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My Bigger Boiler

Postby BIG D » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:32 pm

Just thought I'd try to post a picture of my newest project I hope it works :text-lol:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby BIG D » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:36 pm

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Here's another since it worked :laughing-rolling:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby Zak Griffin » Fri Mar 07, 2014 8:58 pm

This is the best thing I've ever seen...
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby res » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:52 pm

Ken oath :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby Linny » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:55 pm

nice but thats how i saw it 3 weeks ago :laughing-rolling:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby kelbygreen » Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:02 pm

holly hell that would be awsome if you got it going haha.
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby Yummyrum » Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:15 pm

Nice BIGD , but its got a hole in it :teasing-neener:
.Three half kegs is 75 liters + the triangular bit in the middle that hurts my brain to calculate...but guestimating a 100 liter boiler. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby Urrazeb » Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:25 pm

Nice! Love the innovation :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby kelbygreen » Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:27 pm

by my calculations (well trusty internet ones) its roughly 24.5lts so it should be 100lts? thats going off a standard 50lt keg being 360mm across the middle split into a triangle and a height of 440mm (not counting the dips in the bottom and top)
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby Urrazeb » Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:39 pm

I think it's a much better design than welding kegs one on top of another...

Same height as a keg just double the capacity.. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Imagine a 2m FSD neutraliser on top of an 880mm keg duo! 8-}
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby BIG D » Sat Mar 08, 2014 3:56 am

The aim is with a small extension on the top 110l so room for 100 plus some head space. I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby Bushy » Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:30 pm

At the risk of getting rocks thrown at me b-( I would suggest you turn those things on their sides and make 4 neato little BBQ's
the welding and joining on that thing is a horrendous undertaking. If you got some time on your hands and you must have the gear, why don't you roll some sheet up and put a floor and ceiling on it. Tadaaa!
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby halfbaked » Sat Mar 08, 2014 2:29 pm

If you weld 1 keg onto another you will get about a 110 liters. At first glance I am thinkin that is a keg and a half so its 80 liters. You have a big triangle that you are filling in so I bet you are 125l or maybe a little larger. Keep us informed. Thats a lot of work on the welding and cutting.
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby Sam. » Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:06 am

This idea has been talked about before but this is the first time I have seen someone try it, we'll done :clap:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby Thelegion » Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:56 pm

ALL still builders should be members of Parliament and Prime Ministers, because we can get the job done no matter what were working with. Innovators shakers and movers we are.

Legion... :clap:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby BIG D » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:36 pm

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My motivation to get this done has just increased something nice and shinny turned up today :happy-partydance:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby Brendan » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:40 pm

Go BIG D!! I bet you're excited!

I didn't even know you were getting one...I'll have to come check it out one day with Linny :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I'm guessing you don't need to have the shed door down? :shifty:

Your whole hobby has just changed forever ;-) Well done mate.
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby BIG D » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:45 am

Brendan your welcome anytime mate I look forward to the like minded company :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby 1 2many » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:29 pm

Congrats on your decision to go with the best still in the country BIG D , wow that boiler is the picaso of all boilers looking forward to the rest of the build. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: My Bigger Boiler

Postby kiwikeg » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:38 pm

I like trilobe look but If you just used 2 halves you could use plate to fill sides bottom and top, think of a slimline watertank
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