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brandolomite
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Thanks man, I think I'll try that. I recall seeing some aluminum or thin steel sheets at Home Depot so maybe I'll pick a couple up and give it a whirl.
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Thanks man, I think I'll try that. I recall seeing some aluminum or thin steel sheets at Home Depot so maybe I'll pick a couple up and give it a whirl.
Snafu
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Diamond plating would look good. Even in black, but as a harley owner, chrome baby!
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very, very, nice build.
I emailed this thread to some friends who are not members but they can't see the pics. Maybe guests can't view images when placed as attachments? I know if they are uploaded to your image gallery in your profile and then placed in your posts everyone can see them. Probably too much work to go back and do that now. Anyway, once again nice build.
I emailed this thread to some friends who are not members but they can't see the pics. Maybe guests can't view images when placed as attachments? I know if they are uploaded to your image gallery in your profile and then placed in your posts everyone can see them. Probably too much work to go back and do that now. Anyway, once again nice build.
tdogg
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This thing is unreal. It makes my pump-toolbox project seem a little mundane.
Lucky_Chicken
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That is crazy nice!!!
PS: you could probably sell your wood stand! That is sweet!
PS: you could probably sell your wood stand! That is sweet!
Lumpyyyyy
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This looks pretty awesome. What size stock did you use for the frame?
tdogg
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the master key just puts it over the top!
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brandolomite
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I used 2" mild steel tubing.
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brandolomite
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Please tell me you are going to show this bad boy off at big brew this year! And, where? I really would love to see this is action! Absolutely amazing! I even love the color
Possibly. Maybe at FH Steinbart?
DevilsCreekBrewing
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Might be way too late, but for a drip shield you could take a small SS pot, and cut it in half.
By far one of my favorite builds of all time! Thanks you so much for making this build thread. I enjoyed looking at all the pics so much and gave me so many ideas.
And you prob spend more time and effort into your mock-up than most people do in the hold rig. haha.
Brew on and have a good one. Thanks again, killer build.
And you prob spend more time and effort into your mock-up than most people do in the hold rig. haha.
Brew on and have a good one. Thanks again, killer build.
Snafu
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+1
adamreef
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Wow! Amazing build! Have you fired it up yet, and how do those valves work for controlling the burners? Also, where did you find them? I have been looking for something similar at a reasonable price and they seem hard to find.
Thanks!
Adam
Thanks!
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FirstStateBrewer
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Brilliant idea!
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brandolomite
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Thanks man. I got the valves here. They work pretty good but you don't need to open them fully to get a good flame going. I find that the flame maxes out a couple of turns in.
adamreef
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Thanks. It is amazing how hard it is to find panel mount valves and how much more expensive they are than standard types.
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brandolomite
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No problem. I think I'm going to pick up some 1/4" SS needle valves from them for my pilot lines. The brass 1/4 turn valves I got from HD are a little hard to work with. There is only like a 1 degree range where I get get the pilot to light and stay lit.
rtrevino
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Your build is how I'm also doing mine. I've been looking for 1/2" needle valves that are not outrageously expensive. Which model are you using?
rtrevino
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Cancel that, just went back to the website you referenced and found them.
motobrewer
I'm no atheist scientist, but...
I.....am confused.
what are the panel-mount needle valves for? i mean, they look bad-ass, but you have the auto valves being controlled from the pid
what are the panel-mount needle valves for? i mean, they look bad-ass, but you have the auto valves being controlled from the pid
RazzBarlow
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Wow. Just wow! This is one of the most amazing builds I've seen.
rtrevino
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The needle valves give you fine controls on the flame output
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brandolomite
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They do indeed. I have noticed one bad thing using them though. When I have the needle valve turned down very low while mashing and the PID turns on the solenoid valve, the gas flow is isn't great enough and combustion will actually back up into the burner venturi tube and I'll have no flame coming out the top of the burner. I'll try to take a pic of what I'm talking about. I can easily avoid it by opening up the needle valve more but then I tend to overshoot the mash temp and the valve cycles on and off more. I would prefer to keep the cycling to a minimum. I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
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brandolomite
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This is what I'm experiencing. My guess is that my gas velocity is just too low when the burner is cranked way down. Anyone know of a fix other than opening up the valve a little more?
MaxOut
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brandolomite said:
The problem is you need to adjust the air as well. There is too much air in the burner and combustion is ideal there. If you turn the air down with the gas you should help eliminate your problem. An easy fix would be turn the burner up to light then throttle it down. I set my burner at the desired level and let the automation turn it off and on. Turn your burner to the desired max level and adjust the air down until the flame is mostly blue with orange tips. In your picture your air looks to be wide open and you may have some room to adjust it to help your low flame issue. Good luck!
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