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[tickle]

been gettin a ton of help here guys, thanks. in the process of building a 4" bubble cap, while its far from what you artist are doing, thought i'd share my attempt to keep up! pic of the dephlag (also posted in the accessory board)[attachment=2]dephlag2.JPG
the caps, and the mock up. will be cutting in sight glasses soon:will be making them from 2" brass adapters. plates will be inserted between the clamps, (ala dash 2 design...what can i say? imitation is the most sincere form of compliment :handgestures-thumbupleft: )

i know it looks like the leaning tower of pizza, adjustments have been made!

[NotBenStiller]

nice work so far.

is that flag stuck into a thermo port or something ?? :laughing-rolling:

[mullamulla]

Very cool, I've got a soft spot for those mason jars too :mrgreen:

[Kimbo]

Lookin good Tickle, keep the pics coming :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[tickle]

nice work so far.

is that flag stuck into a thermo port or something ?? :laughing-rolling:

no, but it would be a nice touch! :))

[tickle]

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fixed pic! :text-thankyoublue:

[punchy21]

Well done tickle! :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[tickle]

finished the bubble caps today, still have 10 fingers

[Aussiedownunder01]

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fixed pic! :text-thankyoublue:

Looks good how did you flange your copper

[tickle]

used mac's easy flange process. found all i needed to do was braze the 1/4" tubing tight to the 4", no hammered flare. few more odds n ends, hope to make a cleaning run this weekend.

[tickle]

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crappy pics, but update. still working out gaskets, the flour paste mess and blue teflon will be going away.


also will clean the garage someday too :))

[tickle]

allright, still haven't installed the gaskets. or polished it. or cleaned the garage. :oops:
but i did make another cleaning run, old ujsm had stashed away.

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still sorting the gaskets in between the clamps, but i did make the sight glass gaskets from the baking sheets as recommended. final plumbing, thermometer, few odds and ends and i can call it done. prolly never "finish" though.

will post a pic of the output stream shortly!

[tickle]

money shot!

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[MR-E]

Well done :clap:

[Gas on]

Its a great feeling getting your first bubbler off & running! :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Nice work there tickle :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[tickle]

Thanks guys. Couldn't have done it without you.now,to look up some rum methods....

[Kimbo]

Good stuff there Tickle, well done mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[tickle]

Question for the bubble cap pros....my plates are pretty deep. I end up with a fair amount of fluid on them at the end of a run, which ends up "greening" the bits that are immersed. I'm thinking of drilling a small hole in the plates to allow drainage after the boiler is turned off. If small enough, I think they wouldn't cause a change in the plate dynamics (<-- note the feeble attempt to sound smart there? Admit it, you were almost fooled. Almost) as the pressure would be approx the same as, or more than, the pressure to just go through the caps. Or should I just learn a better wat tonclean it at the end of a run, IE not get so messed up that I forget to back flush it. I did see your vids EG, and liked the way you steamed it off, but wonder if even that would be enough. I have added a drain and a fill to the boiler since the last run, so pulling backset out and getting clean water in will be easy in the future but it might be nice to not have fluid stored on the plates until the next run. Just some kinks to sort out for future runs I guess. Kinda pissed at myself for not seeing it before. As my next run was gonna be a cleared wash, looks like more vinagar for me! :violin:

[tickle]

question re product condenser....mine is a 2" tube with 3 1/2" tubes in it, 18" long. not happy with its performance, i'm seeing steam huff out at btu rates i thought it would have kept up with....too small? something else im missing? what is the norm for a 4
' bubbler? :think:

[MacStill]

Hey tickle I think you'll find if you can see the steam it's not alcohol vapor, is your shotgun getting hot ?

I'd think your shotgun should be fine mate, what sort of heat you throwing at it?