Water cooling your Carlisle CC

[Greymatter Glass]

So I had some interest in how I make my ~$20 water cooler for a CC. My current cooler is pretty banged up after a few moves so I decided to re-build it. rather than just taking pictures I figured I'd hold out till AGI for it. I know a few people attending already contacted me about this, so if anyone else attending wants to watch we'll get together the first day and plan a good time for the demo.

I will be bringing a hand out sheet with materials/tools list. If anyone is interested in buying the materials at AGI and rigging up their own torch let me know so I can bring extra materials. All the items are also available at Trader Horn just up the road a ways from Toms

I'll get someone to take pictures as well for everyone else.

-Doug

[somewhere]

I hope it's better then the soft copper coiled around the barrel. I was told it was the quartz workers that first started water cooling the then fin less carlisle's. (originally the CC's didn't have a aluminum heatsink) I guess hydrogen was pushing them to the melting point.

Ok now I'm thinking.......
You can't buy the copper,water hose and pump for 20 bucks so maybe this could be interesting.

[mer]

what's wrong with the copper coil method? i've seen lots of torches that use them and i've never heard any complaints before. it's not that i use one, i just wonder why you don't seem to respect that approach.

[somewhere]

No No I think the copper cooler is great and if you look on my GA page you will see I have a few that are ancient.

I guess I was just responding to the greatest and latest from Doug. I think I was disappointed it's one of those you just have to wait to hear about it.

I love AGI and everything about it. I think it's the best place you could possibly debut new tools or ideas I just hate having to wait to hear all the goods. HaHa Really I'm not a hater

[jr23]

Cheapest water cooler on the market. Take CC and Thow it in the lake. Just kidding I love all torches and would Prob like a CC they are just so pricey new that is.

[Cosmo]

I'd like to see it too. My CC doesn't run that hot, but the cooler I can keep it the better.

Unfortunately, I'm not going to make it to AGI this year...

[somewhere]

Here's copper coil

http://www.glassartists.org/Img4793__Img4793_coppercooler_003.jpg.asp

[somberbear]

every thing is at trader horn!

peace
rob

[Greymatter Glass]

Yeah Somewhere, that's pretty much it.


As for price, I should really call it a free-$30 cooler.... I built mine for free from parts from a cool plumber who gave me the materials, and an old pump I had from a long time ago - not exactly free, but close to it.

This time I will buy a roll of copper and figure out the cost per foot. It's under $0.50/foot I know.

There's no secret to it really, but some people don't know hwo to get the heat sink off, or just wouldn't know where to start. Many of us take our technical/mechanical knowledge for granted more often than we're aware of.

-Doug

[jojo101]

hey thanks for doing this doug- i am going to bring my torch and i am definitely interested in seeing how to do this!