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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby Easydrinker » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:27 am

Nice work there.
I did like the humour in your 1st post,saying that you were here to learn!
Looking forward to more of your experience.

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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby Mash » Tue Apr 21, 2015 5:59 am

I like these, but I am always left feeling that a refractometer does the job better for just a few bucks off eBay.
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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby Mash » Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:02 am

Is the parrot in the last image that big it needs to be lifted with 2 hands ☺

Or put another way. .. what are the loops for?
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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby Almanac » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:22 am

Very artistic SP. I've also made many variants over the years and had loads of fun and frustration making them too. They can be quite fiddly when trying to solder multiple joints that are close together ::) It's why I have so little hair these days. :D

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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby Anavrin » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:21 pm

Here's my current incarnation


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And talking about messing with copper, I've got a few unfinished projects


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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby Mash » Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:51 am

Nice setup. Thanks for explaining.
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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby Spirits4BB » Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:42 am

WoW............. What a set-up.. 8)
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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby Frank » Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:42 am

Q: Parrot anyone?
A: No thanks mate, they simply provide further complexity by smearing cuts ::) (IMHO)

No matter, they are a great exhibition of metalcraft result (as your examples show) AND certainly have found their place in necessary distiller tool folklore.
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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby Almanac » Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:19 pm

+1 Frank, that's why mine is confined to my stripper kit. I also draw off the Fores even before letting anything into the parrot, can't see the point of using any other time though ;)

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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby googe » Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:04 pm

Nice sp, always like the one with the handle, reminds me of a a beer jug lol. I've only ever made two parrots, took.almost two years to pull finger and make one lol.
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Re: Parrot anyone?

Postby Frank » Sun Apr 26, 2015 10:55 am

Steampunk wrote:..............
But then again this is a discussion on parrots that you have built not a thread about how to minimise smearing.
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Good point,
and IMHO 'yours' is more-than-fine (in appearance) and I trust it serves you well.
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