Re: Danger, Will Robinson, Danger !!
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Chipping away at this, bit by bit.
I have made the parts for the spill tray, magazine parrot case, and outlet funnel cap. They fit nicely together and I am very happy how they turned out.
As soon as I get my hands on some 20mm tube, I will start making the internals of the condenser. I still want to have curved, clear glass viewing windows into the condenser, and its great that bottles are very close to the OD of the outer shell. I will try and slice up some bottles on my wet saw, hopefully giving me the window panels I need, then make some sort of clamping flange to suit the windows. I really liked Yummyrum's helical PC tubes on the peeper'd VM rig he built, and I will do the same (although they will be curved slightly more). Coolant outlet will have a small catchment manifold attached at the barrel end, to smooth the outlet flow, then split into 2 outlets that go into the basement for heat recovery.
I so wish I could have taken the easy route and just fitted a straight tube from then swan neck to the PC, but thats not in me. I brought 3 copper vases off trade-me and I intend on butchering them up, to make what will look like the gun has just fired. Time will tell if it looks any good.
One thing I have backed down on, is my multiple burner idea. It is going to be difficult to light and adjust the mixture on them through the run, another solution is needed. I have the internals of a couple of gas heaters ( those mobile ones with the gas bottle in the back) and I may try to incorporate them instead. Still dont know what I will be doing exactly, but lots to do on other components, so I am in no rush to solve this straight away.
Scored up on collection jars this week. Picked up 50, 570ml glass jars (ex orchid tissue culture), they have a large neck for airing and should be just right for the size of the shelf they sit on. $1 each and they have hundreds of them still if anyone is interested.
Thats the latest
Back to the grind
peace out spider monkies
I have made the parts for the spill tray, magazine parrot case, and outlet funnel cap. They fit nicely together and I am very happy how they turned out.
As soon as I get my hands on some 20mm tube, I will start making the internals of the condenser. I still want to have curved, clear glass viewing windows into the condenser, and its great that bottles are very close to the OD of the outer shell. I will try and slice up some bottles on my wet saw, hopefully giving me the window panels I need, then make some sort of clamping flange to suit the windows. I really liked Yummyrum's helical PC tubes on the peeper'd VM rig he built, and I will do the same (although they will be curved slightly more). Coolant outlet will have a small catchment manifold attached at the barrel end, to smooth the outlet flow, then split into 2 outlets that go into the basement for heat recovery.
I so wish I could have taken the easy route and just fitted a straight tube from then swan neck to the PC, but thats not in me. I brought 3 copper vases off trade-me and I intend on butchering them up, to make what will look like the gun has just fired. Time will tell if it looks any good.
One thing I have backed down on, is my multiple burner idea. It is going to be difficult to light and adjust the mixture on them through the run, another solution is needed. I have the internals of a couple of gas heaters ( those mobile ones with the gas bottle in the back) and I may try to incorporate them instead. Still dont know what I will be doing exactly, but lots to do on other components, so I am in no rush to solve this straight away.
Scored up on collection jars this week. Picked up 50, 570ml glass jars (ex orchid tissue culture), they have a large neck for airing and should be just right for the size of the shelf they sit on. $1 each and they have hundreds of them still if anyone is interested.
Thats the latest
Back to the grind
peace out spider monkies