Keg triclamp size

[twobottles]

I've measured the top of my keg and its 63mm. I'm in the process of making an extension for my reflux still that will enable me to use it on the keg.

However I flanged the 2" and hammered flat a ring of 1/4" around it and this measures 67mm. Is this normal?

I put it together and it sort of fits, I don't have a gasket just yet perhaps that will take the play out of it, I was just assuming that the keg and flange would be the same size.

Also, hopefully I can get the photo to upload, will it be ok to soft solder the fitting to the extension? I just made a short one whilst practising soldering and brazing.

Cheers.

[karrotbear]

I'm pretty sure for eazy flanges, the flange will always either be a little thin or wide depending on how you made it. Once the gasket is in, you can fit the triclamp and just bend or file off the parts that are stopping the clamp from, you know, clamping.

As for soft soldering, I assume you could, but from what I have read, most people here hard solder it for some extra strength.

[dogbreath vodka]

I'm changing my kegs and needed a new connector.
This is for a 2 5/8" pot still
All done with soft solder/aqua safe


I put an extension into the keg for strength.
It is just a piece of 2" pipe cut to fit inside the keg and inside another piece of 2"
The rest of the pipe is to fit to the pot still.
Rough but it works :D

You still need a gasket.
Mac supplies plenty of those. Get one when you get the Tri-clamp

DBV

[twobottles]

I hate iPads.

Been trying to change the photo but it is always too big. So showing just the fitting and the 2", can I soft solder this? I expect to remove it and put it on a longer extension in the future. I will stick an extra scrubber in there and run the still a couple of times whilst I get a few more things sorted and work out the height I can have the extension according to the gas heater and garage roof.

Cheers for the suggestions

[dogbreath vodka]

Why the Brass thread?

No need if you use the flange/tri-clamp
Or do you have something else in mind?

It can be soft soldered - keeping the brass out of the vapour path of course.

DBV

[twobottles]

My pure distilling reflux still will screw into this fitting, the easy flange is at the bottom of this piece. Et voila, cooking on gas.

Mmmmmm, brass out of the vapour path. I think there will be a small section perhaps 8mm round the inside in the vapour path. The way the still comes off the shelf, there is a nut and part of the thread that is always in the vapour path so with this new piece there will actually be less in contact. Or, the fitting soldered to the bottom of my still is not brass?

Either way, I will learn to resize photos and add some more so that the pics can help to describe what on earth I am talking about.

Cheers

[Yummyrum]

If there is brasd in the vapour path,just "tin" it with solder.Lead free of course.

[twobottles]

I just did a search about brass in the vapour path and discovered that as I have parallel threads on the fittings that I will need to get a washer that will compress between the two pieces. I was under the impression I would just do it up with thread tape.......

Anyone have experience of this?

I had a good play with soldering, hard and soft last night, practising on a parrot. To "tin" the brass in the vapour path I'd just rough it up with 400 grit paper then flux the whole lot and roll it on each face soldering the lowest part as it goes?

Pics soon come

Cheers

[twobottles]

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[twobottles]

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[dogbreath vodka]

:text-coolphotos:
Nice parrot dude

DBV

[twobottles]

Cheers! Its still a bit away from being finished, the collection pipe was made from a 50x20 + 20x15 + 15x10 then I had to flare the 8mm pipe to fit the last reducer. I also made a disc of copper to insert into the bottom 50x25 reducer to err, reduce the volume of the parrot. Its so darn cold here at the moment and 10.20pm and Ive had a couple of Rum and limecello's..... but I am thinking about heading back out to the shed for a bit more tinkering!!

Yup Im off

[MacStill]

Cheers! Its still a bit away from being finished

Yup Im off

You will never be truly finished, just when you think you are it starts all over again..... you're buggered now :laughing-rolling: