Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

found this at the local hardware in the fixing taps and stuff section , its made from epdm and was the correct OD all i did was fit it ten chop the middle out for about 3 bucks i will see how it survives .

Being something different from the normal i would suggest you test it before you actually use it.
To test it i would leave it in a jar of high %ABV ethanol for a week or two then take it out and look for any colour change or smell in the liquid, inspect the seal for any changes and then dilute the ethanol back to 30-40% and see if there is any after taste.

If you notice any change ditch it.

And you do realise that proper EPDM seals cost less than $3...

it is only to get the thing up and running for 1 or 3 runs ( practice more than anything )until i go to the big smoke (this coming monday ). the seals may only be cheap but not where i live and i ran the thing last night on that seal . also the amount of gasket in contact with the steam is bugger all . but thanks for the input and advice anyway and all taken onboard .i was actualy going to use a thin cardboard gasket but when i spotted these washers in the hardware i thought that will do for now .

Mate. Any chance you can post the build plans with dimensions etc. Looks the goods.

Step 1: buy t500 to triclamp adaptor.
Step 2: buy 1m of 2" copper, 2x 2" F-F capillary joiner and 2x 2" 90° capillary F-F elbows.
Step 3: buy 7x 2" triclamp ferrules, 4x epdm or silicone seals and 4x 2" clamps.
Step 4: cut 1m length in half.
Step 5: solder 1 ferrule into each end of each elbow.
Step 6: solder 1 ferrule into 1 end of each 2"joiner.
Step 7: solder other end of each joiner to one bit of the 2" copper.

Congratulations you have just made a 2" pot still.

Now you need to cool the vapour down, either use the other length of 2" copper, ferrule/joiner (will need to buy another ferrule and joiner at step 2) to make a shotgun PC, or make a 3/4" over 1/2" leibig condenser.
Or buy a 2" PC from 5 star distilling...

Or if you have no soldering available buy the bits to make a "pelican" pot still.
1x300mm sanitary spool, 1x sanitary 45° bend, 1x sanitary 180° bend, 1x 2" PC from 5star.

Or whatever.

This is a great build, just what I was looking for, as I've just asked elsewhere about turning
My T500 into a pot.

texta wrote:cleaned up and mounted . not sure i am happy with the mount collar that i made maybe in the future i will cut it off and do a remake ( mort likely brass next time ) but as it is i think it will work ok . probably ready for a maiden run now i think .

This is awesome mate, great job. any chance of the build dimensions? I reckon I will try my hand at this or something similar as I have a t500 also

lots of pots for T500 owners it seems. I too am interested :handgestures-thumbupleft:

texta wrote:still no leaks . all i have to do now is add some 1/2 copper to the outlet end and then a clean up . then make a bird .

texta, how long was your PC? 400mm?