Safe and not so safe metals question

[knotar]

Hello everyone, this is my first post.
I've made a pot still with all the correct materials, now I want a reflux. The problem I'm running in to (or at least one of them) is what materials to use. I know copper is ideal, and stainless steel is easy to clean, but they are expensive and hard to come by. The root of my real question is, I have a 5 gallon stock pot used for jarring. I believe it is enameled iron. It is hard to tell. Would this be safe to use? Is there some metals I need to watch out for or avoid all together?

[Prairiepiss]

Copper and or stainless. That's it. For good reasons. Most of which can be found doing what many of us consider mandatory reading.

Pleas step over to the welcome center and give us a proper introduction.

[Dnderhead]

its not that enamel is toxic but that its thin and cracks easily,you also have to make holes in it.so unless you could have it enameld after it whould not work.

[sinkinskiff]

I took a shortcut and used an enameled pot for my thumper cause it was easy and available . I made 3 runs throught it b4 I found out that there was a chip inside the pot> The way I found out was with alcohol running all over everywhere becaust it had eaten through the crappy metal that was under the enamel.
Gotta say that raw liquor and flames scared the SH&T outta me .Now my thumper is 100% stainless.

[PitSmoker]

I was going to start soldering my parts together to build a pot still today. However, I was reading a post this morning, that I can't find now, that said just because the solder package says "lead free" does not mean it is safe! Something called 'antimoniv' I think. Now I don't trust my solder. Tried to look up the MSDS as the post said, but could not find the list for the solder I have. Are there certain solders that should be used?
At a loss for now.

[ro palinca]

I was going to start soldering my parts together to build a pot still today. However, I was reading a post this morning, that I can't find now, that said just because the solder package says "lead free" does not mean it is safe! Something called 'antimoniv' I think. Now I don't trust my solder. Tried to look up the MSDS as the post said, but could not find the list for the solder I have. Are there certain solders that should be used?
At a loss for now.

Look at the label and use only those who are made from Sn Cu or Sn Ag. A very common alloy is 97% Sn (Tin) and 3% Cu

[PitSmoker]

It does not specify what is in it. It says for all plumbing projects, ASTM certified to ANSI/NSF61. Also ASTM B32