For the freshest possible cocktails

[Steve Broady]

Only use the freshest alcohol you can get! Never bottled, never frozen, never cut!

For the record, this is 100% a joke. The clamps weren’t even tight. Never ever ever do this in actual use. I was working on a project using cocktail shaker parts and thought it would be funny to assemble things like this. This is not how the finished project will look or work!

[Stonecutter]

That kicks ass

[Salt Must Flow]

Is that an actual shaker with a Tri-Clamp ferrule on the cap? If so, where on earth did you buy that?

[Dancing4dan]

All it needs is a hole for a straw!

[Steve Broady]

Is that an actual shaker with a Tri-Clamp ferrule on the cap? If so, where on earth did you buy that?

That is an actual shaker with a 1.5” Tri-Clamp ferrule on the cap. It started off as the cheapest stainless cobbler shaker I could find on Amazon.

The strainer is just pressed in, so I drove that out with a hammer and a 3/4” copper coupling (it was handy and already a bit mangled anyway, so I used it as a punch). I then used the pull through ferrule tool from BrewHardware.com to press the ferrule into the top.

I only used the tapered guide, not the whole tool. I put it into a bench vise to drive the ferrule in, which took a little force but went in without issue.

I’m fairly certain it would never come out with just the press fit, and is probably sealed more than well enough, but I soldered the inside as well for extra insurance, and to make sure that there’s a smooth transition.

[Yummyrum]

You certainly have mastered the art of soldering stainless.

It sure is amazing how well those shakers seal with just a friction fit .

[Salt Must Flow]

Very good job on the fitment. It looked like a factory made item so I had to ask

Do you have plans for that modified shaker? Are you turning that into a condenser or something like that?

[Steve Broady]

You certainly have mastered the art of soldering stainless.

It’s truly amazing what the right flux and a little patience and car achieve! Also, I took in all the advice I could from the fine folks here. And the rest of the folks as well.

Very good job on the fitment. It looked like a factory made item so I had to ask

Do you have plans for that modified shaker? Are you turning that into a condenser or something like that?

Thank you, sir!

My plan is to make two of these modified caps, the cut the bottoms off so that they fit a 3” ferrule. Solder the cap to the base, and I have a pair of long 1.5” to 3” adapters. One will be left as is, the other will get a double wound copper coil, so that the whole thing becomes a Dimroth condenser.

I don’t REALLY need another condenser right now, but I want to see if I can do it. Also, I keep thinking about the possibility of converting from a pot still to a reflux setup, and what I plan to build should work just fine as a deflag as well.