I have seen the copper tube cut with a ban saw and it worked really well.

"Yagottawundah" <cogitate@pobox.com> wrote in message
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> a buddy of mine built something out of 3/4" copper pipe that seems to work[/color]
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> lot better than screens or stuff with holes drilled in it... he laid out
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> floor of the cooler. He used a band saw to cut 1/3 to 1/2 the way into[/color]
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> copper tube at 1/4" intervals. the slots are face down in the cooler.
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> This gives him a huge number of slots for the mash water to flow into.
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> He swears that he rarely has stuck mash problems.
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> "Dave Calhoun" <dave@colquhoun.org> wrote in message
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> > I picked up two kegs at a local bar this evening. One will be for
> > mashing and the other for boiling. I'd like to get some recommendations
> > on filtering screens for the mashing tun and for spigots for both.
> > Thanks for any advice.
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