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Was cutting the hole easy, or did I mess up the placement?
I tried cutting it as close to the curve at the bottom without going into it, but looking at other pics I see some almost at the weld so oh well … The ferrule fits extremely tight so hopefully the soldering goes well. I Will update when done.I used a bi metal hole saw, and a dewalt hand drill. I built a small dam around the hole area with play dough, and filled it with water.I used a ratchet strap and strapped the keg down to a short but heavy metal stand to hold it in place securely, this worked very well.As I slowly cut through the metal the water began draining down into the keg so i would stop to add more.It took maybe two minutes to cut through slowly. never got more than a little warm and cut very cleanly. I knocked the burrs off the inside edges with a semi round file, smooth to the touch.I guess if I add another hole for more power I can put that one lower
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It’s not a problem persay, just that your minimum water level to safely cover the element will be a bit more. It’s only an issue if you have a small volume of wash/beer/wine/low wines etc…There are two types of people in this world.1. Those that can extrapolate from incomplete information.
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yeah I usually make around 40-80 gallons of wash at a time so I figured I would be OK, I should have plenty of low wines to fill the keg with
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Yeah, sounds like you should be just fine thenThere are two types of people in this world.1. Those that can extrapolate from incomplete information.
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That will do you fine Squiggle, probably around 10L to cover the element (Assuming that’s a 50L keg) at that point, so unless you’re in the habit of only filling the boiler half way, you’ll have no issues. Nice clean cut, let us know how the the rest goes.Make Booze, not War!
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Yeah you’re fine Lower or not, you’ll never notice the difference. You would have to be using a small boiler charge to be concerned. If you MUST run a very small boiler charge, switch to fire.By the way, I have a Keggle (keg/kettle) with a Tri-Clamp ferrule that I use over propane or electric. I used a PTFE gasket and the flame/heat didn’t harm it at all.That’s a nice looking keg too. I appreciate it when they’re not all beat up and dented.4″ VM Build
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thanks I figured as much, I will update soon
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good to know, I have ptfe gaskets for that if I will run propane. Got the keg in part of a bulk purchase of two complete stills and it’s getting electrified.
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I think your hole placement looks pretty good Swiggle . Much lower and you would have to sculpture the ferrule to accomodate the curved bit of the keg .The plastercine Dam and water works well at keeping everything cool while drilling My recommended goto .wiki/index.ph … ion_Theory
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