Build Your Own Espresso Machine

It’s not pretty — okay, it’s beyond not pretty, it looks like something you’d use to free hairballs from the bathroom sink drain — but the latest Engadget HOWTO shows you how to create your own portable espresso machine using little more than some PVC pipe and a caulking gun. You wouldn’t want your guests to see you brandishing this thing in the kitchen at parties, but if the results are decent, it might be worth a try.