Dave's bubbler build

[davecuds]

Howdy howdy,
I've been keeping this build a bit quiet because to be honest i expected to fail, having no previous experience in soldering. Anyway, its at the point of no return so i thought i'd add a few photos to show you how its going.
Any thoughts, advice or criticism is welcomed....but be gentle there is a lot of blood, sweat and tears gone into this already :)

I bought some 4" some weeks back just because it was cheap. $30 bucks for about a 1 1/2 meters which also included a good length of 1". I started out with the flanged sections and when i got confident with the soldering i moved onto the RC. The RC went surprisingly well and i was extremely happy it had no leaks...well no water leaks anyway, guess we'll see if any vapor gets out :D

I've been pretty lucky to have a lot of time off and access to the old mans shed. Some antique stuff in there but also a lot of tools i couldn't have done with out. So far it has taken about a week. Tomorrow i will drill the holes and make some flange rings for the 4" sight glasses. If there is enough time i will make a start on the 2" shotgun condenser

Anyway, enough flabbering. They are pretty ordinary pics but here goes

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[Sam.]

Looking good so far mate, keep the updates coming :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[punchy21]

Nice work Dave :handgestures-thumbupleft:
What plates do you plan on using?

[davecuds]

I was planning on using perf plates simply because the caps look a bit fiddly. However the thought of drilling 1000+ holes has me thinking some more :))
Im putting that job off until last

[Yummyrum]

I was planning on using perf plates simply because the caps look a bit fiddly. However the thought of drilling 1000+ holes has me thinking some more :))
Im putting that job off until last

A man after my own heart :laughing-rolling: ......eighteen months later ....

Kick arse Dave ...what ever you decide on will be great ..seems those that choose either are happy campers

BTW ....nice work all round :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[davecuds]

Cheers Yummy,
Say, have u got a link to your rum recipe or is that a closely guarded secret? I was thinking of popping her cherry with a rum run.

[bt1]

Looks the goods to me...well done bloke...sense of achievement is a nice thing to have.

Drilling...well mp3 or CD racked up, a light drill well supported, lube, comfy chair, a few small clamps and your away done in a day or less.

bt1

[Bushy]

4 inch peepers always leave me feelin like a roo caught in headlights.
Sensational looking work Dave. Well done :clap:
The only thing I will say is make sure you hammer the easy flanges for the sight glasses nice and flat. Really flat, because theres not a lot of room in there for the glass.
Look forward to some more photos. Maybe with a decent camera ;-)

[7evan]

Looking good bud. Keep up the good work.

Drilling the plates does suck, but nothing a few drinks can't fix. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Look forward to seeing the finished product.

[davecuds]

Slow day today, just soldered the keg connector. I hope these pictures are better, i even gave them a quick polish for all you freaky people out there with copper fetishes :))

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[MacStill]

very nice ^:)^

[kelbygreen]

thats impressive for no clean up and the size pipe your soldering nice work :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[davecuds]

You should see my other joins!! :laughing-rolling:

[davecuds]

Managed to get the PC done today and pretty stoked with the results. Haven't tested for leaks yet so fingers crossed tomorrow!
Its 600mm long with 3/4" inside tubes. Might me a tad long but better safe than sorry i guess, plus i may use it for stripping runs...not sure yet.

Anyway, few more pics

[Smbjk]

Very nice dave :handgestures-thumbupleft: and you doing all the right things, pre drilled water outlets on the pc..well done. Popped my cherry with a rum on my bubbler. Was a good cherry to pop :D looking forward to seeing more

[Yummyrum]

Cheers Yummy,
Say, have u got a link to your rum recipe or is that a closely guarded secret?.....

Here Dave ....but its not as Yummy as I would like :))

Slow day today, just soldered the keg connector. I hope these pictures are better, i even gave them a quick polish for all you freaky people out there with copper fetishes :))

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Damm Dave you got to take the green out of the Pics .....Might give Yoda or Kermit the frog a bonner but is not workin for me :teasing-neener:

Nice work but :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[davecuds]

Getting close to completion now. Just need to solder the flanges for the sight glasses and i'm done....i think.
Mac you can expect an order from me soon :)

Last few days have be good. Everything running smoothly and less cursing. Drilling the plates was painful but over now, hopefully. I snapped my 1.5mm drill bits on the first plate! I found a pack of 2mm drills bits so i used those instead....i will murder anyone who says i need to redo them! :) Im not sure if it works this way but i figured 300 holes at 1.5mm is equivalent to 225 holes at 2mm. I tried counting my holes a few times but always got lost somewhere towards the end but i think it's around the 200 mark which i hope is ok.

Anyway, here are a few more pics.
Cheers

[davecuds]

one more

[7evan]

Looks good bud.

I just hope thats not a brass fitting on top of your parrot :scared-eek:

wait till you run it. ORGASM!!!!

[davecuds]

2 more :)

Has anyone got some tips for cleaning inside the T where they join. Hard to get a file in there. I was poking around with a dremel but hard to control it in those tricky to reach places