My first build Pot Still

by **jacobraven** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:32 pm

So im building a 2 inch pot still with a 700mm liebig condenser. Got my first weld done today after cutting most of it up. Just waiting on a 2 inch ferrule , adapter nut to 2inch ferrule for 25 litre boiler not the t500 and old all stainless one with 2000w element. Will get a keg soon. Got parts on order for a voltage regulator. :) any criticism welcome. :text-thankyoublue:

Using aquasafe solder with bakers flux going well for first time i can see the solder on the inside of the pipe so it seems to be going right.

The liebig is 700mm 3/4 to 1/2 internal is this enough.

by **P3T3rPan** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:51 pm

If that's your first weld congrats to you
Well done
Please remove all that flammable stuff from your immediate work area tho. Shit happens

by **Sam.** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:18 pm

P3T3rPan wrote:If that's your first weld congrats to you
Well done
Please remove all that flammable stuff from your immediate work area tho. Shit happens

:text-+1: looking good :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **whiskeyshiner** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:33 am

Looks good mate not sure but im gunna guess by the solder position that you directing heat where the pipe meets the fitting if you place the heat on the coupler of the elbow the solder will be sucked into the join by capillary action and your join will look schmick and be nice and strong :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **jacobraven** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:38 am

Ok cheers guys yer was sort of waving it over the general area

by **bluc** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:47 pm

Hows your build going? Just curious :handgestures-thumbupleft:

by **jacobraven** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:59 pm

At the moment ive made a 2 inch flare and was trying to soft weld it to the stainless spare 25 litre boiler lid but i have failed man times if i get some to stick heating it up to finsih is moves the rest :( thinking of ordering a attachment and triclamp

by **benpandaae86** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:12 pm

With your condensor mate the length should be fine just put a heap of dints on the internal pipe to create turbulance in the vapour and water for better cooling

on the lil one i just made for my boka i put dints a inch apart on 4 sides of the pipe.with the dints 90deg from the first lot i moved them down 1/2 a inch and so on

Happy stillin

by **Mcatac** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 12:44 am

Just been using my first pot still in anger and getting 3.5lt p/hr stripping and using .5lt p/min water off a 2000 element.
Look out a 50lt boiler built is a in the near future. Pick up 2 50lt kegs tomorrow night 1 for a boiler and the for low vines storage

by **bluc** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:25 pm

Mcatac wrote:Just been using my first pot still in anger...

So did you finish your build? Do you have pics of it finished? :handgestures-thumbupleft:

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