a little tip, if you are drilling a hole in metal, you can fill the hole cutter with a sponge and drench it, that will keep it a lot cooler for a lot longer and you will need to stop and oil it far less.
@planetmoonshine6223 Жыл бұрын
Love that tip
@TheChefmike66 Жыл бұрын
Ooooh nice one, thanks for taking the time
@rickfickes4954 Жыл бұрын
Now I see how it’s done thanks for the video keep up the awesome work
@martink97852 жыл бұрын
Good to see you back 👍🙂 I didn't realise that the Tri clamp fits the top of the threaded part on the keg and not the actual screwed in fitting. Thanks for that essential piece of information 🙂
@planetmoonshine62232 жыл бұрын
A pleasure martin.
@scottgreco231311 ай бұрын
Great video. I'm planning my project now. At the 31:25 mark you start to grind out the clean out hole to match the ferrel. The grinding wheel is on your drill. What is that wheel called? I've never seen one that works on SS like that.
@snappingbear2 жыл бұрын
You mentioned around the 18:40 mark about showing us how to modify the gasket between the keg's top outlet and the column. Is that in another video?
@jaredschwiner6844 Жыл бұрын
The leftovers in you 50 litter that you did not run to protect your heater element. Did you just pour that into your 30 litter along with your first finished run?
@planetmoonshine6223 Жыл бұрын
Gosh, can't remember. Probably I dumped it.
@garrymcgaw47452 жыл бұрын
Great vid mate with some real helpful tips, cheers for that.
@planetmoonshine62232 жыл бұрын
Cheers Garry
@tedbullpit616410 ай бұрын
Hi do you have a link to the heating element you used and what Watt was it. And was it going to be a pot still or reflux
@widgets762 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting👍 I attempted to braze a 4 inch ferrule to my keg with 95% tin / 5% silver and Harris Stay-Clean flux today and I’ve given up. I had tried 55% silver solder with mapp gas previously and that didn’t work out either. I just can’t get it to stick; solder just drips straight off. The hole I cut is slightly too large which doesn’t help me either. Guess my next step will be finding a local welder to tig it instead 😔
@planetmoonshine62232 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that man. Did you clean it with alcohol first? Any oil left on will have that effect. Also I find that paint on fluxes tend to burn off before the metal gets red hot. Try the integrated flux on rods... here is a link to good stuff available in 🇺🇸. www.amazon.com/SSF-6-Silver-Solder-Brazing-Rods/dp/B07S64QV32
@widgets762 жыл бұрын
Thought I’d give you a quick update; I managed to braze it this weekend. I wasted a lot of solder, I used approx 15 feet, it took me almost 2 hours and most of it went on the floor… but I got the hang of it in the end. Turns out I was simply not using enough flux. I had initially been brushing it on which just didn’t work at all; in the end I started spraying the liquid flux on directly on to the hot surface and that seemed to work a lot better. It looks like shit but it seems to be sealed all around and I’ll sand it to clean it up 😎thanks for the heads up on brazing it; I didn’t think it was possible and saved me paying a welder to tig it👍
@planetmoonshine62232 жыл бұрын
Glad you got there man
@puppyqueen6165 Жыл бұрын
Great video where can I buy an heating element
@planetmoonshine6223 Жыл бұрын
Ali Express have lots - They even come in sets with the ferrule and Tri-clamp
@smntsn2 жыл бұрын
I love your hard work on this project and I learned lots of things thanks to you. Great video great channel! :)) 🍺🍺🤩🤩
@planetmoonshine62232 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ren
@johnnyringo71942 жыл бұрын
I wish you would touch on the columns you use for the kegs. Did you buy them, or make them?
@planetmoonshine62232 жыл бұрын
Hi Johnny, in the end I bought from China. I have a whole video on that topic, the choices i made and why. Its in the playlist on stills. Cheers.
@nealhamilton3881 Жыл бұрын
How many times have you used this? I'm wondering how well the solder has held up, I'm debating getting mine welded or using the solder method and doing it myself. I'm concerned with the solder having issues under stress over time.
@planetmoonshine6223 Жыл бұрын
Both my stills are still rock solid and working well. The soldering hasn't deteriorated at all as far as I can tell. Honestly, if you can afford to pay someone to weld it up, go for it. But if that's the case, you may be better off buying a commercial product instead. I wanted a low cost, modular still for hobbyist use, plus I enjoy tinkering, hence my route. I also wanted to save my precious hobby money to buy a column system with bubble plates and sight glasses for the still as making stuff to that quality level is way beyond my capabilities.
@dac7046 Жыл бұрын
You need to be thinking “brazing” rather than “soldering”. Soldering likely will hold if high quality silver solder is used but brazing will definitely hold in the long run. Welding is stronger but entirely unnecessary for stuff like this. Mapp gas is coasting on its prior reputation. 10+ years ago it was reformulated and now the specs show it’s only 130 degrees F hotter than propane but a lot depends on your torch. Good torch with propane likely better than average torch with Mapp gas.
@nealhamilton3881 Жыл бұрын
@@dac7046 Thanks, what silver content and what brand do you recommend? I was looking for a brazing rod with high silver content and most seem to be made for Jewelry and require a very hot torch.
@Dystopian632 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@Dystopian632 жыл бұрын
Hey buddy, great info, once again thank you! I looked for your vinegar run vid but couldn't find it?
@brendanmorran547811 ай бұрын
What type of element have you used please messaging from uk thanks
@planetmoonshine622311 ай бұрын
Search Ali Express for 3kw 240v triclamp element. There are loads of them. Mine was branded Dernord.
@Suzukidave2 жыл бұрын
Also that size makes a swell thumper
@planetmoonshine62232 жыл бұрын
I hadn't thought about that, but yeah, a spare cap with a hole and tube welded on, and bingo!
@Suzukidave2 жыл бұрын
@@planetmoonshine6223 you could even reuse the stainless tube that came with the mini keg for the vapor in 👍🏻
@planetmoonshine62232 жыл бұрын
@@Suzukidave ooh, I feel a new modular build project coming on!!!
@andywoolhouse1052 жыл бұрын
why.not use a 4 inch ferrule in the top cut out the top to fit then cut off the spear attachment cut hole 4 inch blank and solder spear attachment to this, even more modular and easy to clean.
@planetmoonshine62232 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣My thoughts exactly - already got the perfect ferrule in place - the fill/cleaning port. Just need a new blank cap for that ferrule to solder on the spear, then its a still or a thumper as required. Super modular.
@sprayblob5 ай бұрын
Ear protection! that grinder noise is bad for the ears... 🙂 Nice work though!