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Sounds like a feed rate valve for a continuous stripper .

Thats the stuff :thumbup: .... BTW .. no dumbass question .... probably we just shit at explaining :oops: :ebiggrin: Teflon tape is definitely something all distillers should have a few reels of on hand . Yes , pain in the arse to do but you wrap it around the circumference of the plate several time...

Depends how much you want to make and how often , but LWTCS ( Larry) has some pretty cool diagrams of a Continuous stripping still that can be bought off the shelf Iff’n making it your self isn’t part of your skill set.

+1 Setsumi .

Leave your brewing rig as is . You’ll need it for whisky .

Get a seperate Still setup .

And the temp thing . ... again what Setsumi said . ... get a power controller , Temp controllers are useless in distilling .

I'm very unsure of this how everything is done etc, so I ask here if anyone has actually done it before and has a setup that works? Have you had a look in the continuous stripping still section of the form ( where you posted this thread)? There a several of us that have got them to work ( not the m...

Saltbush Bill wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 3:18 am Wallaby's and Bush Turkeys love the stuff ......pounce on it as soon as I throw it out onto the lawn.

Siri better have some quick answers for those critters Salty .

No bias .. but check out VM stills.

Chauncey wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:40 pm It definitely doesnt break down well ive dumped some corn on the ground from the bottom of buckets before and it sticks around for a good while

Yes sir .

Dumped mine ( not corn , but barley ) in an above ground garden bed . Filled it up very nicely ..... for a year at least a year .

Nice work Garouda . It has taken you a while , but
It’s a great outcome . Should work a treat .

VM

Sonofodin wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:44 am You know what I have been toying with the idea! Never done anything like it before but hey what's the worst that can happen, If I can strip a Harley maybe I could stick some pipe together!

Hell Yeah ,
thats the attitude
Go for it bro

Awesome Kindafrench ... appreciated that

there came a note with my chinese 40A SSR. Kindafrench , can you post more info about your SSR40??? What is the suffix ? Brand etc . Can’t say I’ve heard of non zero-crossing digital SSRs but it makes sense they are out there as it would be , as you say ,be cheaper to manufacture . Sorry this is ge...

Tdick , whats the ramifications of having the TM symbol on the “Just Run it” tee shirt ?

Do you need to have it legally logged as a Trade Mark to have that on it ?

It looks cool , just curious about it .

This is the one you need . Sounds like you already have it .?? F5476A56-618B-4F6B-B567-0B234564E1D2.jpeg It says 3-32v on the pins 3 and 4 . Whereas the wrong one has a symbol for a rheostat ( Potentiometer) and usually says 470kohms or similar . The DA type SSRs are a simple on/off device which whe...

Love your copper plating . So cool

I also invert sugar . I figure that seeing I need to add hot water to raise initial wash temp ,and most sugar recipes add a little citric acid , why not kill two birds with one stone also making dissolving the sugar really easy . :thumbup: I am beginning to suspect I get a lower heads cut too . Inte...

Interesting , I’ve only ever used Zinc Chloride based Fluxes and never had problems soldering Stainless or copper with them .

That stuff should work a treat .

Thanks for sharing Demy . They look great straight up . I’m sure others will be able to use them as they are or use it as a base to customise them if need be.

Zinc Chloride is the stuff in it that does the Magic .

Take the gate valve out if you must use your VM for stripping . Accidents can happen and if you have it closed , you know what will happen .

This one Like Zed said , make sure you are using the right SSR

The one you need will say SSR 40 DA or SSR 25 DA

If you use the pot type SSR 40 VR or SSR 25 VR ( Some times labled SSR 40 VA or SSR 25 VA )

Smoke will come out .

Don’t think I mentioned this but I do have a tri clamp lid to make this a pot still when needed, just though I’d throw this out here. Don’t do that . Boom If you still have the Valve shut , you’ll blow yourself up . Re: the Boka https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36050#p7048061

Strangely your Capacitor analogy triggered a lightbulb for me Larry . Thanks

Never heard of or seen anything usable in any Australian hardware or electronic stores .
Closest was a kitset Motor speed controller but it was only rated at 10amps and cost about 5x more than the controller you just posted a pic of .

Demy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 9:02 am a pre-capacitor with a temperature that is hot enough to pass the lighter alcohol

LWTCS wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:32 am For this "CapacitorTrick":

LWTCS wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:32 am This is capacitor analogy

Larry , Demy had accidentally used Capacitor before instead of Condenser . I think he uses a google translate .
Just say’n

Use the tape .

Cool , I got confused when I first looked . Your username is Thors hammer and there is a still head by that name . At initial look , it looked like you had the biggest Thors hammer still I ever seen ...... then I looked closer :oops: Its a CCVM in Potty mode . :thumbup: That looks like the Robostill...

Saltbush Bill wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:25 am Thanks for finding that Yummy , I miss Capt he was a good guy n did some interesting stuff....owned and still does ,more stills than most people can dream of,,,,lol

No worries Salty , Capt did some good stuff for home distilling . .. thank you Capt .

Hoping it will help out here .

You will be better off with the extra packing height than sacrificing it to make a new plate section .
If you can get a small piece of 2” to make a new section then you might consider it .