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  1. Hello ADI! Just dropping in to show off the latest still built here at Craftsman Copper in Olympia, WA. This one is thus: 225 gallon direct fire boiler with hand forged onion head, all stainless hardware and gauges, 135 gallon preheater with manway and sight gauge, and a 235 gallon capacity condenser with hood and 1" x 60' all copper worm. All ball valves are lead free. Constructed using primarily TIG welding process, and of course some lead free solder where it was needed. I'm pretty proud of this one and look forward to hearing how it performs for my client. If anyone is interested in a still, feel free to contact me through here, or via email: james@craftsmancopper.com - also, if any operational micro-distilleries want to set up their tasting room with copper lighting, that's my main line of work! Oh, and I can also custom make you still heads based on your designs and dimensions. Just contact me if you're interested! Thanks for checking this out. Cheers, Jimmi
  2. Update: my client has pulled through and this particular still will NOT be available for purchase. Thank you for looking at my frustrated post, however! LOL!
  3. I have been in the process of building a 225 gallon all copper, made in USA, Charentais still. The preheater is 135+ gallons (even though the drawing says 185, the design was modified), and the condenser barrel is 225 gallons as well. The onion type still head is all copper and hand formed. All seams are TIG welded, and the bottoms of all the vessels are welded then filled with lead free solder as an extra sealing agent. The drain is a 2" pipe with a lead free brass ball valve. All the lyne arm components will be copper and stainless tri-clamps with the preheater return featuring the same 2" lead free ball valve. The worm inside the condenser will be 1" all copper tubing. The still has been under construction for two months now, and was contracted to be finished by mid September. I'm not completely sure as to what will happen, but the intended client has run into some financing issues, leaving me holding the bag with all of my personal and business bills stacking up. I'm testing the waters to see if there might be any interest on here in purchasing this unit from me. I really don't want to pull the rug from under my client, but the reality is that I need to keep my house and keep the bill collectors off my ass. If there is anyone on here interested, please send me a private message and we can discuss the possibilities. Here are some pics of the project so far: Initial design layout: Onion head during fabrication: Onion head and cape during fabrication: Onion head and cape welded to the boiler: Preheater domed bottom welded in and domed top fitted: Flanged edge of the condenser barrel: Welded in bottom of the condenser:
  4. No planishing hammer. Everything is hand hammered to shape. English wheel to smooth out the hand forging. Rarely take pics of forming in process, since it's usually just me and my apprentice in the shop, and we've generally got our hands full!
  5. This still is finished and shipped. I'll try to remember to post some pics of it completed, or perhaps my client will when he has it set up in its home.
  6. Yeah. 16g copper. Gauges are not standard between different metals.
  7. We're in the home stretch here. The still head is done. The CIP ports are all in. The boiler base and cape are all joined. The 16" manway is installed. The lyne arm attachment flange is connected to the goose neck and the lyne arm has its flanges installed. Moving on to the condenser and then the final clean up this week. Should be done in no time at all! And remember, if you're in the market for a customized, hand made in the USA, all copper, TIG welded still, you can give me a call or send me an email or an IM on here! Thanks ADI! And now to the photos...
  8. Yes, all hand formed. Regulated with an English wheel when possible. And of course a TIG welder. The metal is measured in ounces and I use 48oz, which translates to about 19g or .049". It's a bit hard to manipulate, but it makes for a solid still.
  9. Been busily working on this beauty. Can't wait to show it off to all of you when it's done. Here are some more in progress pics! Enjoy!! Here's the cape all welded up Here's the bottom of the onion head and the stainless flange…. This is the space that will be filled when I flare the collar to meet the bottom of the still head: Lost more fitting work to attach the goose neck to the top of the still head...
  10. I know it has been a while since I posted up, but I've been really busy with building copper lighting. So, here is the newest build happening in my little shop. It's going to be a direct fired 215 gallon still, all copper construction. I will let the pics of the gooseneck construction do the talking! Enjoy, my friends! And as always, if you want to talk about a project, send me a note on here! Cheers and Merry Christmas! Now it's on to the onion head and the rest to follow!
  11. Sorry for being a little late to the party, but I thought I'd share some pics of our newest build here at Craftsman Copper. Mike Haney from Hillbilly Stills contracted me to build a 100 gallon still for him, so here it is…oh and Mike, it would be great if you could post up some pics of it when you're done. (He is adding stainless components on his end, and I never took a "finished" picture) But I digress, here are the pics:
  12. Good thought, but I build to customer specs, and this is how they wanted it. I'm not a designer, just a craftsman.
  13. Hey man! Not going to make, it's just too spendy for my wallet, and I'm pretty busy with work. You can call met at (360) 486-4962 or email me at james@craftsmancopper.com to discuss any work you might want from me.
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