How many stills have you built?

[Odin]

I am not really welding and acid bath cleaning myself anymore. Even assembly and testing and electrification aren't jobs I do anymore. And even when I did them, it was mostly me directing others how to do it. But as a member of HD, and having drawn huge inspiration here (and hopefully given back a little at times), I feel that mentioning that we are done building iStill number 741 makes me feel pretty proud.

Regards, Odin.

[Expat]

I am not really welding and acid bath cleaning myself. Even assembly and testing and electrification aren't jobs I do anymore. But as a member of HD, and having drawn huge inspiration here (and hopefully given back a little at times), I feel that mentioning that we are done building iStill number 741 makes me feel pretty proud.

Regards, Odin.

Very impressive! You'll have to throw a nice party when you hit 1000!

Does the 741 number include all the varients like the mini?

[Odin]

No, that's "just" the production units. Not the product/recipe development stills.

Party? Good idea!

Odin.

[pope]

Wow man that's awesome, congrats!

[Evil Wizard]

For stills I've sold, probably 400, with the help of employees. For myself, somewhere around 50 starting in 2004. First one was LM, haven't built one since. Lately its been iterations of continuous stills.

[zapata]

Hey Odin, I just want to say that we've been stomping the same internet grounds since well before iStill, and your success makes me happy every time I hear more about it. You certainly aren't alone in being a model hobbyist turned professional, but you do set a high standard.
Cheers!

[JacobH]

Two, working on the third now.

[shadylane]

I've never made a still for profit and don't remember how many I've made or helped make.
One thing I'm sure of, none of the stills have been the same.
Each has been a learning experience, that I'll use on the next build.

[Fredistiller]

I have made 2 stills. The first was a very small 8L still with a short pot still column and a CM column (which I never used). I build it just to see if I would like the hobby...and it was love at first sight. I feel like Dr Frankenstein every time my still begins to drip : "it's alive!"
This first still was too small and build without proper understanding of distilling. So I read a lot and made plans to make a larger one. And I love this one. Even if, obviously, there are some details that could be improved. And I'm also proud of my hammered lid and love how my still looks.

I can't help myself and almost constantly "dream" of what I could or would make and how to improve my set up. Unfortunatelly my days are long enough but not broad enough to do everything I would like to make and do.
Nevertheless I'm now planning of making a fermenter. Making your own equipment is as much fun as using it!

[SassyFrass]

I helped make a bunch of pots, caps, thumpers, and worms back when I was a kid. Never built a full outfit ever. My current outfit is 2 ea. 15.5 kegs (pot and thumper) with liebig condenser. I have a brandy head, thumper, and worm around somewhere that I used to use. But I cant say I built it. All I did was put parts together. So I'm just an assembler.
If I remember right, the Cape and the cap were always the hardest parts for the old guys to make fit right. I was just a kid carrying stuff and helping. I learned a lot from them old guys, some what to do and some what not to do.