There must be a reason nobody is building 2"bubblers

by **twobottles** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:14 pm

Is there a reason?

by **blond.chap** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:19 pm

It'd be slow

by **Dominator** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:28 pm

I think I remember reading that there can be issues with the minimal surface area on 2" plates.

by **Yummyrum** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:19 pm

A few have tried .This is a link to one on HD http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =1&t=18495

Can't find link but another tried it and results were bad taste

by **SBB** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:31 pm

To fuckin fiddly and to slow

by **Yummyrum** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:18 pm

Here's another good read with links about 2" bubblers http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =1&t=28592

And this http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =1&t=19553

by **SBB** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:38 pm

I cant edit,(which is a pain in the arse) so maybe I need to re phase what I really meant, For the time invoked, building one of these things, for the few bob extra that you will pay to go 3 or 4 inch, for what you will save in time once distilling,and for the hassles of trying to drill 2 inch plates , then stuff those two inch perf plates down a two inch column, well fuck , i just dont wanna about it !

by **Yummyrum** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:45 pm

Nice summary Salty :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **MacStill** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:51 pm

Honestly for the extra cost of the fittings that really is SFA in the scheme of things, you could have a brilliant little 3" bubbler you built yourself that could last a lifetime without ever "needing" to upgrade :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **crow** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:31 am

A few have tried and they just don't work , not like they orta anyways . Sorry if the links already say this but maroon's won, I'm shickered and I ain't endevoring to read links at this late stage :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **twobottles** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:39 am

OK ok ok,

Im getting the vibe here!

I have 1.2m of 2" a bunch of bits and pieces, and just had a thought before about that before I take the saw to it..... well that's that then.

by **crow** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:07 am

You would use up quite a bit of that on a 4" column that reduced to 2" after the RC ;-)

by **db1979** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:52 am

Just finished my 2 inch bubbler. It's slow but I only have a small boiler and only want a small amount of product. Don't bother making one if you want large quantities otherwise you'd be sitting at it for hours waiting for it to get through a 50 L wash. I haven't had a problem with off flavours but I don't run mine fast, I only use between about 1000 to 900 watts through my stove. Heaps better than my old 3/4 inch pot still but did take a lot of effort to make. It's not for everyone (I may well be on my own here) so if you want bigger quantities and plan on making a bubbler than for the effort of making a 2 inch, you may as well make it in 3 inch. I did however make mine quite cheaply because it was only 2 inch.