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1.) A cheap pair of leather gloves is a great investment
2.) While liquid solder may "wick" upward, gravity always wins when your hand is under a wet joint
3.) Good prep/scratching of the copper is priceless!!!
4.) A "wet" rag around a hot wipe doesn't mean a "cold" rag

Sound like you learned the hard way.

Nah, not really. I just got lucky and was a little overprepared. Glad I was or I'd a been nursing a burn or 2. I'll post a pic or 2 shortly.

those were all the things you could have leared, so you had a succesful day
I did it for the first time when I was very young, and I have still both my hands, I must have been lucky

It's simple, cheap and my worm bucket isn't complete, but it's coming together. Thanks for all the good advice.

Looking good Cruisaire.

Cool looks sorta like my still. What did you use to attach the lyne arm to the lid of the pot, I can't quite see from the picture.

stoker wrote: I did it for the first time when I was very young, and I have still both my hands, I must have been lucky

and how are you now stoker?

that's why I said very young
I must have been 15 or 16.
i'm getting old

stoker wrote:that's why I said very young
I must have been 15 or 16.
i'm getting old

your 18 19 now?

CoopsOz wrote:Looking good Cruisaire.

Thanks Coops!

MisterSteve: The column is 3/4", the arm is reduced to 1/2". All plumbing copper joined with lead-free solder. Very simple layout (has to be "simple" for me!). I have a threaded connection at the worm to allow for some disassembly.

Well, I'm running a water boil through her now. No leaks and just crappy metal clips (no flour seal needed) to seal the lid. I may have to run the sugar wash next to clean it out and learn a little more about temperature breaks.