They are definitely a great bunch of guys that will help you out in anyway. I'm glad they are all part of the same club I am in and if you shop there enough the 10% will pay for its self shortly.
They are PID controllers and after getting them tuned in they work good. They just display both the set point and the current temp at the same time. Plus if I ever go electric I wont need to change the controllers.
Crap I don't have a name! I've been calling it the Brutus 10-DL but that is not catchy enough but works for now. There are a few minor things to finish but I've brewed on it twice so far and it has worked well.
A few small teaser shots and you can see the rest of them on my flickr page...
I did mine with 1.5 x 1.5 x 1/16th and I used the supports that the brutus calls for. We had 2 guys on it that total at 500 pounds and it didn't flex at all. I would say you really wouldn't need extra supports. You will have to be more careful about the tubing wanting to twist with the heat...
I bought a the Dig drip system and used two 1gph drip heads for each plant I have. I run them about 30 min when I leave for work and once when I get home with a cheap water time and my plants are going crazy. Even for a first year my Centennial are going to produce a lot of cones.
I have completed my brutus clone. I'll be getting some pics up shortly after a few tweaks and my excitement has died down :). I have a question for any of you that use the ASCO valves. I noticed that the green part of the valve seems to be hot to the touch while the valve is operating and open...