Ok guy's,
Well getting there and after finishing the boiler and getting the pot head all sorted it has been a big weekend having fun.
Hillz as far as scorching with maceration's I never in the past seen scorching when I used my 5 litre SS pot still ( the one I started out on). Now what had in mind is just use a 5 litre glass demi I have currently with CFW in to donate. Then do small runs that suit the pot still and I'm thinking of making a copper valve so it can bypass the thumper for stripping runs.
Now as far as heating goes I did get some 3/8" bent sort of round on a 3" bend to start on my own burner, but it came back to well if I'm going to make wood gas to replace LPG I better on making the fittings and compressor. Then I looked over and saw my old heat source for my pot still and as it uses those $1 green cans from bunnings it does look like the new burner for this project. I'll just rip the burner, reg and can setup out and make it fit the box this project is going on.
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This was a $20 jobby from bunnings and even the new models aint that much more. So if this clags out I can just buy a new one and fit to my project.
Now as far as the thumper goes I need to work out using 3" copper pipe a suitable sized volume. Now off memory the rule of thumb is 1/3rd the thumper size I reckon a 500ml vessel will be the go.
Onto the cooling and from a past project I found a coil already made, a tad dirty :scared-eek: but that is copper :laughing-rolling:
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I do have some 3" and 4" perspex tube here and do you think I could find the 4" holesaw :angry-banghead: Anyway the 3" holesaw does look to leave a 73mm slug and I need a 70mm slug for the base of the perspex tube. So a quick trim up in the lathe should make a smug fit. I do need to buy some MEK to use as some glue for the perspex.
The coil does fit sort of snug with the 3" and size wise I do think it would suit the aesthetics of the project.
Also got to think about a base and I have a SS tray that could become a donor.
Cheers Bryan
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