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| Assembly. |
Here is the assembled still, minus the pot and collection tube. I will also be working on a parrot to hold an alcometer.
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| Parts of the still. |
The lower thermometer port on the dephlegmator now has been moved to the reflux column. The reflux column and the gin basket are the same in construction with the only difference being the length. The bottom of these two have a plate to prevent the contents of each from falling down.
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| Close up exploded front view. |
The condenser also has a shell and tubes design--same as the dephlegmator except longer, and with one more guide plate inside.
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| Exploded view. |
I may change the condenser to a simpler coiled tube in a shell design to save on cost. And I believe that this may be better at condensing all of the vapor. The dephlegmator is not going to follow this design since its purpose is different. Having a single tube for the vapors to pass through would be too much of a restriction.
In this current design, all stainless components are purchasable and do not require any machining. The copper tubes only require being cut to length and drilled holes if needed. The copper plates will be waterjet cut. Each module will be silver soldered together; and module to module connections will use sanitary seals and clamps.
