New guy in the neighborhood

[sdiver40]

I know next to nothing but wanting to learn about distilling.

[Username]

You're in the correct place to do just that.

The Archive of knowledge to read here is un-equalled, if you cant find it there ask the question.

Welcome abord and enjoy your stay

[Corn Cracker]

Welcome, do you have your still yet? What are you interested in making?

[Copperhead road]

Welcome into the fold sdiver40

[BlackStrap]

Welcome sdiver40
Good 2 have U on board.
Cheers!

[PalCabral]

Welcome to the HD forum sdiver40. Let your journey begin!

[Saltbush Bill]

Welcome aboard sdiver40. As You freely admit to knowing very little here are a couple of pointers that will save you time and frustration as time goes buy.
1 Know what kind of spirit or spirits that you want to make before buying or building a still.
2 Consider learning some basic fabrication skills and soldering skills, once you have built one still it is unlikely that you will ever buy one. Also Copper is very easy and a forgiving material to work with.
3 Not all still types make the same sorts of spirits well, you need the right still for different spirit types.
4 If you do choose to buy , ask questions here beforehand , so that you don't waste your time and money buying the wrong one.
5 A cheap still is usually exactly that , poorly designed , poorly made or made by folk with no real idea of how distilling works.
6 Find the appropriate area of the forum and ask if you are unsure of things.........but first read as much as you can.
7 Read our Rules carefully , this can save you some heart ache as you progress in the hobby and interact more on the forum.
Link below.
app.php/rules
After all of that enjoy , its a great hobby that at first seems very simple, but the longer that you are here the more your realize how little you do know.

[Copperhead road]

Welcome aboard sdiver40. As You freely admit to knowing very little here are a couple of pointers that will save you time and frustration as time goes buy.
1 Know what kind of spirit or spirits that you want to make before buying or building a still.
2 Consider learning some basic fabrication skills and soldering skills, once you have built one still it is unlikely that you will ever buy one. Also Copper is very easy and a forgiving material to work with.
3 Not all still types make the same sorts of spirits well, you need the right still for different spirit types.
4 If you do choose to buy , ask questions here beforehand , so that you don't waste your time and money buying the wrong one.
5 A cheap still is usually exactly that , poorly designed , poorly made or made by folk with no real idea of how distilling works.
6 Find the appropriate area of the forum and ask if you are unsure of things.........but first read as much as you can.
7 Read our Rules carefully , this can save you some heart ache as you progress in the hobby and interact more on the forum.
Link below.
app.php/rules
After all of that enjoy , its a great hobby that at first seems very simple, but the longer that you are here the more your realize how little you do know.

That is excellent post Salty, pretty much the same advice you gave me many moons ago!