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thanks for clearing that up guys, i guess that would be a cm. when i think of cm, i always have pictured (in my head) cooling cross tubes in the column. the shot gun would be doing the same thing, just in a different direction(and giving better cooling control than a cross tube). with all the great ...

i have searched, and can't find anything on this idea. forgive me if it has already been disscussed (and if it has, does anyone have the link?) i have only opperated a LM, and i was wondering if anyone has tried, or has any opinions on running a shotgun deflag on a vm rig ?(operating it similar to a...

thanks for all the great safety points on running gas/electic at the same time. without some proper shielding and wiring protection it would be a hazzard. i am unsure as to which way might work the best and will have to try both...maybe try it on gas first (before i re-wire it). this also leads me t...

i'm unsure at this point, as to which way i will run. it all depends on what it takes to drive the beast. i would prefer gas, but don't know if my burner will have the jam required?? most likely though, i will run with both together (at least to bring everthing to a boil). the heating elements are a...

awesome boiler. what was it used for before you got it? you can maybe source a teflon o-ring for it. if it's the type of seal that i think it is (full seated metal to metal with the internal groove for the o-ring) the contact would be very, very minimal and might be able to sneak past the plastic c...

There is a groove in the top, with a rubber o-ring (most likely bad news), but am thinking of trying to replace it with an o-ring made from twisted thread tape. If that isn't feasable, i may just resort to shiner's doe, as i can fill and empty without removing the lid. rubber o-rings are a no-no fro...

what kind/ size boiler are ya usin?? originally, i was running a beer keg on top of natural gas. but than for christmas, a buddy dropped this off on my door step :shock: ... it holds 60 gallons, and has 4-electric elements (threaded inside). i believe the elements to be 2x1500w and 2x2000w, wired f...

Howdy everyone, I am looking at building a 6" flute in stainless (similar in design to Kentucky shiners), and am looking for any thoughts and opinions for the build. The reason for stainless is that I have good access to materials, and also the tooling required to work with it (mig,tig,plasma c...

hey kentucky, couldn't up load pic's in the pm for some reason. here is a pic of the rig

pm me.....just so happens that i have 1 (and only one) extra.

lol.... it's not taped into place, I drilled out the column pipe with a hole saw and silver soldered in a female threaded adapter for the site glass to screw into. The only plastic/leachable part that the column has is right on the very top of the condenser where I soldered on a brass garden hose ad...

thanx for the reply....since my first post started (while i was brewing) i have been running a batch (still running now) and have pulled 11 liters of harts @96%...man am I happy

I found a 2” site glass from an oilfield line heater (stainless with high temp glass), and installed it in my build. Kinda cool to be able to see the reflux action happening :D . pic's were tough to get with the glare from the glass/camera, but shows up fairly well.... hope this didn't double post :...

thanks trth, that clears things up a bunch

howdy all, let me start out by saying this is an awsome site, and everyone here seems great!! I am a noobie, but, have a mr. disstiller (table top) for just over a year with tubo's for wash (soon to change when the yeast is used up!!). I have been reading and learning for months now,and am ready for...