One ugly condenser

by **C2H6O** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 6:55 pm

Hello again guys,
So i thought i would try my hand at rolling a reflux condenser for my still mod.. So i got started on the inner coil and all was going well, managed to do the turn around to the outer coil and i was off again.... However.. I didn't have a mandrel so was going freehand, long story short i kinked it :crying-blue:
So i have been having a play trying to save my stuff up... What i have ended up with is one ugly coil where water enters the top through the 1/2" and then splits and hopefully runs up the inner and outer 1/4" coils...
I haven't soldered yet, what do you think.. Be brutal :D

by **Kimbo** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:00 pm

Yep....... got that one right :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

by **JayD** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:02 pm

oh well practice makes perfect... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **C2H6O** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:05 pm

Well there is no denying it, it ugly but do you think this will knock down vapor in a 2" column? It's 160mm long.. Or is a remake suggested?

Cheers..

by **Yummyrum** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:53 pm

I'd give it ago.It loks perhaps just alittle lite on in the number if turns but then with less restiction, you can probably force more water through it.
Hook it up to your water supply,tap or pump.If you can get more than 1 liter pet minuate through it or more you should be laughing.

Coppers too dear to waste.

by **ticknaylor** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:12 pm

yeah more than 1l you'll be fine my old boka had a slight kink at the change in directions and it still knocked everything back so i'd still give it a go a cold finger should mean less flow restriction than a dual helix :handgestures-thumbupleft: . Good old trusty bokas sitting in the cupboard since I built my bubbler

by **punchy21** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:47 pm

It might scare that vapour back to liquid :laughing-rolling:

Yep I'd give it a go :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **crow** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:21 am

Personally (and its just MHO) I would fuck that shit off and have another go but yeah it might work :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

by **bt1** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:04 pm

Seriously doubt it would have the grunt needed.

v2 suggested after a read on winding coils

bt1

by **scarecrow** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:14 pm

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Sorry, that was probably one more than needed.

Nah, F!ck it.

:laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

scarecrow

by **vsboost** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:37 pm

Check out a post i made about how i did it, it may help.

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=3402

Good Luck

by **C2H6O** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:07 pm

Thanks for the feedback guys.. Ok so this is round 2

by **crow** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:22 pm

:handgestures-thumbupleft: nice one

by **Sam.** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:24 pm

Much better, I couldn't comment on the first one....

by **C2H6O** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:25 pm

Ha ha cheers guys. Just a quick question, this is smaller than the inside diameter of the 2" column, but it is going to be extremely difficult to position this so it does not touch the sides. This is (hopefully) going to be a VM/LM hybrid so will have slant plates under the condenser. Is it an issue if i cant position the condenser so it does not touch the sides?

Cheers

by **JayD** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:33 pm

JayD wrote:oh well practice makes perfect... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Nice recovery...looks good... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Sam.** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:37 pm

Nah mate I wouldn't worry about it touching the sides, as long as it knocks the vapor down your laughing

by **C2H6O** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:36 pm

Perfect, thanks again.... Time for a scotch... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **1 2many** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:22 pm

come in spinner wow , great job :clap: :clap:

by **dogbreath vodka** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:50 pm

sam_and_liv wrote:Much better, I couldn't comment on the first one....

+1
:D

dbv