Anyone make a thermowell for carboy out of stainless tubing?

alowell · Jan 12, 2011

Hi Everyone,
I have a length of 1/2" 304 tubing that I would like to use for a thermowell for my carboys. Does anyone know how I would go about this without TIG welding it (do not have that at my disposal). Would an aggressive crimp do the trick? Plugging it with something? Any suggestions would be great, thanks.

Andrew

-TPM- · Jan 12, 2011

The one's I've seen have a crimp.

samc · Jan 12, 2011

I'd think 1/2" diam would be too big unless you had a really fat thermo.

alowell · Jan 12, 2011

If crimping is the way to go, how would I go about crimping 1/2" tubing with a 0.049" wall? Sledgehammer?

Henrythe9th · Jan 12, 2011

Silver solder, see
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/soldering-stainless-steel-155782/

Anyone make a thermowell for carboy out of stainless tubing?

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