This is my first double helix coil

[bullpeters]

Hey, my first coil. Probably took an hour to make and and hour of making it "right". It was very easy. I am not blowing my own horn, i agonised over this for a couple of weeks, reading, thinking, reading.....In the end i had a couple of drinks and had a go. The first turn is abit daunting, but the rest is very easy. No heat, no salt, just keep a very steady "pull on the pipe", "push on the mandrel". Equal pressure on both sides. I used a door spring for the 90 after all the coils. Again, i am not saying how great i am, i am saying If you are intimidated by winding a coil like this, its really not that hard....geez if i did it
I would love to post a photo but i cant figure out how to resize the image
mick

[harmca]

open in pant -go to image and resize

[banter_king]

congratulations! i had a similar experience. The best advice i read on here was take it slow. Mine doesn't look to smooth above the coils itself as i wasn't really concerned with the 90 degrees off the top. I got a bit of flattening but the flow is more than enough. Patience is the key.

[bullpeters]

YeaH, i agree, i could do better, my point is "have a Go", and forget the fear factor. 'Cause i havent tried it yet, might not work
easier to wind the coil then post the photo!!!!

[rad14701]

bullpeters, that condenser looks good and should work well... If you can pass air through it, or run at least a liter of water per minute, you're good to go...

[bullpeters]

I am honoured to receive a complement from you. You post some intimidating replies at times. I am building a 2" version of the still in your signature. I have posted a question in the reflux still thread and would love your feed back
Mick

[Bushman]

Nice job on the coil, we have some great tutorials on this site that make it easier for those that have very little experience as was my case a year ago when I started building my still.