StillSmart

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.

Robert.

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

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?

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.

AidanMac

Here's my current incarnation




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

Nice setup. Thanks for explaining.

WoW............. What a set-up..

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.

+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

AidanMac

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.

Steampunk wrote:..............
But then again this is a discussion on parrots that you have built not a thread about how to minimise smearing.
SP

Good point,
and IMHO 'yours' is more-than-fine (in appearance) and I trust it serves you well.