The Bt1 bubbler build blog

[Cane Toad]

No probs mate :handgestures-thumbupleft: I take it they turned up in one piece,was gunna send a 5th one,but dropped it :angry-banghead: anywho,looks like you're gunna be a busy boy this weekend :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[MacStill]

no one's really interested in a home built perf plater these days...

bt1

Bullshit mate :naughty:

IMHO custom hand made rigs crap all over the current commercial offerings driven by profit and greed, I would rather talk about & see hand made custom stills any day :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Cant wait to see your rig mate, and I reckon your going to love the product it gives you.

Mac.

[JayD]

Howdy all,

many thanks to Cupcake and Mac for supplying some loaner sight glasses...I get to play second assembly today.

btw EG has some of the coolest cork gaskets for glasses.

Now for those not in the know I'm somewhat adverse to posting pictures mainly cos my old school $49 phone takes shit shots.

However I might sneak a shot in while she's getting a second vinegar run and final leak testing...but then again no one's really interested in a home built perf plater these days...

bt1

Your no interest statement left me a little bewildered as I just luv checking out all the posts in all the bubbler builds... I think you need to run some good gear through your new build to pick up your spirit so to speak...I reckon there many many people reading and lurking just building there confidence up to post a comment.
J

[googe]

Good stuff brad :handgestures-thumbupleft: , looking forward to seeing it. And yes that's bullshit know ones interested, bubblers are about the most interesting still out there. Very true jayd, I think it's slot to do with people seeing pics too, they can believe with there eyes.

[tickle]

Glad to hear its almost run time! Cant wait to hear how it goes
:clap:

[Kimbo]

Glad its working mate, and as everyone said, we love pics and chatting about builds coz everyone has got a different take and point of view :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[bt1]

Damn Windows 8 having issue getting Bluetooth to phone sorted otherwise I would have posted pics.

I'll have another crack after work today.

cheers
bt1

[emptyglass]

Mate, you are so close.

This is the hard time in a build. "will my ideas work?". "was it all worth it?". "will they laugh at me?'

well, the answer is, yes, yes and yes.

But they won't be filling their bottles, you will. :teasing-neener:

[bt1]

Howdy,

Here's Shortie all 2.3m of her doing second steam run pre being tarted and cleaned up. excuse the grot but cleaning is the last thing I do once she's all working.

Bit to do, final plumbing, second thermo etc

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Plate drains and Cupcakes & Mac's sight glasses smiling back at you

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EG & Crows Volcanic rock filtering section

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Tickle's 2 stage condenser to Mac's cut down volume idea

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EG's Big bends...nice!

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cont.

[bt1]

2"/50mm Product condenser V2 with more 1/2" /12.7mm tubes than a SA summer could ever need...bastard of a revamp btw

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A couple of thanks
All for the advice and patience
EG for the quality ferules, gaskets, assistance with build order, encouragement
Cupcake and Mac for advice, sight glasses
Mac for the soldering advice..starting to like this soft solder shite!
Tickle for condenser idea
OD for the plate drains idea

Thinking
Once done and first run under the belt figured I'd write how an avg bloke, in a 2m x3m shed with bugger all tools can build one of these beasts. It takes patience that's for sure but it can be done.

once she's tubed up and running I'll post a nice copper porn picy.

cheers
bt1

[audistiller]

You gotta be proud of that, well done mate.

[Sam.]

Congrats mate that is awesome!

You should be extremely proud of that.

That would be great to provide a write up, hopefully one day I will have the time to give one a crack.

[Camikaze]

That is very, very nice Bt. Well done mate. :clap:

[blond.chap]

Looks great Bt

[googe]

Good stuff bt1 :handgestures-thumbupleft: , it's a tall beast!!!, hope it produces some nice shit mate .

[Kimbo]

Well done bt, that's an awesome rig you built there :clap: :clap: :clap:

[MacStill]

:happy-partydance: :happy-partydance: very nice :happy-partydance: :happy-partydance:

[Cane Toad]

Good to see it all come together mate :handgestures-thumbupleft: I bet you're walking round with half a chubby :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: Well fucking done mate ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^

[MR-E]

Awesome :handgestures-thumbupleft: its a good feeling when you finish a build :happy-partydance:

[Goldie]

Great job bt. Yes I agree patience plays a big part when building these. So satisfying when it's completed 8-)8-)8-)