Aluminium extraction tube
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RegisPhilburn1
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Dont use either plastic or aluminum.
Glass and Stainless steel are your best options
Stainless options
http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Brew-...TF8&qid=1377377192&sr=1-8&keywords=beer+theif
http://www.buyrailings.com/p-831-1-od-tubing-005-wall-thickness-254-x-12446mm.aspx
http://www.glaciertanks.com/TriClamp_Products-Couplers_1_-2_TriClamp.html
Glass and Stainless steel are your best options
Stainless options
http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Brew-...TF8&qid=1377377192&sr=1-8&keywords=beer+theif
http://www.buyrailings.com/p-831-1-od-tubing-005-wall-thickness-254-x-12446mm.aspx
http://www.glaciertanks.com/TriClamp_Products-Couplers_1_-2_TriClamp.html
Kushed_
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Cole Parmer- http://www.coleparmer.com/Chemical-Resistance It rates aluminum as excellent for use with butane. Something else in with the butane might not be ok.
Is alu extraction tubes bad for me?
I have read that the plastic is not good but what about aluminum?
Peace
Butane is safe with aluminum, but some of the sulfur compounds sometimes found in butane are not.
My largest concern with aluminum around food products, is that they have discovered heavy aluminum deposits in the brains of Alzheimers patients, and don't know whether the deposits were caused by the disease, or causes it.
Until they do, I limit my aluminum exposure to mostly my underarm deodorant.
Consider making your own with parts from Glacier Tank:
http://www.glaciertanks.com/TriClamp_Products-Couplers_1_-2_TriClamp.html
We had our borosilicate tubes made by the local scientific glass shop in lots of (10) at a cost of $1/in plus $10 to close the injection end, flare the filter end, and fully anneal the whole thing.
You might check out the local scientific glass shops and see if they are interested in making a run botanical extract columns.
http://www.glaciertanks.com/TriClamp_Products-Couplers_1_-2_TriClamp.html
We had our borosilicate tubes made by the local scientific glass shop in lots of (10) at a cost of $1/in plus $10 to close the injection end, flare the filter end, and fully anneal the whole thing.
You might check out the local scientific glass shops and see if they are interested in making a run botanical extract columns.
i thought many butane cans were aluminum, aren't they?
FredrickNugless
New member
Hey grey wolf, do you have a website to order a clamp to hold your screen to those glacier tank tubes? I know about hose clamps, but I see people using very nice ones with that style of tube that look like they go right onto that circular end.
FredrickNugless
New member
If its on that website ill find it just wasn't sure if that was a special order or a standard thing with those tubes.. I now most people with the DIY projects end up finding connections that are in no way supposed to be compatible
FredrickNugless
New member
I found them on there, just new names and images to me...
BldSwtTrs
Member
Hey GF did you have the end welded for butane injection or did you come up with some other method?
I know you use close system extractors, but if you were to just use the sanitary spools for butane can extraction what would you recommend?
Also does anybody know about how many grams of material can fit in the sanitary spools per 12" or whatever?
The screen is molded into the gasket.http://www.glaciertanks.com/Products-TriClamp_Screen_Gaskets.html
I would just use a 1/4" FNPT to 1 1/2" Triclamp end cap.
http://www.glaciertanks.com/TriClamp_Products-NPT_TriClamp_Adapters.html
We get about 4.2 grams per cubic inch of prime bud reduced to 10 mesh. That is about 75 grams per foot.
The ones I've used are steel. Do you know what brands use aluminum?
BldSwtTrs
Member
Hey GF please excuse my ignorance, but does that piece need to be welded on? I have basically no metal work experience.
Am planning on ordering in the next few days so I can get started.
Would you recommend 1" or 1 1/2" tubing?
Also do you think there is a max length you shouldn't go past? I was thinking of using a 4' tube, but if you think I should keep it shorter I most certainly will.
Once again excuse the stupid questions, but I just want to make sure I proceed correctly.
No welding required.
1" for a single pass column.
4' will be a pain to load and unload. I suggest 24 to 36" max.
i think as i recall reading on the keen marketing site, they had two sizes of refills. i believe the smaller can size was aluminum and had a different ppm impurities level.
