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  eBay Listing: Copper Reflux Still

  Posted by TheLightRoom on July 11, 2011 at 8:11 am

  Hey all,

  Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the copper reflux still listed on eBay by "copper_still_man" who has been selling these online for a while, apparently "last one" for about the last 8 days – with relisted items, perhaps his last batch of them. Listing

  If anyone has had any experience, are they worth $200?

  Cheers, Nathan.Last edited by MacStill on Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
  Reason: link to shit removed

  TheLightRoom replied 13 years, 5 months ago 10 Members · 19 Replies
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  Kimbo

  Member

  July 11, 2011 at 8:19 am

  Hi TLR,
  they’re crap, dont go near them.
  there is plenty of good advice on here to steer you in the right direction 😀

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  R-sole

  Member

  July 11, 2011 at 8:41 am

  Check the commercial section on here for custom stills. 😎

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  Heffers

  Member

  July 11, 2011 at 9:06 am

  TLR,

  By many accounts the (cheap) ebay still in question is not well made and has historically been made with lead containing products.

  Don’t be put off by the seemingly high price of a well made still.

  Your still is a piece of kit that will last you forever and will pay for itself many times over so speak to plenty of people (especially on here) and find out which style of still will suit your needs then you can go from there.

  IMHO, a condenser controlled (CC) still would be a great place to start if you want to make some nice neutral (vodka) for flavouring. The man to talk to on AHD would be SPUD1700. After seeing his in action I am modifying my reflux column to a CC still. They are simple to use, easy to set up and clean, and when made in the correct proportions will pull 95% without breaking a sweat.

  Cheers, Heffers

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  MacStill

  Member

  July 11, 2011 at 9:32 am

  BZZZZZZZZZZT! Keep looking mate, it’s a piece of shit 😉

  Edit: check this out lead-solder-flux-ebay-still-woes-t218.html

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  reknaw

  Member

  July 11, 2011 at 10:13 am

  I think the best piece of advice I could give you is look at different designs and don’t rush into buying a still, have a good look around the www and talk to a few people who run different designs.

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  TheLightRoom

  Member

  July 11, 2011 at 11:20 am

  Thanks to you all on your replies. 😀 The look of it left a bit to be desired, and the question of lead components is one I can’t ignore.

  Appreciate the sage advise from you all. Still researching on the best type of still for what I want to do, so thanks for all the feedback on that particular one!

  (more questions to come 😉 )

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  TheLightRoom

  Member

  July 12, 2011 at 4:54 am

  Thanks again all… appreciated.

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  bundy

  Member

  July 12, 2011 at 8:38 am

  most have answered your question don’t go near them,don’t get caught like me and a few others on this forum.look at mcstills post.
  Bundy

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  bassb

  Member

  July 13, 2011 at 2:44 am

  Stay well clear from it mate im a victim of that lead time bomb as well. 😆 😆 😆

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  rumby

  Member

  July 13, 2011 at 7:33 am

  The light room.

  I brought one of these, through no research. Epic fail. $200 buck down the sink.

  My second still was a controlled relux still, brillant.

  I am a newbie, and speaking to spud would be a really good start. His design is really good for someone starting off, easily to run, pulls 95 %, perfect, and spuds loves it.

  All the gents on this forum have heaps of diferent designs and full off exellent ideas.

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  busman

  Member

  July 13, 2011 at 12:04 pm

  lol, I almost fell for the same thing – "oh my god, last one! I’d better get in quick!" 😆 😆

  you’ll be able to build something much better yourself for not much more $$

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  TheLightRoom

  Member

  July 14, 2011 at 3:10 am

  Thanks for all the feedback everyone. Keeping a barge pole’s distance from that one, as tempting as it seemed before I asked the question here 🙂

  I’m still researching, and it seems that as I enjoy vodka & gin, a full reflux still is likely best to get the cleanest ethanol base…. McStill advises me I’m going to have fun with the botanical stage of gin.. (any pointers or references there would be great, I’m about two-thirds the way through "Making Gin & Vodka", Professional Guide for Amateur Distillers by John Stone, so will see if that offers any insight into the extraction of flavours from the botanicals.

  Cheers to all once again, I’ll no doubt have more questions very soon.

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  R-sole

  Member

  July 15, 2011 at 7:25 am

  There’s some Gin afficionado’s on Artisan Distiller, have a browse of the recipe sections on there and pick the brains of Kiwi and the likes. 😉

  Yes, Vm is definately my favourite of the reflux systems, it looks after itself pretty much and operation is simple.

  Very robust system too.

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  TheLightRoom

  Member

  July 16, 2011 at 3:42 am

  Thanks 5Star – appreciate it. Actually just tried to register over there and got fed to some spam site… weird.

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  R-sole

  Member

  July 16, 2011 at 3:52 am

  Yep, registration issues atm, should be sorted soon. 😳

  Apologies.

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  MacStill

  Member

  July 16, 2011 at 4:04 am

  You recruiting for Pint? 😆 😆

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  R-sole

  Member

  July 16, 2011 at 4:16 am

  I look after both sites. you know that 😎

  I’d look after the other one too if they assholed 80% of their moderators and started acting like humans

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  MacStill

  Member

  July 16, 2011 at 4:20 am

  I know mate 😉

  The last thing I read elsewhere was a similar messege, then I couldnt log back in for some reason 😆

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  TheLightRoom

  Member

  July 16, 2011 at 4:31 am

  No worries, thought I was plugging in something weird. Thanks mate.

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