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Chapter 8Six-Inch Column
Still Plans |
MOTHER's Still Plans
Six-Inch Column Still Plans
Three-Inch Column Still Plans
Bill of Materials
(2) 30-50 gallon nongalvanized electric water heater tanks 14' 3/32" x 3" copper conduit 5' 1/8" x 2" x 2" angle iron 7' 1/8" x 1/2 " x 1 " x 1/2" channel iron (1) 3/16" x 13-1/2" x 13-1/2" steel plate 4' 3/16" x 1 " flat steel 10' 3/16" x 3" flat steel 40' 3/8" concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) (1) 1/8" x 8" x 22" flat plate (1) 3" x 3" Schedule 40 pipe (1) 4" x 6" Schedule 40 pipe 2" 1/8" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" angle iron (2) 4" hose clamps (2,500) glass marbles 100' 1/8" copper tubing (1/4" O.D.) 10" 3/8" (O.D.) copper pipe (2) 3/8" copper pipe caps (3) 3" couplers (1) 1-1/2" x 3" x 3" tee (1) 3" x 3" x 3" tee (1) 1-1/2" x 3" x 3" 45-deg "Y" (1) 3" 90-deg elbow 10' 1/2 " rigid copper pipe (4) 1/2" copper 90-deg elbows (1) 1/2" copper 45-deg elbow (1) 1/16" x 1-1/2" x 4" copper pipe (1) 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" reducer (1) 1/2" to 1-1/2" reducer (1) 1/16" x 1" x 1-1/4" copper pipe (1) 1/2" x 1" coupler (1) 1/2" to 1-1/4" reducer elbow (1) 1/2" sweat to 1/2" pipe fitting (2) 1/2" to 3/4" bushing (1) 1/2" x 3" thermometer well (2) 0-212 deg F straight thermometers (1) 0-250 deg F threaded thermometer (1) 3/4" x 2" nipple (1) 3/4" gate shutoff valve (1) 3/8" drain cock (1) 1/16" x 3/4" x 3" copper pipe (1) 1/16" x 6" x 10" copper plate (2) 1/4" x 4" eyebolts (4) 1/4" flat washers (2) 3/8" x 2" compression springs (2) 1/4" wing nuts (6) 3/8" hex nuts (3) 3/8" x 1" machine bolts (1) 3/8" x 2" machine bolt (2) 1/4" x 1-1/2" machine bolts wi nuts (1) 1/2" x 1" compression spring (1) 3/8" flat washer (1) 1/8" x 1" x 6" pipe section (2) 1/8" tubing threaded unions (if desired) (6) 1/8" sweat to 1/4" pipe fittings (6) 1/4" pipe to 1/4" hose barbs (2) 1/4" brass tees (2) 1/4" male to female brass elbows (3) 1/4" needle valves (1) 1/2" brass tee (4) 1/4" to 1/2" bushings (2) 1/4" close nipples (1) 1/2" sweat to 1/2" pipe fitting (2) garden hose to 1/2" pipe adapters (1) garden hose "Y" adapter 12" baling wire 3' 1/4" air hose (cut to necessary length) (1) 4" stovepipe 90-deg elbow (1) length 4" stovepipe (as needed) 1 piece fiberglass insulation batting (if desired) Total Cost Note: The figures above represent new material prices. By scrounging and buying from salvage or scrap dealers (especially with regard to the copper items), the total cash outlay for your wood-burning still project can easily be halved.
Mother Earth Alcohol Fuel
Chapter 1
Introduction to a Farmer's Fuel ... Alcohol
Introductory Overview of the Alcohol Production Flow Chart
A Short But Complex Story About Enzymes and Their FunctionsChapter 2
Farm Crops for Alcohol Fuel
Raw Materials
More on Raw Materials
Feedstock Handling and StorageChapter 3
Basic Steps in the Production of Ethyl Alcohol
More On Conversion and Fermentation
Fermentation Addendum
Alcohol Yield
Chapter 4
Control of Infection by Planned Sanitation in the Production of Fuel or Gasohol AlcoholChapter 5
MOTHER's Mash Recipes for Alcohol Production
Important! Read Before Making Mash
Preparing a Mash From Saccharide-rich Materials
A Handy Hydrometer JacketChapter 6
Distiller's Feeds
By-product Utilization
Animal Feed By-product
More Information On By-product UtilizationChapter 7
How the Distillation Process Works
Packed Column
Perforated Plate
Bubble Cap Plate
Solar Stills
The Reasoning Behind MOTHER's Still Design
Still Operation
Making Your First "Run"
"Economizing" Your Alcohol ProductionChapter 8
Six-Inch Column Still Plans
Three-Inch Column Still Plans
Bill of MaterialsChapter 9
Two Low-cost Backyard StillsHow To Adapt Your Automobile Engine For Ethyl Alcohol Use
Ron Novak's Do-It-Yourself Water Injection System
Mother’s
Alcohol Fuel Seminar
© The Mother Earth News, 1980