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Post #26 made 15 years ago
by widdley
wizard78 wrote:Anyways, guess I better start working out how much it costs to build one of these things for the interested parties
One?
Mate, with the orders that are going to come flying in, your going to have to give up your day job :D Just don't hand out any personal details on here or you're going to have people stalking you... :shock:

Now, can someone distract PP so that I can take his place in the queue :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post #31 made 15 years ago
by cliffyj
I had no probs with discs breaking, but be careful if doing this,use goggles, take your time.
I used a small grinder with metal cutting disc,the keg ate the discs up,(didn't shatter)so get a couple of discs, if using a small grinder.

Post #32 made 15 years ago
by outbreak
I should have been more clear, I wasn't cutting into a keg. I use a grinder all the time with work, discs shatter sometimes... I have seens pictures of people who have copped disc shards to the face and its not pretty. Looks like shrapnel to the face! I wouldn't reccomend anyone do this.

Apart from that.... have you got any pics of your setup?

Post #33 made 14 years ago
by de5m0mike
outbreak wrote:I had 2 grinding discs shatter on me yesterday.... Would hate to think what would have happened if I had no guard on..
My dad recently had a grinder disc break while cutting some tile. He had to have his face sewn back together by a plastic surgeon. :o
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Post #34 made 14 years ago
by BobBrews
I used a Dremel http://www.dremel.com/Pages/default.aspx This little beauty was my dads thirty years ago. I inherited his tools but never used it. I tied a string around the center post of the keg and to the Dremel unit. I went "round and round" with the tool. It took an hour with that little tool but it worked. I bought some metal cutting discs for a few dollars and went to it. I broke at least 8 of those little discs. When I was done the cut was so perfect that it looked machined. My ears were numbed by the squeal of the grinder but hey, I was in business! I think the grinder discs were about $5(US)

I would do it again that way even though I have a (real) grinder just because of the small diameter Dremel discs cut such a perfect opening.
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Post #35 made 14 years ago
by big dave
cliffyj wrote:beer keg to kettle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoKxkNdPM9U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This is what i did

I did the same as you. I had a mate weld three stainless lugs onto the cut-out top, so I can use it as a lid. Ends up a mearvellous kettle. Only issue is pulling the bag, which ends up being larger than the opening at the top. Not so bad if you have a rope set up to suspend it.
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Post #36 made 14 years ago
by DMVBrewers
great stuff Wiz,
I assume the plunger bottom is Food grade silicone?
I assume you've patented this and on your way to a million quid!
I wonder if you have an idea how long it would take to siphon a 15 gal batch?
I'd wanna connect it via silicone to a plate chiller with a pre-chill ice bath coil for effective cooling.
I have those parts just need this part can you ship to the states yet?

cheers mate!
DMVBrewers

Post #37 made 14 years ago
by wizard78
G'day DMV,
I've sent you a pm.
Cheers wiz
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Post #38 made 14 years ago
by wizard78
In between making beer and trying to make syphons, I've started another little project which I thought I'd share.
It's the beggining of a grain mill, here are some photos.
Grain mill 1 sml.jpg
grain mill 2 sml.jpg
grain mill 4 sml.jpg
This is a work in progress, and I'll post more photos as I go. :thumbs:
Cheers wiz :drink:
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Post #40 made 14 years ago
by wizard78
Yeah, 80mm, I thought it will help pull the grain in since it wont be geared. Also the pipe was just sitting there in the offcut rack! Very handy
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Post #42 made 14 years ago
by Yeasty
Hi Wiz

Top job your doing there, thats going to be some mill when its finished. Are you going to mill the surface of the rollers or leave them smooth??

Yeasty
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Post #43 made 14 years ago
by wizard78
Thanks yeasty,
I have managed to find time to knurl one of the rollers in the past week and the other roller is ready for knurling so hopefully I can sneak it in this week some time. I have earmarked some "stray" aluminium for the frame and can't wait to get a bit more progress on the project.
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Post #44 made 14 years ago
by wizard78
Hashie, being able to make the rollers that size is one of those few things that makes me glad I chose this trade (there aren't many others) I'm lucky enough to be able to make exactly what I want to do the job that I want. I'm also lucky that the place I work for does alot of stainless work so there is often alot of offcuts, and when they don't have what I need I can get the material cheap. It works in very well with this hobby! :)
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Post #45 made 14 years ago
by hashie
Nothing beats some inside knowledge and some back door prices :)

My Trades haven't helped me much in that respect (for brewing at least), but I did have an Uncle working in Stainless fabrication that made me some great tools many years ago.
"It's beer Jim, but not as we know it."

Post #46 made 14 years ago
by PistolPatch
Nice work wiz! I had a little package arrive from wiz a few days ago but think that will deserve a whole thread of its own in the next few days. Exciting stuff! :party:
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Post #47 made 14 years ago
by spog
g,day all,as for the auto syphon discussion would one of those "jiggler syphons" used to syphon fuel be any good.
i have seen them in hardware stores and they have aprroximately a 15mm diameter hose on them.
could be useful...cheers....spog........

Post #48 made 14 years ago
by PistolPatch
Howdy spog,

I have always been a fan of syphons over taps and have tried probably all of them. I've written here exactly what I would want form the perfect syphon and you wouldn't believe what showed up in the mail the other day :o but more on that after I do my next brew in a fortnight.

I was actually given a stainless steel version of the jiggler syphon you are talking about. I would not even consider using a plastic one of any sort unless I knew it was food-grade as no matter what temp you are transferring at, many plastics will impart an infected flavour to beer even at low temps.

So, did my stainless steel jiggler work? No. It kept stalling as it's diameter was too big. There are also two size plastic auto-syphons as well. Do not buy the larger diameter one. It will stall as well!!!

Cheers,
PP
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Post #49 made 14 years ago
by stux
I use a 12.5mm stainless jiggler

Works brilliantly
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Post #50 made 14 years ago
by spog
PistolPatch wrote:Howdy spog,

I have always been a fan of syphons over taps and have tried probably all of them. I've written here exactly what I would want form the perfect syphon and you wouldn't believe what showed up in the mail the other day :o but more on that after I do my next brew in a fortnight.

I was actually given a stainless steel version of the jiggler syphon you are talking about. I would not even consider using a plastic one of any sort unless I knew it was food-grade as no matter what temp you are transferring at, many plastics will impart an infected flavour to beer even at low temps.

So, did my stainless steel jiggler work? No. It kept stalling as it's diameter was too big. There are also two size plastic auto-syphons as well. Do not buy the larger diameter one. It will stall as well!!!

Cheers,
PP
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