The Heart of Gold

[copperhead road]

Definitely not a coppersmith mate, just a bloke with a few basic tools and a willingness to have a crack :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Yeah I like the patina look too, but I did say that I was going to clean this one up and I think it deserves to look pretty :O)

Heaps of hard work and elbow grease coming up to turn her into a shining gleaming tower of terror,
Love ya work buddy

[Zak Griffin]

I should add, I'm not going to polish it... I really like the brushed copper look, so it'll be going to about 1000 grit and getting cleared :dance:

[Plumby]

Just don't take as long to polish it as you took to build it. :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

[copperhead road]

I should add, I'm not going to polish it... I really like the brushed copper look, so it'll be going to about 1000 grit and getting cleared :dance:

I love the brush finish to mate, it looks classy and solid if ya know what I mean, it's a certain look anyways :handgestures-thumbupleft: :happy-partydance: :O)

[RuddyCrazy]

Eh Zac,
Got some nice botanicals here you may want to try for the first run with the new mod, How about some Manzano chilli's :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: by the time I get around to finding some 1/4" to get mine finished I'll have to wait until next years crop with should yield more than this years take of only 3 buckets full :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

[copperhead road]

I should add, I'm not going to polish it... I really like the brushed copper look, so it'll be going to about 1000 grit and getting cleared :dance:

Hi Zak
You mentioned putting a clear coat on copper, I was thinking in regards to my still could I do that to my whole pot still, I was not sure how it would go especially on the copper can or boiler as you guys call it.
Would love to here what you pro's reckon on the matter of clear coating :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Bobsyauncle]

As long as the paint has a temp rating over 100°C you should be fine.

[Zak Griffin]

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Heatup time be gone! This is just one layer, I've got enough insulation left to do another lap when I get a minute. Eventually I'm going to cut down a hot water cylinder to cover the lot.

[Lowie]

I should add, I'm not going to polish it... I really like the brushed copper look, so it'll be going to about 1000 grit and getting cleared :dance:

Hi Zak
You mentioned putting a clear coat on copper, I was thinking in regards to my still could I do that to my whole pot still, I was not sure how it would go especially on the copper can or boiler as you guys call it.
Would love to here what you pro's reckon on the matter of clear coating :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I bought a couple of cans of high temp clear "paint" the other day from Supercheap. 1 can $18 or 2 for $22. Go figure. Put a nice shine on my parts :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Dig Brinker]

Looks the goods there, Zak. How have you stuck it down?

[Zak Griffin]

Just a couple of laps of 50mm tape so far, I'll get some gaffa tape from work though and seal it up good and proper.

According to the calculator it's running at about 85% efficiency, I reckon another lap of insulation will knock another few minutes off of the warmup time.

[copperhead road]

Looks like a real tidy professional jacket, well done mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Zak Griffin]

Spent a bit of time cleaning some niggles up this arvo.

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Soldered the top on to the blockhead, which frees up a clamp and seals for my future packed section and removes a potential leak spot.

[Zak Griffin]

Fiiiiiiinally got my recirculating water setup finished today. 250L wheely bin with a bunnings XU1 submersible pump, works an absolute treat. I have another wheely bin to plumb in as well, and I sorted the connection pipe today.

My new sweet spot is 90%, at just under 2L/h..

I LOVE THIS STILL!

[Zak Griffin]

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Yes I know the parrot is on the piss, no I do not plan to fix it in a hurry.

[Nathan02]

Fuckin mint mate!

[Huntsman96]

Hey Zak just wondering how the parrot is attached? I know some people don't attach it, some people solder it and some people triclamp it but i was just wondering what fitting you've got on there?

[Zak Griffin]

It's a Swagelok compression fitting I found at work but it's not reeeeeally doing it for me... It doesn't completely seal and occasionally I get a bit of a leak. I'm going to build another parrot with a fores drain and a triclamp connection.

[Huntsman96]

Cheers mate :handgestures-thumbupleft: good to know its better to go the triclamp. I was planning on it anyway but a bit of confirmation helps.

[Zak Griffin]

Yeah I used this fitting because the price was right but it's been a fuckaround the whole time. Triclamp is the way to go.