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Your close on the hours LW. But only after building 5 of them was I able to get the man hours down (25 years experience with sheet metal didn't hurt either).
They truly are handmade and yes that is a fair price.

I do appreciate the compliments guys.
Thanks.

20 gallon with liebig condenser and no packing.........$1300.00

The pot size would be 23" diameter and 12" up the sides.

I'll check the price of copper tomorrow and get back with you.

A groove seam is two small hems (about 5/16"). These hems are hooked together and hammered with a grooving tool made by pexto.
I am self employed and have a small shop in my barn.

Thanks again for the compliment guys! The elbow at the top is riveted and soldered. The column is attached to the pot with what's called a van stone flange. This joint can be disassembled. I seal this flange with rye flour dough. I went through 6 different types of gasket material before I took your...

Rubber Duck,

I will replace the brass with copper before selling or distilling.
Please do walk me through the rye mash. I hate to wind up with a mess.

Thanks for the compliments! :) I built this from a photo found on the internet of a scotch whisky still. The 12 gallon is 1/5 scale. The 12 gallon with the blue backdrop was made as a display and has a 1/16" brass bottom. It has been pickled but never used for distiling. Any future stills of th...

It's about 40" from the top of the pot to the center of the lyne arm at the turn.

I have worked with copper for many years and had built a couple stills for some guys in the past. Never did any stilling myself until I spent about 6 months reading and studying on this forum. Then decided to build one for myself and give it a try. Here's a photo. My first still, first run. The whis...

I think this might do it. Click on an image for a larger view.

That's what I've been trying but when I click "add the file" the only thing that happens is it blinks and nothing more.
There might be something wrong with my file.
Do you have any other suggestions?
Thanks

I am new here. Can someone explain to me how to get a picture up?
I have uploaded pictures to Image Shack but when I try to add them to "post a reply" nothing happens.
Thanks.

I've been reading these posts for about 6 months. What a wealth of information. I am in the metal fabricating business and have been building copper gooseneck stills for a couple years. If anybody is interested in a custom still, drop me a line. I plan on posting pictures in the classified section s...