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dryst
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when using a copper elbow on the top of my column is it nessecary to be sodered or can i just push the pipe into the elbow and then just seal with the dough paste? how much pressure is going to be pushing on it when i fire the still up?
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If you want to use a slip join it is usually best to have the lower part of the connection soldered.

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Austin Nichols wrote:If you want to use a slip join it is usually best to have the lower part of the connection soldered.

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i saw ur 3" in boka u had was purely slip joins if im not mistaken, how will u keep it together when ur running it, or is the pressure not enough to worry about?
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There's no real pressure in there, it has got a vent at the top of the condenser to eliminate pressure.

Pressure is our enemy :wink:

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If you have pressure in your still you have successfully made an IED to use the current terminology. I'd call it a bomb, but I'm an old bastard.

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