Happy find at scap yard

[faste]

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It is quite thick, now I need to build me box

[heartcut]

Very cool. Looking forward to the "after" pics.

[S-Cackalacky]

Was it already coiled like that? Do you think someone was in such dire straights that they scrapped their worm for cash? But, congrats on the find.

S-C

[aj2456]

congrats, that looks like a sizable diameter for the worm, gonna have some impressive output speed if u can get the power to throw at it, wonder where it came from?

[DAD300]

Old hot tubs had coils like that wrapped around the pump motor as a heat exchanger. And there were hot water heaters that used something similar, even some old freezer compresses as a vibration isolator.

I have a Stainless Steel one, but smaller diameter, that was wrapped around a motor when I got it.

Great find.

[faste]

It was some sort of commercial condenser of sorts, it had two other coils inside. Small, med, and large. I got the large, about 12in across 20in tall and 14 lb lol sounds like I'm describing my first child.
I'm finding the wood work of a nice box to fit more of a challenge than any of the copper work I've done

[faste]

Well I about got me a box finished

[scout]

Looking very nice there faste.

[faste]

My first attempt at a box is a flop, that piece luan just won't hold water, I got some 1x6 I will try again

[Hound Dog]

Why not put it in a barrel and be done with it? Plastic, wood or metal. Just askin'.

[faste]

Barrel would be nice if I had one. I havnt run across anything the size I want to use. Don't want it to be to big. 5 gal just a little small

[Jimbo]

Thats a wild boiler setup faste. Is that a double 1/2 barrel piped together into a 1/4 barrel thumper? How do you heat the 2 1/2 barrels?

[faste]

Yeah man it's a beast. I have a double burner it sits on quite nicely. Just have make sure it has equal amounts of mash and heating at same rate. But for stripping it works good

[aquavita]

Line the luan box with a nice thick black garbage bag. Once full of water, it'll look pretty decent.

[drunk-pat100]

I hate to b a dick but I think I gota steal your double keg boiler and keg thumper idea that is bad ass my man!

[Windy City]

Try painting the inside of your box with RedGard
http://m.homedepot.com/p/Custom-Buildin ... 5yc1vZba6w" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
This product really works good and will make that wood water tight. I would also use a bulk head fitting where the copper penetrates the wood

Good Luck
Cool Looking Set Up
Windy City

[faste]

Cool, I will try that thanks

[toast860]

yea paint the thing with waterproofing. lowes sells one that is blue .. much thicker then redgard. but either one with make is waterproof. paint it from the outside. like 3 coats and you will never have a problem..

[faste]

I hate to b a dick but I think I gota steal your double keg boiler and keg thumper idea that is bad ass my man!

Hey drunk did you ever try and build 2 into one?


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