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Clawhammer Supply - As Seen In Popular Mechanics
Moonshine News
Clawhammer Supply has officially made it to the big time. We're featured in the April, 2014 issue of Popular Mechanics. Fittingly, we made it into the "bikes and beer" section. We love both bikes and beer and we're proud to help them take that little section to the next level by featuring some distillation equipment. To pick up a copy of the issue, visit the magazine isle of your local grocery store or head on over to the Popular Mechanics website.
Here's what they had to say:
Neighbor acting smug about making his own beer? His hobby might require basic chemistry smarts - yours takes chemical and mechanical prowess. You can order everything you need to build your own mountain-dew-maker at clawhammersupply.com - the site even has a primer on the legality of moonshine, which really is worth reading. All you need is a plumbing torch, soldering tools, and a free afternoon.
I would like to turn the 10gal still into a working still.
would using silver solder be better. or would the high temps hurt the copper.
STILLDADDY is absolutely correct. I found out the hard way. After cleaning from one run to the next I thought I would dry out my 5 gallon. Ended up with a silver puddle on the floor. Oops. In the process of mending.
The only way the solder will melt is if you put the still on the burner without any liquid in it. If you have liquid in your still (which I would hope is the case) the temperature not even close to the melting point of solder.
I have been reading throughout yor site. I have seen this same comment with no answer noted. With having used solder to construct the boiler tank, will using a propane outdoor stove cause the solder on the bottom of the tank to remelt??