more progress pics of 3" internal TEE LM/VM

[condensificator]

moving right along...it ain't no magic flute, but i'm gettin' pretty excited.

VAPOR BE WARNED!!! triple 1/4" coil over 3/4" coldfinger. i traced the slant plates with a marker on the outside so the angles and placement could be seen in the pics. takeoff will be routed back to the needle valve in front.

i know "turbo" is a bad word in these parts, but this sort of turbo should be ok?



shot of the reflux center/return.





just waiting on a couple more parts to show, then i'll be able to finish it off. i still have to do a couple more soldering ops, so i haven't given it a thorough pickle/cleaning yet.

what do you guys think?

[olddog]

That's some nice copper work condensificator, it's looking good,


OD

[rednose]

Very interesting built, congrats.

[Mel Gibson]

What does the propeller do

[condensificator]

thanks guys.

What does the propeller do

i'm hoping that the "propeller" will induce turbulence in the vapor path to spread and distribute the vapor in both the reflux condenser and the vapor output. i'll be doing one inside of the 1" id product condenser as well (the twisted "ribbon" variety) .

[hstuurman]

moving right along...it ain't no magic flute, but i'm gettin' pretty excited.

Ok, it ain't OD's flute, but you sure know how to work with copper. Very good skills.
I can't say anything about the effect of the turbo, but I sure like the look!
When you decide to build a flute, looking at your skills, you can, this will be as nice as OD's.

[Kentucky shinner]

Interesting to say the least. You have some great copper working skills. Very nice.

[hoody]

WOW! Very cool!

[snideman]

I can not help but to think, geeez, how long did this take the guy? Very unique design. Nice coppersmithing. I think your turbine blades are backwards. Just kidding. If it doesn't make licker, it'll definately make you car quicker. Put a boost gauge on that fucker.

[ScottishBoy]

Damn...thats a pretty sweet build. Very Nice!

[rad14701]

Great work, condensificator...

[condensificator]

thanks y'all! i'm pretty stoked. the 90* showed up today, so i got to get some more done:


i'm going to do an offset pair of 45's on the bottom of the column to put the balance point over the center..this bitch already weighs 50lbs unloaded! doing quick disconnects for the water in/outs, and soft copper plumbing the water from product condenser to reflux condenser. thinking about a pressure gauge also...know it's not really ever needed, but a good failsafe with a bomb this big. need to do a bolt up brace or two so i can still break it down, but it's a bit more sturdy to move around. with those teflon gaskets and the length of the thing, the leverage makes it slip around silly.

...also...the old "measure twice, cut three times" bit is playing again here. i measured the top of the boiler to the ceiling of my space, then made the whole thing to comfortably fit inside that measurement...totally forgetting that i had ordered a new heat source to allow the bigger boiler and still to operate. it's about 18" higher than the ceiling with the new burner! fuck. i laughed my ass off when i saw the dude's rig that went through the hole in his ceiling...now i'm trying to figger out how to do the exact same thing! fuck.