the penny whistle experiment

Post by **olddog** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:47 pm

You gotto pick up the pace Spooky, your gettin left behind.

OD

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:04 pm

olddog wrote:You gotto pick up the pace Spooky, your gettin left behind.

OD

im trying ,,,,im trying!!!!! iv stuck a few things together tonight, but nothing big to talk about... i cant seem to pull myself away from shiners build.

spooky

Kentucky shinner · Post by **Kentucky shinner** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:39 pm

No worry spooky, Take your time and git r dun right.. As you can see while I have been waiting on my fittings I went a head and made my manifold for my cooling water, I have made a parrot and stuff like that. basically when I got my fittings in I just had to assemble everything. keep her on a smooth path man. you have all the time in the world...
I put your windows in the mail today.
Ks

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:48 pm

thanks! im in no big hurry. i still got plenty to do. this thing nickle and dimes you to death

. but thats OK cuz when its done, if you take care of it, ittl be around for the next 100 years. best investment iv made in a while.
wheres the pics of the parrot and stuff like that

?????
spook

Kentucky shinner · Post by **Kentucky shinner** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:00 pm

coming soon spooky coming soon I will mount that this weekend.

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:19 pm

gettin a little closer! the deflag has probabally took the most time to do. im starting to wander how the 2" connection to the keg is gonna hold this monster up!
spooky

Kentucky shinner · Post by **Kentucky shinner** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:28 pm

somehow my dephlag ended up longer than yours and let me tell you when that bitch is full of water it is really heavy. the 2" triclamp will hold. mine is not sturdy as I would like it to be but it is the top of the keg that gives not the conection. I am thinking about having some cross supports welded across the top of my keg to stiffen it up a bit..
Get cracken man

Post by **LWTCS** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:32 pm

Kentucky shinner wrote:somehow my dephlag ended up longer than yours and let me tell you when that bitch is full of water it is really heavy. the 2" triclamp will hold. mine is not sturdy as I would like it to be but it is the top of the keg that gives not the conection. I am thinking about having some cross supports welded across the top of my keg to stiffen it up a bit..
Get cracken man
somehow my dephlag ended up longer than yours and let me tell you when that bitch is full of water it is really heavy. the 2" triclamp will hold. mine is not sturdy as I would like it to be but it is the top of the keg that gives not the conection. I am thinking about having some cross supports welded across the top of my keg to stiffen it up a bit..
Get cracken man
Quote Mr.Spooky Re: the penny whistle experiment
by Mr.Spooky » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:19 pm
gettin a little closer! the deflag has

Thats why I used thread fittings and unions on mine. I was just to sceer'd to chance it with all the hardware hangin about.

Post by **olddog** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:35 pm

I think the kegs in Oz must be stonger, I have no trouble with the Magic Flute on my Keg.

OD

Post by **LWTCS** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:47 pm

My connections are rock solid. But you could be right about the kegs Mike.

My bud keg flexes round the nipple. Seems strong,,, but there is definite movement.

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:06 pm

Kentucky shinner wrote:somehow my dephlag ended up longer than yours

my deflag is setting about 4" inside the column.

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:47 pm

so i just got my sight glasses put in,,,,, P.I.T>A... first i thought the deflag was a little squirley, but the sight glasses are a bit mors tedious. if any of yall with flutes got all your sight glasses perfectally plumb and square, my hats off to ya! iv got one of those 5 ft. flutes... looks real good from about 5ft back.
spooky

Kentucky shinner · Post by **Kentucky shinner** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:55 pm

Im sure it will be fine spooky..

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:21 pm

oh,, i was just exagerating,, it honestly looks pretty good. im pretty proud of it concitering my recources. just hope it dont leak.
ill get pics up in a few.

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:41 pm

just gotta polish on it some! tomarrow, im gonna cap off my grahm like KY did. i ordered some caps for it,,,, but dumb ass me ordered 2".

Post by **olddog** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 5:53 pm

Don't worry about your joints Spooky as long as they are sound, you can always clean them up afterwards.
Great job, it looks like you be running soon.

OD

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:02 pm

thanks OD, i hope to have it together soon. im obsesed with this thing. last night, i called my girlfriend penny. LOL
spooky

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:35 pm

its gonna take a while to knock all of these down with a file.

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:09 am

about 5 houres of hand filing, i can slide the plate asembely in, and out.
oh,, ,thanks mike for the glass!
spooky

Post by **WalkingWolf** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:27 am

Always nice to look back and be able to say, "I'm glad I done that". Trying to convince yourself to do it is a much harder task. Ya got it looking good there Spooky -- I think that's a light I see deep in that dark tunnel. (hope it aint a train

)

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:45 am

thanks for the complement there wolf. i think that the hardest parts are over now, and your right, i am glad that i did that. this was my intentions from the beginning, and im glad that i stuck with it.
thanks'
spook

Post by **Samohon** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:04 pm

Well done Spook, shes lookin great man...
I think Penny's gonna give you somethin nice Spook...

Look forward to the rest....

loneswinger · Post by **loneswinger** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:07 pm

The height of the downcomers (inlet) above the trays looks high to me. There is gonna be a lot a liquid in that column when that baby is up and running. Might need a bigger boiler!

That is quite the project. Have to admit that I am a little jealous. Good luck!

-Loneswinger

Post by **LWTCS** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:12 pm

loneswinger wrote:The height of the downcomers (inlet) above the trays looks high to me. There is gonna be a lot a liquid in that column when that baby is up and running.

As a thumper enthusiast,,,,,,I kinda like that.

OD, do you and Shinner allow for that much liquid retension also?

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:19 pm

loneswinger wrote:The height of the downcomers (inlet) above the trays looks high to me. There is gonna be a lot a liquid in that column when that baby is up and running. Might need a bigger boiler!

That is quite the project. Have to admit that I am a little jealous. Good luck!

-Loneswinger

thats a possibility, the downcomers are 1/2" above the plates,,, the collection cups are a little less than 1" above the plates.
i hope if anything, they are too high,,, i can just take the plate assembly out and make adjustments as needed.. if there too low, i guess im just S.O.L

.
spooky

Kentucky shinner · Post by **Kentucky shinner** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:13 pm

mine are about 1/4" above the plate and the caps are about 1/2". I dont see where it will hurt anything though.. Just be more bubbles... Might really be a good thing.. I am glad to know you were able to file down the sight glasses from inside.. Now if I ever have to work on mine I know I can file min down and install new plates.
KS..

Post by **olddog** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:54 pm

LWTCS wrote:OD, do you and Shinner allow for that much liquid retension also?

Mine are in between the two at 3/8"high, as Spooky says he can allways cut them shorter if required.

OD

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:27 am

Kentucky shinner wrote:mine are about 1/4" above the plate and the caps are about 1/2". I dont see where it will hurt anything though.. Just be more bubbles... Might really be a good thing.. I am glad to know you were able to file down the sight glasses from inside.. Now if I ever have to work on mine I know I can file min down and install new plates.
KS..

its a BITCH. a dremmel would of made life alot better.

loneswinger · Post by **loneswinger** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:31 am

I wonder if you can find a pipe cutter with low enough profile? Probably not. It would have to be super thin. Maybe this will be my million dollar design!!1/4 inch wide pipe cutter.

-Loneswinger

Post by **Mr.Spooky** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:56 am

loneswinger wrote:I wonder if you can find a pipe cutter with low enough profile?
-Loneswinger

hacksaw

spooky