (Normcore's 58.5 mm size)
IKAPE V3 calibrated spring-loaded tamperChoose the 58.5 mm base.
Seller's sizing. Matches the 58.5 mm Normcore lists for the Pro X, but it is larger than VST's 58.40 mm and IMS's 58.4 mm, so skip it if you use one of their baskets.
Sold by IKAPE Official Store
Puck screen
MHW-3BOMBER puck screen (0.2 or 0.8 mm)Choose 58.5 mm, 0.2 mm thick.
Seller's sizing, matching Normcore's 58.5 mm. The 0.2 mm screen takes up less headspace than the 0.8 mm one.
Sold by MHW-3BOMBER Official Store
Dosing funnel
MHW-3BOMBER magnetic dosing funnel (53/54 or 58 mm)Choose the 58 mm size.
Seller's sizing for 58 mm portafilters. Magnetic funnels also depend on the portafilter's material.
Sold by MHW-3BOMBER Official Store
Basket
ALIKISSCAFE GBX filter basket (51/54/58.5 mm)Choose 58.5 mm, 18 g.
Seller's sizing. The 18 g size matches the larger basket Rancilio supplies.
Sold by ALIKISSCAFE Official Store
Questions
What comes with the Silvia Pro X portafilter?
Rancilio lists a 58 mm portafilter with 8 g and 18 g baskets and a wood tamper with a stainless flat base.[1]
What size puck screen fits the Silvia Pro X?
Normcore lists 58.5 mm puck screens for the Silvia Pro X, along with a 58.5 mm tamper and a 58 mm funnel.[2]