The Heart of Gold

[Zak Griffin]

Got another 20 minutes in this arvo, glued up the vent/reducer for the parrot and put a bottom in the parrot. Can't be fucked sorting out a fores drain yet, I'll just build another parrot/modify this oneif I ever get that keen.

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Just need another 1/2" 90° and a piece of 3/4" and the parrot will be done :happy-partydance:

[Professor Green]

It's really starting to come together mate. Looking forward to seeing all assembled.

Cheers,
Prof. Green.

[RuddyCrazy]

Eh Zac,
For the parrot drain just do what I did and use a 1/2" tee at the base of the parrot then a small tap can attach to the lower end. Simple as yet effective.

[Zak Griffin]

I've had another, less profitable, turn on the employment front, but it's given me a bit of time to get the HoG done :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Today I started at the bottom! Bryan was kind enough to donate a 3"-4" reducer that he had no use for. Only problem was that it was on the piss pretty hard. I started by sweating the 4" end out and cutting the 3" end shorter.

Theeeen I soldered a new easy flange ring onto the 3" end, and hard soldered a 4" ring onto a 30mm tall piece of 4". Sat the 3" end on my level soldering bench, and tapped the 4" end in until it was level. A quick lap of soft solder on the 4" end, and done!

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Now I've got the reducer done and one plate section and the blockhead level.

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And then I got keen and stacked the rest on top.

Gunna need to get onto that thumper to get the thing tall enough!

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[rumdidlydum]

Nice and square, ill send you some parts to do the same with :teasing-tease:
Nice work zac :music-deathmetal:

[Zak Griffin]

Started at the other end today!

Finished my PC

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There's a pinhole leak that reappeared when I soldered the top 90° piece on. This is the third time I've tried this join, and I'm over it, so that's how it will stay for now until I get back home and make a new PC using only hard solder for all of the internal joins.

Then I finished my parrot

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And finished opening up the 2" hole in the blockhead and stuck it together for a look

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And this is what my cooling lines will end up looking like

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I also cleaned and levelled up another plate module - 2 done, 3 to go.

[Sam.]

Looking good mate, reckon this is going to be together in no time the way your going :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Zak Griffin]

Got another two plate modules level this morning, hopefully I can get the flanges back on them this arvo.

Then I need to cut a new 120mm RC shell, I don't want to use the piece I've already cut at 80mm and find out its not tall enough :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[hillzabilly]

You could solder a thick piece of copper and tap it to 5mm thread or a 5mm nut onto the bottom of the parrot ,then use a 5mm bolt with silicone washer, like a sump plug ,remove to drain fores and replace the bolt for the rest of the run,will be cheap an easy ,just a thought mate ,hope the bad weather isnot blowing ya away.cheers hillzabilly :D

[Zak Griffin]

I'll worry about a fores drain later, maybe. Good idea though Billy :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Got some shit done today! First up I finished levelling up the last two plate modules, and made a cap for the top of the blockhead.

Then I got bored and made a gin basket for the blockhead -

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Cut a 110mm piece of 4" for my RC and soldered the water fittings on - BSP on the bottom and SwageLok on the top so I can run this needle valve straight on the side of the RC

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Cut the rest of my plates and soldered on the 40mm risers, and got a DC on one of them

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Went for a 20mm bath depth.

Still need to drill a heap of holes in the bottom of the gin basket and work out how I'm going to hang it from the top cap.

[rumdidlydum]

Looks like your plates stayed flat while you soldered them. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Dont forget the handel for the gin basket 8-}
Lookin scmecko zac :O)

[Zak Griffin]

Yeah they stayed pretty flat, so far at least :laughing-rolling:

Not sure if I want to solder the plate onto the module, or run 2 seals on each plate :think: I think I'll solder them in to minimise the possibility of leaks.

[coffe addict]

Love the screw on/off parrot. I'll have to unfolded mine.

Silver brazing the rc and pc made it so easy for the internals and on my pc I soft soldered the ends on in case I want to switch things up at a later date. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Zak Griffin]

I silver soldered the internals on the PC, but the MAPP torch doesn't have enough grunt to solver solder the internals to to 2" shell. I should've just waited until I had access to an oxy.

One day I'll build another PC, I've got everything I need.

[Zak Griffin]

Got a bit more done this arvo.

Cut the ridge off of one of my gaskets for the blockhead cap. Had water sitting in it all day, I have a seal! :happy-partydance:

Flattened the 4" flange on the reducer/still mount because it was a bit on the piss.

Soldered the completed plate to one of the plate modules -

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Drilled out the riser on the other 3 plates and got the second plate 99% finished before I run out of gas :angry-banghead:

Drilled my RC end plates - 19x 1/2" inners.

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Starting to see the finish line!

[Zak Griffin]

All four plate modules complete, except for the sightglasses!

Cut another couple of rings for the easy flanges on the RC, now I'll cut and shape another 3 sightglass fishmouths and then it's pretty much done!

[bluc]

Awesome :)

[Zak Griffin]

Plates done! 2 out of the 4 caps survived the plate being soldered into the module, I'll have to glue the other two back on after I cut the holes for the sightglasses.

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And the fishmouths for the sightglasses marked up using the template -

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Tomorrow I'll cut them to fit. All that remains is the RC!

I also need another couple of FSD bits, I've just realised. Will have to wait for a payday or two before I spend any coin though.

[Dig Brinker]

Getting close mate, don't stop now! :laughing-rolling:

[dogbreath vodka]

You're smashing this one out Zak!
Great to see all the progress.

You certainly have pushed it along. :handgestures-thumbupleft: