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Old 07-22-2008, 07:18 PM   #1
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Pics of the Ca reactor 1st DIY with pix


I'm quite proud of this all in all I have less than $40 in it right now in acrylic and PVC. All was CNC Machined by ME

OK here are some pics. Nothing is glued yey. Tonnight or tomorrow. I want to make absolutly sure all is right before using the weld on

Here is the whole reactor. I still need to drill the top for the recirc in and the PH probe holder.


Here is a close up of the top plate and cap


Top down. I have not decided if I will just use a 4" and 5" o-ring to seal it or cut a peice of flat rubber???




At this point this is my only issue. When I drilled and tapped I forgot about the thumb screw diameters. I will have to turn those two screws down a bit but no biggie


Here is one of "my" ideas???....
I put a 1/8" (plus a lil) groove in the base and the top for the chamber to seat into. I figure this will make a much tighter and cleaner seal. also there was no worries about the saw cut edges of the tubes. Even thou I polished the ends.... This should make foe one hell of a watertight rigid reactor!!!!


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Old 07-23-2008, 08:08 AM   #2
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Old 07-23-2008, 08:16 AM   #3
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Old 07-23-2008, 03:47 PM   #4
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Got the media plates done and figured out the spray bar. Gonna start glueing tonnight....
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