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The Tripod

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:59 pm
by Panda
This may be the stupidest thing ever posted on this forum.

If one has easy access to scrap pipe and kegs (and did not want to pay for a large vessel) would this design give them a functional and practical 150litre stipping pot?

In basic detail excluding unions, leangths and element size ect.
3x kegs with element in each
2x 4inch stainless between kegs to keep liquid level and pressure same and to help even out temps
2 inch copper from each keg at 45 angle and meeting at a 4 inch columb

Good or have I sampled too much fores?

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Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:24 pm
by stubbydrainer
thats a lot of work there Panda just to save money !!!
I reckon get a big stainless hot water system or something, from the recyclers or something , there about
And stop watching Sci-Fi DVD's , Doc Who would love to do battle with one of them suckers ya drew/drawed/ cad' d :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:16 pm
by Kimbo
Hi Panda,
if i had access to the supplies as youve suggested, i would probably put the 3 kegs inline like a thumper set up.
but it all depends on what your trying to produce ;-)
just my personal opinion :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:00 pm
by Sam.
You could cut and weld the kegs together to form a super keg :think:

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:15 pm
by Panda
It's cheaper and easier just to have 3 keg stills isnt it?

So spectacularly redundant

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:28 pm
by Sam.
If they were really close to each other and you could run one massive burner underneath it would make more sense.

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:41 pm
by MacStill
I wish I had the skills to do drawings on my computer like that :shock:

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:52 pm
by Panda
McStill wrote:I wish I had the skills to do drawings on my computer like that :shock:

Me too, got a clever workmate to draw it up on our lunch break

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:17 am
by R-sole
sam_and_liv wrote:You could cut and weld the kegs together to form a super keg :think:


That is the way to do what you want to do.

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:49 am
by Panda
If one were to announce on "the other forum" they were building this still, what feedback could one expect?

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:10 am
by QLD.Andy
Panda wrote:If one were to announce on "the other forum" they were building this still, what feedback could one expect?

Try it then give us a link to it :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:49 am
by Cane Toad
My sentiments exactly Andy :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

Re: The Tripod

PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:04 pm
by emptyglass
Panda wrote:If one were to announce on "the other forum" they were building this still, what feedback could one expect?


10 guys laughing at it,
1 guy posting a picture of the one he built.