Great job. Can't wait for your next video.

@rad1876

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Looks awesome 👌

@rad1876

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Yeah bending stainless tube is a nightmare. I found out that if you put a clamp on the tube directly in front of the benders shoe to keep the tube from getting pulled into the bender it can make a usuable bend. It will still probably wrinkle the tube but not kink it. I know next time i have to make up a heat exchanger im skipping stainless and just use copper. Its a lot more forgiving.

@rad1876

4 ай бұрын

I went with stainless in case the burner gets out of hand, or insufficient water flow. Based on previous experience it would melt copper, the stainless should be fine even if I run it dry. I have had more, but still limited experience bending copper tube. Still not much easier, but definitely softer. I tried freezing water in it to prevent kinking but also heard filling with sand is an option. The SS304 compression fittings I got should be perfect, if not better for tighter/sharper bends that I think will work in my favour.

Be sure to put a pressure relief valve in the event of steam production, i almost blew myself up building mine .

@rad1876

4 ай бұрын

I’m not planning on using this in a closed system, but if I were I definitely would!

Very cool design. Where did you get the wart chiller from?

@rad1876

4 ай бұрын

The Shop is called Grain to Glass.