Any feedback on Nixon Stone Reflux Stills?

[emzy]

Hi everyone,

With all the combined experience on this site i was wondering if anyone could offer some feedback on the following still i am looking at buying ? basically, is it any good compared to other stills ?

From my limited amount of knowledge on the subject it seem to tick all the boxs in so fare as a Reflux Still is concerned.

Its advertised as a Nixon Stone 50mm Tube with 770mm Column. Apparently should produce 95%

There selling for $295 plus shipping from http://www.smugglers.net.au/index.php?p=1_26

Thanks for reading and look forward to any feedback you can offer.

[Bushy]

Hey Emzy,
That's the exact same still and vendor that I bought first. Works fine. I did make a couple of mods to it and pushed out 93 94 all day.
Not a bad neutral still. Better than a flamin T500 anyway. BUT it's no plated column.

[bt1]

Hang on ...isn't that a CM type still ...it's sure not a Nixon Stone offset?

bt1

[Camikaze]

Looks like a reflux condenser at the top of the column? I was thinking the same thing.. :think:

[Aussiedownunder01]

Hang on ...isn't that a CM type still ...it's sure not a Nixon Stone offset?

bt1

Yes I looked at it and thought that's not a Nixon stone :scared-eek:

[Bushy]

Correctamundo guys. He advertises it as a nixon stone but that swollen bit is a cooling jacket. CM for sure. It runs OK though. Just gotta invest in some more packing and I put a centering ring just below the cooling jacket. Not saying buy the thing, just saying what it did for me. I'll sell ya mine if ya want :think:

[Yummyrum]

With a colunm that short, you'd have so much reflux ratio to get 95% that it would be Fuuuckkkinnnng slow

[Canadoz]

With a colunm that short, you'd have so much reflux ratio to get 95% that it would be Fuuuckkkinnnng slow

I've got a very similar still head (keggomax cm) for when I want to make neutrals. It puts out 1L/H of 95-96% with no modifications. If I'm happy with 92-93% I can bump the output up to around 1.5L/H

[Yummyrum]

What size element do you have Canadoz

Lol just saw your equipment profile .Re -phrase that ,what power do you estimate you run it at ?

I have a 1380 watt so was basing on that