Blucs bubbler

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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:22 am

Yea keep getting conflicting info on this. I ended up I chopped the pc back to get rid of dent. I will have to decide what to do about soldering it. It will be short but there is a 3month wait if I was gunna buy one..
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:27 am

coffe addict wrote:15% for the internals again for easier flowing. Flanges were 5%

Maybe I should try 15% perhaps mapp will it easier will also move it inside wind is a bitch.
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby hillzabilly » Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:49 pm

I only use BOC 45t rods with the blue flux on them,not cheap but have been very reliable for me.cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:02 pm

Ok so i played with the flame size and posistion of the flame cone in relation to the job. Left it setup for a good 5 mins and got the 5% flowing fine. It really liqudfied and ran nicely. It is currently cooling down so I can tidy it up. When I win this fight I will have to post some pictures.
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby coffe addict » Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:02 pm

And a whisky I dare say!
There were days during my build when I had to just down tools and have a drink!
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:29 pm

I think I just had two of them. :laughing-rolling: and tomorrow I have a date with some pinholes :twisted:
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby hillzabilly » Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:45 pm

With brazeing I never quench or cool the job down too quick ,once ya done as ya may get cracks,just leave it alone in a warm oven or spot ,when I worked as a boilermaker we had a heat enclosuer(big insulated box) and left some things for 24-48hrs ta cool slowly to avoid cracks and distortion,on researching brazeing the best way is in an oven with no oxygen to avoid what we called porosity in a weld or braze join and to give the whole job a uniform temp,thats why ya use shielding gas so the welding is going on in an oxygen free environment,wich is fine for big commercial workshops but the hobbiest has ta make do with an often less than perfect set up ,yes windy days outside will test ya skill,and patience and a gentle approach,I have had a few times were I had ta walk away otherwise the 5lb adjuster was going ta get a work out,by the end of building ya still you are just starting ta get the hang of it :angry-banghead: ,it is a skill wich like welding requires constant practice to keep up to standard or above,thats why I get all my stainless tigging is done by a full time welder ,never had a problem with any leaks either or bird crap welds ,stay cool and keep swinging.cheers hillzabilly ;-)
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:37 pm

Yep get the hang of it by the end then rusty as hell next time ya need to do it :laughing-rolling: funny you should mention quenching which I was doing yesterday today I let it cool naturally in the warm shed over bout an hour. I think the worst is behind me..
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby Doubleuj » Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:36 pm

bluc wrote:Ok so i played with the flame size and posistion of the flame cone in relation to the job. Left it setup for a good 5 mins and got the 5% flowing fine. It really liqudfied and ran nicely. It is currently cooling down so I can tidy it up. When I win this fight I will have to post some pictures.

This deserves dancing bananas... when she’s done that is :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:36 am

And we have a winner :happy-partydance: :dance: :D :)) :O) will put the ferrule and cone back on clean it up then post some photos this evening :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby hillzabilly » Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:37 pm

Persistance pays of,again.As I have seen so many times.cheers hillzabilly :clap: :happy-partydance: :obscene-drinkingchug:
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:43 pm

Few pics
Disassembled

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cutting and drilling new ends
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ends on ready to braze inners
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fail
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:48 pm

Fixed total rebuilt bout 80mm shorter now at 320mm long cooling pipes. No more leaks :D
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ends back on
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and a quick clean up then into citric bath.
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Thursday will grab more soft solder and solder the water fittings, after brazing I reakon the pipe is to soft for compression fittings :handgestures-thumbupleft: Back in buiesness yehaa :happy-partydance:
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby Doubleuj » Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:38 pm

:banana-explosion: :banana-linedance: :banana-linedance: :banana-jumprope: :banana-dreads: :banana-blonde:
dancing bananas as promised!!! well done mate.
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:09 pm

Pulled the still down here is a shot of how I changed the plate downcommer. This is how it was originally
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And how it is now without the downcommer rising up into riser
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Now runs steady as a rock :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:00 am

Bit the bullet and bought an ibc. Its a black uv stable one so should last for years. Pick it up friday hopefully :-B :dance:
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby Nathan02 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 1:36 pm

Gotta ask ya bluc..how does bubbler rum compare to pot rum?
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby db1979 » Tue Mar 13, 2018 2:46 pm

I don't get why your original downcomer wasn't working okay for you :think:
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:04 pm

Nathan02 wrote:Gotta ask ya bluc..how does bubbler rum compare to pot rum?

Leagues better. All the flavour without the manky off tastes. I think I am nearly at a month in the barrel and its more like 8-10 weeks out of a pot.. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Blucs bubbler

Postby bluc » Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:07 pm

db1979 wrote:I don't get why your original down comer wasn't working okay for you :think:

Yea its a bit above my brain power but apparently the heat from inside the cap prevents proper draining and causes flooding on the plate hilzabilly was the one that alerted me to it he may be able to explain it better than me.. :-B
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