Condenser water sleeve

[hockeycns]

Hey guys,

I am in the process of building my still and I am up to the water sleeve. I have a 1/2" x 1/2" x 3/4" Copper Tee fitting and I planned on running the 1/2" piping from the 45 degree angle through the tee 1/2" side of the tee fitting and out the 3/4" side and then down through another about 2 feet away with a 3/4" copper tube sleeve over it. The only issue I have come across is that there is a noch in the tee fitting that stops the pipe from sliding all the way through. How do people get around this? I was thinking a dremel tool to shave that down but I figured I would get another opinion because proceeding.

I attached the picture of the notch that I am talking about

Thanks,
Chris

[bellybuster]

dremel, round file etc etc. I used a file for sharpening my chain saw, worked a charm
make sure you "sneak up on it so you dont take too much off.

[midnightmaraude]

we just put a block of wood on top of the fitting and banged the pipe through it. Turn it around put the fitting lightly in a vice and bang on the pipe til it's through the fitting of where you want it.

[hidalgo]

Any type of rotary grinder will work, I used a rotozip with a porcelain cutting tool (wont cut tile, but works great on metal). The file would work, but probably take a bit longer.

[Prairiepiss]

we just put a block of wood on top of the fitting and banged the pipe through it. Turn it around put the fitting lightly in a vice and bang on the pipe til it's through the fitting of where you want it.

BFH

Emery cloth in a cut off bolt with a notch cut in the end. Chucked up in a drill. Acts like a flapper wheel.

[myles]

Go very slowly with a 1/2" drill bit. If you look around you can find fittings that just have a tiny punch mark instead of the full ring as the depth stop.

[johnhopper1957]

we just put a block of wood on top of the fitting and banged the pipe through it. Turn it around put the fitting lightly in a vice and bang on the pipe til it's through the fitting of where you want it.

BFH

Emery cloth in a cut off bolt with a notch cut in the end. Chucked up in a drill. Acts like a flapper wheel.

Now that is an AWSOME idea......

[bellybuster]

It really does only take 20 seconds with a file.

[hockeycns]

Thanks guys I will give it a try when I get my dremel later today

[shadylane]

Annealing the fitting makes it easier to modify. The copper gets much softer.

[johnhopper1957]

It really does only take 20 seconds with a file.

With some fittings yes with others you can spend 5 mins per fitting which is not to bad if you are making 1 Liebig but if you make more than one it becomes really old really quickly

[Rafe Hollister]

Small round file and a few seconds of labor....

[hockeycns]

The dremel worked perfectly thanks guys!