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IMS B60 Competition 2 Cup 52mm H29 (B602TH29E)

verified · 16 August 2026
Border Ø 60mmTamper Ø 51mm29mmBody Ø 52mm
Cross-section to scale, from the dimensions IMS publishes for this basket. The border is what seats in the portafilter — not the tamper figure the size is usually quoted by. See why “58mm” isn’t one standard.

That model name is an IMS product code — series, cup count, height and hole pattern are all encoded in it. IMS basket codes, decoded explains how to read one, and lists every code covered here.

This basket is one of a line. See every IMS B60 Competition basket compared — the whole ladder of heights and variants on one page, with the three diameters they share.

Fits these machines

The deep one in IMS’s B60 line — 29mm against the 25mm, and the higher-dose choice for a La Pavoni lever. IMS rates it 16.5–18 g for a dark roast rising to 20–23 g for a light one, where the 25mm tops out around 20 g.

The B60 family is only two baskets deep, so this is a genuine either/or:

Code Height Dark Medium Light
B602TH25E 25mm 14/16 g 15.5/18.5 g 18/20 g
B602TH29E 29mm 16.5/18 g 18/20.5 g 20/23 g

Think about lever travel before you buy the deep one

On a pump machine a taller basket is mostly a dose decision. On a manual lever it is also a mechanical one: the piston has a fixed stroke, and a deeper basket with a higher puck leaves less room above the coffee for the water charge. If you already run the 25mm near its ceiling and find the lever bottoming out or the group hard to lock, the 29mm will make that worse rather than better.

IMS does not publish a lever-travel caveat, so this is framed as a consideration rather than a fitment claim — the fitment is exactly as IMS states it.

Geometry

Ø60mm border, Ø52mm internal body, ridgeless, and 583 of IMS’s E-pattern holes at 0.30mm with a conical cross-section over a Ø44mm perforated area, for a Ø51mm tamper.

That Ø52mm internal body matches La Pavoni’s own stated filter-holder internal diameter, and the Ø51mm tamper matches La Pavoni’s own tamper — the three figures cohere, and the entry for that tamper explains why they differ.

Vintage pre-millennium La Pavoni is a different format on IMS’s B58 series and is not cross-referenced here.

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Also fits the same machines

Other items confirmed to fit machines this one fits — useful if you're kitting out a single setup. The count is how many of those machines overlap; nothing here is a new fitment claim.

FAQ

What size portafilter is the IMS B60 Competition 2 Cup 52mm H29 (B602TH29E) for?
It is a 52mm basket, 29mm deep, for 52mm portafilters.
Is the IMS B60 Competition 2 Cup 52mm H29 (B602TH29E) pressurized?
No — it is a non-pressurized (single-wall) basket, for freshly ground coffee.
Which machines does the IMS B60 Competition 2 Cup 52mm H29 (B602TH29E) fit?
La Pavoni Esperto Abile; La Pavoni Europiccola Lusso; La Pavoni Professional Lusso; La Pavoni Stradivari Lusso — each confirmed against manufacturer sources (listed below).

Sources

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