I have this hoard copper and it’s time to put some to use. I have made a few pot stills in the past but this will be my first reflux.
GOALS.
1. have fun, I enjoy building things.
2. Build a vm reflux column and boiler.
3. Make it modular
4. Make it as nice to look at as it is functional.
I started with this old keg and cut a 6” hole it, I mean who wants a 2” hole to try and clean the thing.
I then silver brazed the 6”x3” stainless tri clamp ferrule.
Next up was the reflux coil 3/8 outside with 1/4 inside and connected to bottom of a 3/4 cold finger(not really a cold finger but not sure what to call it). I’m hoping this will knock down what ever I throw at it. The bottom of the coil is about 4” from the top of the 3” take off tee. The glass is just some bling and when replaced with a copper section of its size it can be moved around to help me see and learn what’s going on inside.
The column it’s self is 3” by about 50” to the take off.
It’s a 3x3 tee that is then tapered to 2” with a 2” valve and 2” 90 elbow.
The condenser is or plan to be a Liebig with the vapor path changing from 2” to 1 1/2 inside the the the 2” Liebig. So basically 2” over 1 1/2 and about 24” long. Again I do have a hoard of copper so it’s not costing me.
I do have some specific questions that I’ll post next but how does this sound a look so far?
Am I on the path?
This is my first build on something like this.
3” vm build, could use advice
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