Aussie Dollar Costings

[OldStormy]

Hi All, particularly those in Oz,
Just thought I would show the prices for the bits and pieces for my venture so far to give others interested in having a go an idea of costs. All prices shown include GST. Items from Reece Plumbing Supplies at Nerang on the Gold Coast (unfortunately I don't have a trade account).

50mm copper tube $32.85 per mtr
6mm copper tubing 4.31 per mtr
50mm tube brass male bush 3.56 ea
50mm tube brass female bush 7.98 ea
50mm End Cap copper 9.33 ea
50mm junction 45degree 22.31 ea

Still to get a needle valve but am on the way to making my still.
Cheers,
OldStormy

[gonzo]

Hello stormy,

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I got all the compression parts and needle valves from them.


Btw, where did you get the condenser coil from?


Cheers
Gonzo

[OldStormy]

Hi Gonzo,
Thanks for that. I will be visiting Blackwoods Monday. I got 6 mtrs of 6mm tubing to make the coil with. I have an idea for a coil winder which I am knocking up. Will report on it when and if it works.
Cheers,
OldStormy

[Guest]

But where did you get the 6mm tubing?

Here is my costing so far.
50mm Tube Bush - Male $3
50mm Tube Bush - Female $9
Bend 50mm 90 degree $8
50mm Tee $16
50mm cap $9
50mm 2 metres $84
10mm hose barb $3
3/8" Brass connector $3
316 stainless BSP 2" $18
3/8" socket $2
1/8" connector $1
Needle valve $22

Gonzo

[Guest]

Oh nevermind
I shouldn't skim read


Cheers
Gonzo

[OldStormy]

Hi Gonzo,
Got it at Reece plumbing Supplies - $4.31 mtr inc GST. You can buy it by the metre which is cheaper than buying a 30mtr coil.
Have you got a thermometer yet and if yes what and where?
Cheers,
OldStormy

[gonzo]

Have you got a thermometer yet and if yes what and where?

Yeah I picked up this one
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Digital-Thermome ... dZViewItem" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
cost me about $18

I can't remember where i purchased it from. I was originally using it to measure soil temps in a propagation unit.

[duds2u]

Hi OldStormy,
Try a kitchen shop or a catering supplier. They all carry digital thermometers for food testing. The readouts are to 0.1 of a degree.
Cheers
Mal T

[gonzo]

Hello again,

I was just getting some local pricings for 6mm copper tubing, thought you might find this interesting.


Reece quoted me 6m lengths at $38.50, they won't do by the metre.
Actrol will do 30m of 6mm for $93



Gonzo

[OldStormy]

Hi Gonzo,
I got mine at Reece - Nerang Store. They were happy to sell it by the metre, same for the 50mm tube - by the metre. See my original pricings - about $4 per metrte.
Cheers,
OldStormy

[decoy]

guys try a couple of visits to your local scrap metal yard..

you can pick up:

Coper Tube, up to 4" regularly somtimes 6" etc

Coper sheet

Fiting elbows joiners etc

Unions gas and dairy.

varios taps and Valves

Boilers, Pots etc..

and all above in stainless as well

another place to try is look in your local phonebook for a comercial airconditioner or refrigiration repairer.. lots of copper bits there as well talk to a guy in there workshop..

[Guest]

decoy, thanks for the suggestion, I was actually visiting the local metal recycling today, but they had very little copper anything...

I got mine at Reece - Nerang Store. They were happy to sell it by the metre, same for the 50mm tube - by the metre. See my original pricings - about $4 per metrte.

Sadley it seems Reece in Sydney won't do the same.


anyway turns out i got 30m of 6mm copper for $87
so if anyone in aussie is interested in some 6mm for coiling pm me.


Gonzo.

[OldStormy]

Hi Guest,
Reece Sydney - miserable bathplugs. If you need to coil a second one you will have plenty of tubing on hand.
The 'junk' dealers on the Gold Coast don't have much in the way of copper anything.
What model needle valve did you get? I intend to get mine tomorrow of Wednesday and would like to be able to cross reference the price to them.
Cheers,
OldStormy

[Guest]

Hi all

Not to be rude on this, but I believe that you guys are doing the good old Aussie thing of making a true blue still. I wish I had the patience to do this but I don’t. I ended up buying a complete unit (and that’s everything and 4 washes) for $700. ($100 was for the post)

After the 3rd wash that I cooked off, I have just broken even (if I had to buy that amount of spirits.)

But I do take my hat off to you guys out there tinkering in the shed for that perfect white spirit.

[gonzo]

. I ended up buying a complete unit (and that's everything and 4 washes) for $700. ($100 was for the post)

Hello guest.

So far for all the equipment needed, solder,flux,butane torch, gloves goggles. A complete reflux off-head still(minus one boiler) and a 30L carboy, thermometer,hydrometer, alcometer etc.


EDIT* It's cost me about $350 AUD.

If I had managed to get more parts from the scrap heap, and been able to get the 6mm in less then 30m I could of dropped that price even more.

Gonzo

[decoy]

you have to make regular visits to the scrap yard and tell the guy there what you are looking for and he might put it aside for you.

they have a tendancy to put all the copper quickly through the guilotine or compacter..

[OldStormy]

Hi Guest,
I could have bought one but I like to do things myself and in so doing experiment a little. Much more satisfaction to have something you made yourself work as well as, or better then, a bought one. By the time I have finished (version 1!!!) it will have cost me around $300 not counting the cost of a map gas torch which I will use for other jobs as well. The difference between $300 and $700 will buy a lot of sugar.
Cheers,
OldStormy