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Home built stills

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:10 pm
by Runningman
Hey Guys this is for Mag, Panna & Jed. Pics of stills Ive built for myself. Im no plumber but with a little care and attention its possible. See what you think. Large tower is VM for neutral and smaller one is new pot still constructed last night with copper from JMT.
Regards
Runningman
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Re: Home built stills

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:38 pm
by Capt-Cudellez
Very Nice. The Harry Jackson Cross Flow Condenser on the VM looks very well done, I'm not surprised one bit that it was a bugger to build.

Is the VM a VM/LM combo. looks like there is a needle valve on the external reflux return? Do you bleed the heads that way?

Re: Home built stills

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:04 pm
by Runningman
Hi Capt C your right on both counts. Crossflow is difficult to build and it is a VM/LM combo. Only use the LM side to bleed off fores/heads and then switch to VM for hearts. Speak to you later.
Regards
RM

Re: Home built stills

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:56 pm
by YHB
Great looking kit.

I am in the process of adding a VM take-off to my Bok, having seen your combo, I am hoping that you might give me some tips on how to drive mine when its finished.

Re: Home built stills

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:16 pm
by Almanac
Hey RM, nice gear. I especially like the way you built your pot head.

AM 8)

Re: Home built stills

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:36 pm
by Admiral Toad
Wot the f****s the cp'nt on about now thought I'd got the vague hang of this ??? ??? ???

Re: Home built stills

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:48 pm
by Runningman
Hey Capt C this is how it looks inside the VM head
Regards
RM
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Re: Home built stills

PostPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:53 pm
by Runningman
Hi Capt C and this is the big one. And if anyone tells you to build a Bubble Cap (Flute) Still then I can assure you its a nightmare build but a good still to operate
Regards
RM
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Re: Home built stills

PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:56 am
by YHB
AAARGH!!!

Don't tempt me. Please, Please don't tempt me.

That looks really great, I want one.

If you can build one of them you can build anything. What next? an Inter-galactic Mega Cruiser?