30qt Stock Pot...a way to clamp the lid down?
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30qt Stock Pot...a way to clamp the lid down?
I have recently bought a 30qt stockpot and I am trying to figure out how to clamp down the lid to make a seal, but I cannot seem to think of a solution.
Anybody have an idea?
Thanks in advance.
Disk
Anybody have an idea?
Thanks in advance.
Disk
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That's the problem. I don't have a indent or a lip.
I bought this pot http://www.instawares.com/Aluminum-Stoc ... CR.0.7.htm
as you can see I it doesn't have a lip.
I bought this pot http://www.instawares.com/Aluminum-Stoc ... CR.0.7.htm
as you can see I it doesn't have a lip.
Well....now that I see the stockpot you have, a heavy weight is probably your best way to go. In my experience, aluminium tends to corrode during distillation, so you'll eventually want to replace your boiler with a stainless steel stockpot.
The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves. --John Conner
I agree about the corrosion thing. It is easy to slow the corosion down....make sure you rinse the boiler and lid with clean water....and make sure it is COMPLETELY DRY before storage....the smallest amount of leftover moisture will cause pitting. DO NOT store it with the lid on it either. Keep it free of salts. Do NOT use vinegar to clean it.
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I just tried to braze a brass fitting and a copper reducer and ended up fucking the whole thing up. I figured out that I bought the wrong kind of braze rod (the bronze rod). When I should have bought the silver nickel one.
DOH!
Also I made a hole saw cut too big for the copper male adapter(2"). So I will need to buy a flange and then braze it right this time. I just hope the flange will hold the 2" copper adapter.
DOH!
Also I made a hole saw cut too big for the copper male adapter(2"). So I will need to buy a flange and then braze it right this time. I just hope the flange will hold the 2" copper adapter.
You might want to do something like I did to keep the lid of my 'unsealable pot' on:
Yeah, it's overkill. But only took 30 minutes to make and will NEVER come off The heads of the carriage bolts catch under the lip of the pot, clamping it on good and solid. There's also a bead of aquarium sealant around the lip of the pot.
I have since replaced those proof-of-concept bolts with nice, short ones.
Yeah, it's overkill. But only took 30 minutes to make and will NEVER come off The heads of the carriage bolts catch under the lip of the pot, clamping it on good and solid. There's also a bead of aquarium sealant around the lip of the pot.
I have since replaced those proof-of-concept bolts with nice, short ones.
Got to:
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i just use flour paste and 2 rocks..works for me..
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i just use flour paste and 2 rocks..works for me..
I went to ace hardware, i tokk the bucket and the 1/2 Cu worm, and the guy fnd a black fitting with 2 nice rubber seals on each side. inserted it in hole in bucket and screw together. it also accepts brass screw in fittings from each side( female)..the inside is a 90 brass with compression fitting to accept the 1/2" Cu worm. the outside of the bucket show a brass nipple..therer i can connect a smaller pipe for the distillate to drip form.
its kinda like a faucet shank but hard plastic..
good Ruck
its kinda like a faucet shank but hard plastic..
good Ruck