Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Looking good Draino,looking good :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Very nice. You sure do have a lot of projects going :)) :)) 8-}

Nice job Draino. Hurry up n get that boiler done so can see how it all works :handgestures-thumbupleft:

5Star wrote:Very nice. You sure do have a lot of projects going :)) :)) 8-}

5Star, sometimes I think I have too many :laughing-rolling:

SBB wrote:Nice job Draino. Hurry up n get that boiler done so can see how it all works :handgestures-thumbupleft:

hey Salty, ya still alive :laughing-rolling:
feel free to crank up the welder mate, buddy pal any time you like , I got other things to do in the short term, so I don't have the time :angry-banghead: :angry-banghead:

today I did some work on the boiler, and mounted the elements
I cut up some stainless I found around the back of the guiloteen at the local engineering shop in town

and started with the idea of less distortion by doing one at a time , instead of both at once
Using the mounting plate to trace around, then set to the keg and cut the first square out

I then ( arc ) welded around the heads of the bolts to make sure there is no leaks, and welded the first plate in place
then traced the next hole


this is what it was like with both plates welded in ,

This is inside the keg, showing element placement, Spot On :dance: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

A bit of wiring and there done


After this I filled the keg with 72 litres of water,worriedly searching for water leaks, None ( I can't fucking believe it :laughing-rolling: ) , plugged it in to the controller and served it the fuckin juice :shock:
it took it 48 mins to bring the 72 litres to 78*c
Pretty happy with that :dance: :dance:

And I know ya gunna get up me 5Star , for doing me boiler , BUT , it's fuckin Sunday :teasing-neener: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

Great job Draino :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: you must have done all the Honey-do's yesty hey :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

Little Princess wrote:Great job Draino :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: you must have done all the Honey-do's yesty hey :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

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Cant wait to see it all done n dusted in it's housing mate, but your got some competition for the sexiest boiler if you look at the topic below this one.

Better pull ya finger out :laughing-rolling:

Yes that is a nice job, I first thought the angle of the elements might make them touch each other, but looks like it turned out rather well.

audistiller wrote:Yes that is a nice job, I first thought the angle of the elements might make them touch each other, but looks like it turned out rather well.

+1
Looks like they were made for it,,,,,as it should. Will your cover be a single box or a pair?

Carry on as you do..... :clap:

Might be an idea Draino, to weld a bit of flat bar across the top and down both sides, maybe 3/4 or 1 inch, this should help any liquid running down the sides to flow away from the electrical, then put a cover either over the top, or probably a better idea, inside the flat bar, so it can act like a gutter, get my drift...?


Regards

I wouldn't get up you for that mate. I'm your spare time job :ugeek:

I have thought about what your talking about Aud & Larry, when its being mounted into the barrel I will then assess then, as well as set-out the drain and draw off pipes, I reckon mounting this keg into the barrel is going to be the hardest part of this build, but I reckon I can make it work :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
I sorted out the lid on this thing using the 4mm silicon sheet BD sent me for the Job, Thanks BD , that silicon is pure fucking magic , I cut the Gaskets for the elements 50mm od x 36mm id Stuck 'em on the element, stuck the element in the hole and torqued the nuts to 5 Nm ( instruction sheet said 15Nm ) and the silicon sealed like a little fuckin beauty :dance:


and it should end up looking something like this

the drain and draw off bits and pieces


I cant really do the drains and the 4" flange now, it'll depend on mounting into the barrel, so..... its ( fucking around with a) barrel time from here on in :?

Woohoo, coming together nicely man :handgestures-thumbupleft: + those elements look epic! :-D

what sort of arc welder and sticks you using ?

I wanna see that boiler gasket posted on HD :teasing-tease: :laughing-rolling: :teasing-tease:

I was gunna suggest he use flour paste......managed to refrain.... :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

Maheel
they are 2.5mm stainless rods, they got UTP 65 marked on them, I got them at the local engineering shop , they dont come cheap though
it cost me $ 3.95 + gst EACH ( they are only 200mm long ) :o
I got 10 and need about 6-8 more :angry-banghead:

I have never welded stainless before , so.. it took about $6 to learn , and then into it , the amps varied from about 40 thru to 45 , Its just like welding mild steel :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

edit in : the welder is a borrowed esetti inverter welder, (big horsepower in a small port deal type welder)

yeah but could you do it with a $40 stick welder ? or do you have a good one

$6 to learn is cheap LOL :laughing-rolling:

I reckon if you can do a good weld with ya $40 dollar welder with a 2.5 mm gp rod , you would burn these rods , no probs :handgestures-thumbupleft: