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Hi all, wanted to run this by the flute guys. Haven’t seen this discussed anywhere else but I’d appreciate being pointed in the right direction if it has…. I would like to build a flute with 6 perforated plates that can each be rotated to vertical. I would do this by brazing a rod to the underside o...

Here's a question for all you expert metalworkers out there. Can you braze / silver solder stainless steel pipe to stainless fittings when it is a butt type connection? My TIG skills are non-existent and finding stainless pipe and fittings with socket connections like copper water pipe is tough. Mos...

Thomas, can you braze / silver solder butt connections, or are socket joints better? Beautiful welds. Why would you skip the grinding in the future?

Valley Center here.... welcome!

Thanks LWTCS... my "experience" on this still was 2 days of intense instruction with Herr Dietrich that included one single run of beerschapps, but I did get a good sense of how a run should proceed in a plated column. I was mightily impressed when I ran across the 4" plated flute guy...

I thought I could upload photo directly, but here it is on Photobucket....

Maybe I can't upload photos to this particular area? Hopefully I can make spirits smoother than my intro here....

After lurking for years on this board, I have finally registered. I'm not quite ready to start a build yet, but soon. :D I was instructed in distillation by Volker Dietrich from Bavarian Holstein Brewing and Distilling on still in the attached photo. It is a Holstein that was originally installed in...