In this article, YouTube author Banjo Show will show you how he made device for bottling drinks with a counter.
The author has a very interesting drink dispenser in the style of steampunk. This design solution is perfect for the exclusive design of a cafe or your home mini-bar.
For the manufacture of homemade tools are practically not needed, because all the structural elements are purchased in a plumbing store.
Materials
- Glass container with a lid
- Steel flange
- Brass plumbing elements (connectors, tee, plugs, bends, faucet)
- Water meter
- Rubber gaskets
- copper pipe
- piece of wire
- Solder, flux
- Loxeal 55-14, medium strength anaerobic adhesive for sealing hydraulic and pneumatic threaded joints.
Instruments, used by the author.
- Wrench
- pliers
- Gas-burner.
Manufacturing process.
The author begins homemade work with the manufacture of the base. It uses a heavy steel flange as the lowest part.
To connect the flange to the adapter, the master uses Loxeal 55-14 anaerobic adhesive. Having missed the thread on the flange, screw the adapter into it.
Then installs the squeegee, also using glue.
Now, with the help of another adapter, it reduces the diameter to half an inch.
Brass elongated brass is screwed into the adapter.
Then, using a pair of gaskets and a one-piece sealing gum, muffles the hole. This completes the assembly of the base, the liquid should not fall down.
Installs the adapter on the gum, and clamps with a key.
Now twists the tee.
Then slightly lengthens the lateral branch of the tee.
Such a brass tap is screwed onto the tap.
In the upper branch of the tee establishes a connecting hemisphere, then inserts a sealing gasket.
It's time to install the counter. He is also very beautiful. You need to be careful, and take into account the direction of fluid movement.
And now the author installs the last connector.
Here is a glass jar with a lid found by the master. I drilled a half inch hole in her bottom.
Inserts a connector into the hole, laying gaskets on both sides, then gains a nut.
Gently reaches it with a key.
Everything, you can install a fluid tank.
Now the wizard parses the counter, this is necessary for two reasons.
Firstly, it is necessary to slightly adjust the settings of the flow regulator, because the fluid flow rate will not be very high, and the maximum accuracy is needed.
Secondly, the author decided to use just such a spring from a copper tube as an additional decorative element, and since he will use soldering to fix it, the internal plastic elements of the meter can melt.
Having put a spring from a tube on a tank, pulls its lower edges by means of a wire. Then it lubricates the soldering sites with a gel flux.
It ignites a gas burner, and heats the soldering spots. Then he brings solder, and carefully solders the seams.
Then it bites through an already unnecessary screed, cleans the soldering spots, and collects the counter in the reverse order. When installing the mechanism in place, it is reset to zero.
The design of the dispenser is completely ready!
By installing the dispenser in its permanent habitat, it fills it with a drink and closes the lid.
The faucet opens and the counter starts counting liters.
Here is a stylish "nalivator" turned out by the master!
Thanks to the author for a beautiful and interesting homemade. Moreover, it is not just an element of decor, but also a very functional little thing!
Good luck to everyone, good mood and creative ideas!