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If you buy that machine, I’d buy some cheap scales to get you going. Eg
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134622620695
That’s what I use, as do a few others in the thread. Does the job.You’ll manage with pre ground coffee for a while too (and it’ll give you a good point of reference once you do get a grinder, which is likely to be another outlay).
A cheap WDT for “stirring” the coffee grounds before tamping makes a big difference too.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185859117940Add 18g 58mm ridge less VST basket to the list, I’d get one before I’d get a bottomless portafilter.
https://www.hasbean.co.uk/products/vst-filter-basketDon’t know what tamper you get with that machine but a competition (58.4mm) is a nice addition too.
https://clumsygoat.co.uk/products/motta-competition-tamper-black-wooden-handle-58-4mm
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So after many hours of youtubeing it feels like I’d get more consistency out of a gaggia classic pro, but I worry with the old/modded ones I could end up with anything from a peach to a dog and while it looks like they are alomost infinitely sercivable, I wonder whether a new one is a safer bet…
I’ve found this one that is a bit over budget but comes with an intact warranty and an upgraded spring…
https://www.thehomebaristas.co.uk/coffeemachines/gaggia-classic-pro-with-9-bar-spring-for-prosumer-extraction
Is obviously then need another million things, most importantly a grinder which I don’t mind buying second hand as at least corrosion isn’t too much a factor, but that can all come with time…
List of things I think I’d need