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[thool]

I've put together a video for those interested in seeing how to build a mas tun from a picnic cooler. Comments are always welcome, cheers!

[SchwanzBrewer]

Your videos are always great! Cheers,Rich

[Augie1991]

Very detailed, awesome video! I watched during kids cartoon Saturday Thanks!!!!

[beach]

Nice video Joe, if I needed to build a manifold you've got it covered.Beach

[thool]

Also added a detailed article to my blog...Instructional: How to Make a Mash Tun

[Big Nake]

That's excellent Joe. You know, I have been using the same stainless braid in my MT for 7 or 8 years now and I keep wondering what I'l do if I need to replace it. Now I have an idea! Thanks for sharing it and cheers to you.

[ChefLamont]

Really nice video!Plus points for having a homebrew in one of the scenes.I only had two thoughts during the video: 1. I didnt sweat any of the joints when I made mine. I wanted it fully disassemblable (to make up a word) for cleaning. 2. If you can beg, borrow, or steal access to a band saw, that is the only way to make the slits in the copper pipe. It is way easier than a dremmel or other saw, and with the right blade, you get really nice thin slits.my 2 cents. Again, super video.

[3rd party JKor]

Really nice video!Plus points for having a homebrew in one of the scenes.I only had two thoughts during the video:1. I didnt sweat any of the joints when I made mine. I wanted it fully disassemblable (to make up a word) for cleaning.2. If you can beg, borrow, or steal access to a band saw, that is the only way to make the slits in the copper pipe. It is way easier than a dremmel or other saw, and with the right blade, you get really nice thin slits.my 2 cents. Again, super video.

I did mine with a jigsaw. It was really fast. I clamped the pipe (before building the manifold) to the face of my workbench such that the jigsaw base plate could sit on the top of my workbench while cutting the pipe. It was a nice stable setup and went very quick.

[ChefLamont]

I did mine with a jigsaw. It was really fast. I clamped the pipe (before building the manifold) to the face of my workbench such that the jigsaw base plate could sit on the top of my workbench while cutting the pipe. It was a nice stable setup and went very quick.

There ya go. Thats a good idea too.I just know I did one tube with a dremmel and then thought about using the band saw and it was like night and day.

[3rd party JKor]

There ya go. Thats a good idea too.I just know I did one tube with a dremmel and then thought about using the band saw and it was like night and day.

Yeah, no offense, Joe. I'd pick up the hacksaw before a dremel for that job!

[bigdaddyale]

you can also glue the joints together with silicone

[thool]

Yeah, no offense, Joe. I'd pick up the hacksaw before a dremel for that job!

For my previous manifold, I had used a sawz-all with a 18 tpi bimetal blade, and it was like cutting butter with a hot knife. It required a lot of clamping and unclamping to get it positioned right for all the cuts.I wanted to have slits on the bottom and top faces, and it would have been a little difficult to position the tool (other pipes would have gotten in the way). The only way would have been to cut the pipe first, and then assemble after.Thanks for all the feedback. I'm sure others will take all this into consideration and use whatever method(s) work best for them. It's all about weighing options, isn't it?

[3rd party JKor]

For my previous manifold, I had used a sawz-all with a 18 tpi bimetal blade, and it was like cutting butter with a hot knife. It required a lot of clamping and unclamping to get it positioned right for all the cuts.I wanted to have slits on the bottom and top faces, and it would have been a little difficult to position the tool (other pipes would have gotten in the way). The only way would have been to cut the pipe first, and then assemble after.Thanks for all the feedback. I'm sure others will take all this into consideration and use whatever method(s) work best for them. It's all about weighing options, isn't it?

I did all of my slits before soldering the manifold, that definitely made things easier.