Lowie's 4" Blockhead

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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Bushy » Sat Apr 22, 2017 10:47 am

Hey Lowie. Good build mate. :clap: :clap: :clap:
I used volcanic rock for a short while. Definitely strips the flavour but you only get a couple of goes with it. Goes a bit manky then and you need to replace it. I never tried to clean it so I just ran out of rock and switched to copper mesh.
Look forward to your first run post. :-B
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Yurugaboy » Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:50 pm

Thats a work of art. :clap:
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Lowie » Sun Apr 23, 2017 8:05 pm

Cheers fellas - not far to go now :dance:
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Lowie » Sat Apr 29, 2017 5:41 pm

All dressed up ready for the dance...
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Sam. » Sat Apr 29, 2017 9:04 pm

Looking good mate, can't wait to see what it's like after :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Lowie » Fri May 05, 2017 8:39 am

Nearly there. Just waiting on a couple of 2" seals and I'm away. Kegs got 8 litres of 50/50 vinegar and my tpw sac is waiting patiently :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby coffe addict » Fri May 05, 2017 9:33 am

Doing a damn fine job mate, bet you can't wait to wear her in a little.
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Lowie » Fri May 05, 2017 10:10 am

coffe addict wrote:Doing a damn fine job mate, bet you can't wait to wear her in a little.


Too right mate. And the bubbler too... :laughing-rolling:
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Lowie » Sun May 14, 2017 4:11 pm

It's alive... I shall call you "Frankenfurter" :happy-partydance: vinegar run, check. Sac run, check. Thanks to everyone's input, Nuddys plans, and especially the forum as a whole for the inspiration. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to run one of these rigs (that's where the forum is a big help too, learning from the early settlers before me!). Got the hang of it pretty quickly and now I'm keen to crack on. I've got a rum and an ffv bubbling away ready as we'll a state my special surprise (more about that later...) Now all I need is my power upgrade as one of my plugs started to melt right at the end of the run - and I had to switch everything off in my shed including the bloody beer fridge :sad:
Cheers fellas, time to make some great booze. Time to retire my trusty still spirits super reflux still. I'll sack that in the for sale section :obscene-drinkingdrunk:
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Professor Green » Sun May 14, 2017 6:24 pm

Nice work Lowie; that's a great looking rig.

Cheers,
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby rash » Sun May 14, 2017 6:32 pm

Awesome mate, looks great!
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Doubleuj » Sun May 14, 2017 6:35 pm

Welcome to the bubbler club mate, she's a beauty.
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Lowie » Sun May 14, 2017 6:39 pm

Cheers fellas. I'm going to post a lessons learnt too. Spent coin on shit I shouldn't have. I'll put that down to character building and training. Can I claim that on tax? :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Doubleuj » Sun May 14, 2017 6:41 pm

You need your Rc above your packed section though as it acts as another bunch of plates for neutral, that's my understanding though.
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Dig Brinker » Sun May 14, 2017 11:54 pm

Good on ya, Lowie. Nice rig.
Pretty much foolproof to run with Mac's instructions.
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Milky » Wed May 24, 2017 10:58 pm

Mate, congratulations! Looks the goods and thanks for all the updates with lots of pics!

Contender for the front page possibly??
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Lowie » Thu May 25, 2017 8:27 am

Milky wrote:Mate, congratulations! Looks the goods and thanks for all the updates with lots of pics!

Contender for the front page possibly??


Thanks mate. Appreciated :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby seehuusen » Thu May 25, 2017 11:14 am

beaut still mate, very well done :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby Lowie » Thu May 25, 2017 2:07 pm

seehuusen wrote:beaut still mate, very well done :handgestures-thumbupleft:


Cheers mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Lowie's 4" Blockhead

Postby lostmarbles » Sun May 28, 2017 3:46 pm

Looks the goods mate, top job.
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