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This is exactly my plan. I'm just waiting on a properly sized washer to arrive and then I can put everything together. It was supposed to arrive yesterday, but my friendly FedEx guy decided to leave a "unable to deliver" notice without even knocking.

I wish I would have thought of that earlier also, haha. My original plan was to use Kal's method, so I had all of the necessary parts purchased, but bought the wrong kind of punch and made too large of a hole. I almost called you guys to have a ground tab welded on, but I didn't feel like...

I saw this explanation in several places that were discussing soldering stainless: "Do not silver solder electrical connections to stainless steel, as they will deteriorate over time from the acid flux needed to make the connection." Additionally, the only soldering I've done was with an iron...

Thinking a bit more on this, I do plan on wrapping the kettle in insulation, so I guess I don't have to worry about running a ground wire up the side of the kettle, since the insulation will hide it. The ground clip isn't a bad idea either. I guess my last question would be: since I'll be...

I'll take a look when I get home, but I get the feeling that I'd have to use a really tiny screw if I were to drill/tap into the spud, this might be worth looking in to though. The worm clamp is another good idea, but I don't know there there's enough surface area around the outside of the spud...

After reading a bit about soldering to stainless, I've run into several places online where they say specifically not to use silver solder for electrical connections; so I guess that option is completely out of the question. Has anyone had any luck with drilling a small hole and attaching their...

I have a 42 qt stainless kettle with a 1" NPT stainless spud welded through the side for use with a 2000W heating element. I was originally planning on using Kai's weldless method with a gang box however, being the moron that I am, I purchased a conduit punch which gave me a hole in my kettle...

So I made the same mistake as Cioffi and now I've also got a 1-3/4 hole in my kettle. I live in an apartment, so I'm unable to weld a spud into place myself, nor do I know of any reputable welders in my area (Chicago) who could help me out. I'm looking of going the route of using a reducer...

How long did it take you to receive your order if you don't mind me asking? I ordered a kit, minus element, on 1/28 and it's still showing as "pending" on the site. I haven't even received a confirmation email from the company yet. Additionally, I tried emailing the owner on wednesday to...

Something similar to this controller, offered from High Gravity Brewing, would be exactly what I'm on the market for; though $250 seems a bit expensive for what it is. If anyone could point me to plans for a similar device, or provide me some guidance as to how to design/build a simple...

Morning all! I'm a homebrewer in a pretty tiny apartment where up until now, I've been doing 5 gallon extract or 3 gallon BIAB batches on a pretty weak gas stove. I'm looking to make the jump to full boil, 5 gallon, all grain batches but don't necessarily want to have to stand outside to watch...