Graham condenser for the Magic Flute

[olddog]

Just built a Graham condenser for the Magic Flute, this will complete the build of this still. LWTCS was building the same time as I was, but I guess he beat me to posting, anyway here it is.
This is the main 3" body with a control manifold on the water output.

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I offset the water input so it would have a swirling action around the coil.

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The coil is 3/8" annealed copper, it was easier to wind than I had imagined, I hard soldered a 90 degree to each end to align the tails central. Hard solder is a pig to work with when you only have a Mapp torch, probably easier with oxy.

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Here's the condenser mounted to the column.

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A bit more work to do yet but I have had enough for the day, I have to hard plumb lines in from the manifold valve to the dephlagmater, and run the water return lines. Also I have to finish the spirit takeoff and fit a parrot to it.


OD