best way to put in mesh

brewster · Post by **brewster** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:13 am

i bought my copper mesh from brewhaus...it comes in a roll...whats the best and most effective way to put this mesh into your column...i have a 41" column....

linw · Post by **linw** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:18 pm

I just rolled some up as tight as I could for a tight squeeze into the column. Measure the length and cut more. Stuff the tight rolls up the column with a broom handle or similar. There's nothing very technical about it. You don't want it loose and you can't pack it so tight by hand that it would block the column. At the end, test that you can blow through the column with little impediment.

Post by **Grayson_Stewart** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:09 pm

What diameter column do you have? I used 36" long pieces rolled up to stuff into my 2" diameter column. Worked fine for me.

knuklehead · Post by **knuklehead** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:41 pm

Grayson_Stewart wrote:What diameter column do you have? I used 36" long pieces rolled up to stuff into my 2" diameter column. Worked fine for me.

I use a 48" length of copper mesh rolled up and stuffed in my 2" column. Don't you find the 36" lengths too loose Grayson? Or maybe your mesh is thicker then mine. I tried a 36" length and when rolled up it just falls freely down the column.

Post by **Grayson_Stewart** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:33 pm

36" length worked fine for the brewhaus mesh, but I did have to go to a longer piece (48") when I purchased from AmStat.