I really like the look of the sight glasses on the blichmann kettles and I'd like to try to reproduce them for my keggles. Anyone have any ideas?
Obviously I'll start with square SS tube stock. 1" or maybe 1.25". I'll let the internals decide that for me. I want to use the sight glass tubing from mcmaster carr. The biggest problem I'm running into using this is I'm not sure how to attach it to a fitting, or which fitting to use. The "small" tubing is 1/2" OD, so I think I should be able to make that fit inside of some type of fitting, I'm just not sure which. I found some 90 Deg Heater Hose Fittings on eBay that might work for this, but I don't know the ID of the hose barb, and I really don't want to spend $26 to find out. I also had the idea of using a small piece of 1/2" ID plastic tubing that could fit over the end of the glass and sort of suspend it between the fittings. The plastic tubing, being flexible, would slip over the end of a 1/2" FPT elbow. The heater hose fittings on eBay don't come in 1/2" hose, or i'd have this all wrapped up and you'd be reading a build thread.
That's as far as I've gotten in my head with this. If you have something to offer please do. Is there anyone with the Blichmann pots that is willing to do some detailed up close photography for me? That would be amazing!
Obviously I'll start with square SS tube stock. 1" or maybe 1.25". I'll let the internals decide that for me. I want to use the sight glass tubing from mcmaster carr. The biggest problem I'm running into using this is I'm not sure how to attach it to a fitting, or which fitting to use. The "small" tubing is 1/2" OD, so I think I should be able to make that fit inside of some type of fitting, I'm just not sure which. I found some 90 Deg Heater Hose Fittings on eBay that might work for this, but I don't know the ID of the hose barb, and I really don't want to spend $26 to find out. I also had the idea of using a small piece of 1/2" ID plastic tubing that could fit over the end of the glass and sort of suspend it between the fittings. The plastic tubing, being flexible, would slip over the end of a 1/2" FPT elbow. The heater hose fittings on eBay don't come in 1/2" hose, or i'd have this all wrapped up and you'd be reading a build thread.
That's as far as I've gotten in my head with this. If you have something to offer please do. Is there anyone with the Blichmann pots that is willing to do some detailed up close photography for me? That would be amazing!