Emptyglass flute build.

Vapor, Liquid or Cooling Management. Flutes, plates, etc.

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Just like to add, I'm starting to get payback on the build time.

It took a while to build, but it does run faster, I think due to the fact that stuff only needs a single run through and it ready for drinking/aging.

If I ignore heat up time, and ditched as much tails as I did with my old pot, then the quater mile times would come down.

I managed to compress tha tails that much, I got and extra 500ml of good stuff, and 150ml tails, instead of deciding what % to collect till, as with the pot, but it did suck some time away doing that.

I'll think about the cost when I have to. Or when the missus asks about it.
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Glad things lookin up for ya! Yes I know how much I had to put into mine without buying the 4" pipe and my wife keeps asking how much did cost? All I ask her is do you like what I make with it and would it change anything if you knew? Her reply Nuff said. :thumbup:
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Glad to hear it hear it EG, I almost have all my parts made, just two reducers for the condenser to go and of course the parrot, then soldering. Maybe a week or two to go, depends.
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G'day E.G

I Have decided to use 3/4 down comers with no cups like you have.
I know you used 32 holes drilled 3/32", I read somewhere you have been experimenting with number & size of holes.
Would you recommend 32x3/32" or would you change the number & size of holes.

Cheers MR-E

P.S awesome build :thumbup:
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Thanks mate. Yours is coming along nicley too.

I have settled on 54 x 5/64" (1.95mm) holes. This seems to be giving good results. No flooding, plates load up nicely. Puts out 92%abv pretty fast, or 95%abv if run slow. I still get good taste, which is what I want.
54 is an unusual number, but it worked out that way, as I used my old plates that had 32 holes already.

I found 32 x 3/32" worked well enough once loaded, but I was getting some flooding of the middle plate when loading them up. Downcomer cups may have helped (don't know- didn't try them), but I felt it could work without them.
It took some mucking around, but it does work.

I can't say if the mitre cut on the bottom of the downcomers helps, I havn't tried it with square cut ends. I do get vapor bypass, but nothing goes past the reflux comdensor, and its nothing that a few minutes of full refluxing dosn't fix. I think the flare at the top helps too.
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No worries stilly, don't mind at all. Good idea, they ended up scattered, and the thread turned out longer than expected.

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If I became King, I'd make you the new Governator. And everyone here could become a paid consultant. And the admin could have a car and driver each.
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And everyone would be happy,friendly,and prosperous, I like it come on over! :thumbup:
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rockchucker22 wrote: Even though your one of those upside down British . :D :P
ouch! 230 yrs a inbreeding with every race going we'er the biggest pack a mixed mongrels produced on gods green earth ya thinking of those cross the Tasman lot
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Yeah I know I was laughing while I wrote it . Anyway I've had the privilege of seeing this build in action and it is the best performing still I've seen to date period
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You Aussies should come pay us a visit. I can show you a still or two.
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Off topic yeah one day...Grandad comes from Hamilton Ontario And some of Mums ancestors are from Quebec so I really must get my backside over there one day , and cross the lake to the USA of cause
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mash rookie wrote:You Aussies should come pay us a visit. I can show you a still or two.
You should watch your words mate.

What you gunna do when half a dozen aussies lob onto your doorstep seeking refuge and wanting to see all thee still's? (hopefully, show us!)

If only I could back that threat up with fact.

I'd love to come and see what you could show us, but I'm booked in to see rock first if I ever get there (over the pond) but you better make sure you can advise lodging for 6 dumb ass aussies, cos your next on the list. If Qantas rings you and says "we got some lost aussies looking for you", don't say I didn't warn you!
And rad and larry (amongst others) better not chime in here, or I'll put them on the list too.

And six is just a nominal figure at the moment, there could be more of us freeloaders coming.
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Bumped for Halfbaked
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It's been few years since this was written but i just to say thank you Emptyglass :)
Im working on a 3" flute and reading this helped a lot :)
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