Hey there engineers, I wish to have a jacket fabricated to go around my keg boiler for a Bain Marie set up. What gauge stainless should I use to make this outter "pot?" And how large should the gap between vessels be?
Thanks
Aaron
What gauge stainless should I use??
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Re: What gauge stainless should I use??
Anything thinner than 16 gage is more difficult to weld.
And 14 gage is to thick to work by hand
If your having the rig built, find someone who has a roller so they can do a neat clean job.
With 12 or 14 gage.
And 14 gage is to thick to work by hand
If your having the rig built, find someone who has a roller so they can do a neat clean job.
With 12 or 14 gage.
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Re: What gauge stainless should I use??
A danger you may not have thought of
Make sure a leak can't happen, that will dump water into the heat transfer fluid.
A steam explosion with boiling oil sound scary
Make sure a leak can't happen, that will dump water into the heat transfer fluid.
A steam explosion with boiling oil sound scary
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Re: What gauge stainless should I use??
I think I will have to settle on 16ga. Thanks Shady
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Re: What gauge stainless should I use??
This thread maybe of interest in your built.. http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 50&t=64980
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