DIY Moonshine Still, Can Be Used To Purify Saltwater Into Drinking Water.
How To Make A Still | Self Reliance by Alex @ diyready.com
Step 1: Drill a 1/8 inch hole in the lid of the aluminum pot
Throw the lid over a piece of scrap wood to make it easier and drill a hole a few inches back from the edge of the lid.
Step 2: Wrap the thermometer with Teflon tape
Originally, we were just going to wrap the thermometer with Teflon tape to create an airtight seal, but decided we wanted to secure this thing in place even more with some hot glue (rated for high temps). You could probably get away with just using hot glue at the end of the day and ditching the Teflon.
Step 3: Place the thermometer in the hole
Thread your cooking thermometer through the hole so it sits nice and flush on the top of the lid.
Step 4: Secure the thermometer with hot glue
For those concerned that hot glue is a bad choice for this project (since it will be in direct contact with hot steam) it’s important to note that high temperature hot glue sticks have a melting point well above the melting point of water (100 C).
Step 5: Drill a 3/8 inch hole in the pot lid
Drill a 3/8 inch hole with the 3/8 inch drill bit. The nasty burrs are hard to see but they need to be filed off.
Step 6: File as needed
If there are any burrs, this could cause some problems when inserting the compression fitting. Take a file and grind the burrs down until they are gone.
Step 7: Insert a compression fitting into the lid
The fit won’t be perfect, but that’s okay. We aren’t perfect either, but our mom still loves us.
Step 8: Seal the fitting with hot glue
This seal needs to be air tight to prevent steam from leaking through it.
Step 9: Attach the copper coil to the lid
Take the female-threaded nut that came with your compression fitting and place it over one end of the refrigerator coil.
Step 10: Drill a 3/8 inch hole in the bucket.
Use a 1/8 inch drill bit to begin a pilot hole in the 5 gallon bucket. Put it about two inches above the base.
How to insert second compression fitting into the bucket.
…….
Continue the source article for the complete instructions and details of this project!
Image source: diyready.com
Thank you for visiting. Please share and Like our page.
Hmm
Stupid article. And if you really need water to drink, you would never have a bag of ice.
Anyone who sees thins and thinks they can use it for alcohol is probably going to go blind. There is a lot more information you need to know.
Do not try to make alcohol with this!!!! There is a lot of information not provided here, you will go blind from methanol poisoning. For the same effort and a little more investment, you can build a reflux column. Much safer and way more efficient for all purposes.
right to make drinking water…. you dont need ice we use to make shine like this we just we would have to mix the water ever once and a while. i used to breath fire with my moon shine
…. till i burn off my eye lashes….
What David A Cates Jr.
Heather KayLee!!!
Stainless steel!!!! Do not use
Don’t use aluminum or hot glue
You won’t go blind from methanol poisoning that was from the other things that people who made bathtub gin during prohibition would add to the alcohol and if you plan on making a reflux column you will have a lot more money invested in it
Alec Glasofer
Wat lmao
Dustin McCune
Also great for moon shining.
If you’re looking for a fairly small and affordable still, I suggest ordering a counter top water distiller.
Tim Moore
Shawn Merritt
Daniel Alexander Cañas Kinsey