Linny's Simple Still

by **Linny** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:48 pm

Well i originally went down the bubbler route and it was fantastic , but it took too much space up for me and i was making way too much. So ive decided on going through a build something easy for folk to copy if they want to and i will be trying different things and showing where and what ill be using. This time im using a 11L pot and modifying it to be used as a boiler , and i want to make a interchangable boka and pot. I do believe i can make something as good as a bubbler , just not as fast. I will be also using a power controller.

So far I have constructed part of the boiler and 99% of parts needed for the controller - just waiting on a heat sink

Here is the Heater Element http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/190886312551 ... 1439.l2649

1500W to 10L fill , should take about 25 minutes to get to temp and have a vapour speed of about 50cm per second... thats why i need the power controller

by **Smbjk** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:53 pm

Looks good linny :handgestures-thumbupleft: great idea for those who live in an apartment or have limited space

by **Stevem109r** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 5:59 pm

Very nice. A good kitchen bench model

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by **poompy** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 6:12 am

bloody brillant mate...will keep an eye on this thread.

by **1 2many** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:31 pm

poompy wrote:bloody brillant mate...will keep an eye on this thread.

:text-+1: Looking forward to this linny , very help full for the new guys to get a feel for distilling on a budget , this is what i was looking for 10 months ago. :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Sam.** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:15 pm

So your going to make a small pot and boka for a small boiler?

This might be great for your needs and maybe a few others but there is a reason that most people end up upgrading to at least a bigger boiler :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Linny** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:43 pm

they must be aboslute piss heads :laughing-rolling:

by **poompy** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:49 am

going to grab one of those elements for my t500 boiler to help with heat up and stripping, what do you reckon?

by **Linny** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:58 pm

T500 wall is pretty thin . And its element is already 2000w . Add the 1500w you will need a 15 amp circuit to run them.

by **db1979** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 6:23 pm

poompy wrote:going to grab one of those elements for my t500 boiler to help with heat up and stripping, what do you reckon?

Have you tried insulating your boiler?

by **Linny** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:06 pm

Quick update : finally have all the parts just need to wire it now .... once this is done , time to move onto the boiler

I have a bit of 2.5" floating around - enough for a pot... but priced up 1m of 2.5" for a boka which was $45 or $179 for 6m. i figured i would take the hit and just get 1m. So next week ill be ordering 2.5" triclamps and ferrules and hopefully get this well under way. I am in no hurry so im just taking my time.

by **poompy** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:14 am

Linny wrote:T500 wall is pretty thin . And its element is already 2000w . Add the 1500w you will need a 15 amp circuit to run them.

Got the electric circuit sorted. Do you think the wall would be to thin to handle the element?

db1979 wrote:
poompy wrote:going to grab one of those elements for my t500 boiler to help with heat up and stripping, what do you reckon?

Have you tried insulating your boiler?

Insulated already. It reduced the boil up time significantly.

Dont want to swamp Linny's thread with to many of my questions. Sorry mate.

by **Linny** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 2:42 pm

Bit of a update ... Finally started to pull my finger out , im still in no rush so im just taking my time .

Made up a Hardwood Jig to easily flange out the pipe and knocked out the pot and boka flanges

Moved onto the boka coil, made another little jig to help roll it ,,, This was my neighbours idea long ago ,,, OMG it is so easy to roll

by **Linny** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 2:58 pm

and heres one more

by **Smbjk** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 3:08 pm

Looks good linny. Great work rolling the condenser :handgestures-thumbupleft: love the idea of the paper to give a square cut line :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Linny** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:45 pm

thanks , I like trying to take alot of pics during the build of all the little steps ... so that it can help out other builders , i dont have heaps of fancy tools but i tend to get it done :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Kimbo** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 4:46 pm

Good work Linny, can't wait to see this beast running :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **Linny** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 5:17 pm

Since i build the bubbler im after a more compact still so that i can just do small batches , though if i can get hold of a half keg ill be pretty much guarunteed to build another bubbler LOL , though with this project i gotta send a big thanks to Waz , Milky and Big D for the help and the motivation

by **waza** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:03 pm

:handgestures-thumbupleft: nice pipe you have there. :obscene-drinkingcheers:

by **Linny** » Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:24 pm

Yep starting to look sexy