hello o learned bretheren..
i am jack of playing with my T500 needle valve as it is dong my head right in.. and maybe i deserve it cos i have a 500.
i have searched and searched, this and many other avenues, and am quite seriously confused.
i am convinced i have the skills to 'do a build'...no elaborate bubblers with sight glass gizmoes, just something humble, yet effective.
as has been said many times before and i do acknowledge it, that the end product from a T500 is quite ok, BUT i think the next step is awaiting.
Please dont refer me to yet another post as i am sure it will lead to my quitting the booze completely (well probably not quite, but almost..HA HA)
After all that... VM or LM...
i really dont want to sacrifice quality but i cant see the point of sitting around for days by choosing a slow dripper.
I plan to use a 2" copper column as a base and whatever else is needed and wish to retain the T500 boiler.
I am concerned about the total height, relative to the power it supplies and am kind of leaning toward the '2 cup' (or similar design) by bokakob mainly because i really cant find a build that i can understand in terms of its clear schematic presentation...plus i am too stingy to buy plans which i may not go with.
Plus, if the exercise does not give me significant change , then i might just suck it up and stay where i am...
thanks for putting up with my despair...
Ken