So, do I really need a flute?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:44 am
I've been trying to put together a case for making a flute.
Given that I only have so much spare time (like us all) I have been struggling to find some simple answers. I'm sure they are there, buried in threads, but I cant find the answers in 25 words or less. Also, not knowing if I have processed all info properly in the grey matter. Theres a lot to take in (I got to page 20ish of flute talk, then I was forgetting what I just read). MK's flute-y question thread answered a lot.
Will a plated flute do the same job as a pot? By that I mean can a flute make as good a whiskey as a pot can.
Can it do it in the same (or similar) time frame? I aim for a single slow run in my pot, but I sometimes run it again. I, as other pot stillers, end up with enough feints to warrant an extra feints run that you flute guys seem not to have to do.
Is a deflag doing a similar job to a thumper in a pot, or is this a job of the plates?
Are sight glasses a luxury or necessity? I can dig you would want to see whats going on at each plate, but I aslo figure that an OD or KS design is pretty well proven, with hours of running experience. Could running experience overcome lack of sight glasses?
Some may think I'm trying to shortcut, well you are right, but isn't that what this sites about. I can work metal, just know jack about flute design and honestly, as much as I like HD, I'd rather spend my available time in the workshop.
I'm trying to work out if I'm just wanting to make something impressive, or if the end results would justify it?
Given that I only have so much spare time (like us all) I have been struggling to find some simple answers. I'm sure they are there, buried in threads, but I cant find the answers in 25 words or less. Also, not knowing if I have processed all info properly in the grey matter. Theres a lot to take in (I got to page 20ish of flute talk, then I was forgetting what I just read). MK's flute-y question thread answered a lot.
Will a plated flute do the same job as a pot? By that I mean can a flute make as good a whiskey as a pot can.
Can it do it in the same (or similar) time frame? I aim for a single slow run in my pot, but I sometimes run it again. I, as other pot stillers, end up with enough feints to warrant an extra feints run that you flute guys seem not to have to do.
Is a deflag doing a similar job to a thumper in a pot, or is this a job of the plates?
Are sight glasses a luxury or necessity? I can dig you would want to see whats going on at each plate, but I aslo figure that an OD or KS design is pretty well proven, with hours of running experience. Could running experience overcome lack of sight glasses?
Some may think I'm trying to shortcut, well you are right, but isn't that what this sites about. I can work metal, just know jack about flute design and honestly, as much as I like HD, I'd rather spend my available time in the workshop.
I'm trying to work out if I'm just wanting to make something impressive, or if the end results would justify it?