First, thanks to all for this wonderful site!
I have started to make my still. It will be a VM system, the design came from page 20 of "Still Drawings.pdf". Thank you Hookline for making those drawings available! My original plan was for a Boka but after reading comparisons of LM & VM in operation I went in favor of the VM.
http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... 60&t=26460
I have actually fabricated a needle valve for a Boka so I'll just make a LM/VM hybrid, basic idea for the needle valve was taken from this forum. Thank you folks!
A 3/4" SS valve costs about $35 here, but the copper threaded adapters are $50 a pair!!!! I can't find a solution yet so for the meantime I thought I'd make a valve out of a sleeve that slides up and down to cover/uncover the take off point, just like a piston port in a 2-stroke engine.
Attached drawing shows the sliding valve in the open & closed positions. The upper angled plate moves along with the sleeve and its placement seems to aid the vapors into the 3/4" take off point. If there's anything wrong with this plan of mine please do let me know. Can't find anything like this from searching this forum.
I will post some pics of my build soon.
Lester's VM/LM Build
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Lester
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Lester's VM/LM Build
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Reboiler: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =1&t=43653
Thermometer: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =2&t=43379
Reboiler: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =1&t=43653
Thermometer: http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =2&t=43379