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worm

Postby googe » Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:00 pm

Hi all, does a worm have to be spirial shape or can it be like my pic?. Would this cause to much pressure?. Couldnt find a suitable pic and cant add paint files here :handgestures-thumbdown: . Like this pic but with curved corners not sharp.
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Re: worm

Postby Kimbo » Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:11 pm

Hi Googe,
it all depends on what size pipe, water temp etc.
but theres no reason why it shouldnt work. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: worm

Postby crow » Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:20 pm

thing is if ya are going to go down that road of using a worm and flake what you gotta understand is it needs to be reasonably long to knock down vapor , unless you are circulating water through the flake/bucket ,barrel what ever (and if you are then why use one ) so if ya got it zigzaging how are ya going to achieve that , 10ft of storm water pipe or what :)) :)) Yes ya could do it but why would ya . Ppl have done this sort a shit but as far as i know it was because they only had bronze pipes they couldn't bend and AFAIK they still zigzaged in a spiral
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Re: worm

Postby googe » Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:43 pm

Thanks kimbo, 1/2" copper like normal worm, same temps as you woul get in a keg pot still. Croweater, it would be going through a rectangular water tank, tall and slim. And i want to do it to be different haha. It would be alot easier to bend this shape than a coil shape, i had troubles finding something to coil it around to make the worm. Plus i have an endless supply of angles i could use to make one if i didnt want to bend it ;). Whats AFAIK?. I ll see if i can make a small one today and show you a pic of what i mean about useing angles. Cheers for the info mate.
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Re: worm

Postby googe » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:03 pm

Was thinking something Like this too, no im not using tape on it haha.
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Re: worm

Postby Kimbo » Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:05 pm

yeah, that could work.
are those fittings and pipe Staino?
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Re: worm

Postby zwagerman9 » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:22 pm

From a cost basis, wouldnt it be cheaper to using a winding coil of copper? I imagine, cutting pipes, and fittings, ensuring seals, soldering. ?
Never made a worm so my advice may not be valid! :D

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Re: worm

Postby kiwikeg » Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:50 pm

I made a worm, viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1397 So that means pretty much anyone could make one very easy and cheap to make, I have seen old ink block drawings of worms like the one you drew but i think a coil looks cooler..
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Re: worm

Postby googe » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:44 am

Fitting stainless and the pipe is scrap al from the shed for demo perposes kimbo, i can get all the fittings, pipe, silver solder, flux, tig and ss welding for nothing zwagerman so its only my time im waisting, i dont mind :). Nice worm of yours kiwikeg :), ive done my own for my still, this is just another thought. Cheers
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Re: worm

Postby zwagerman9 » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:51 am

Not a worry! Enjoy. Will be interesting, we will need pics on completion.
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