My stir plate (variations on a theme)

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BenB

My stir plate (variations on a theme)

Post by BenB » Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:15 pm

Just to share my stir plate. Works well. Could perhaps do with a few more RPM so I'd probably use a fan with more than 1200rpm if I was doing it again but it works well.

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The box is a decoupage box from Ebay with a PC fan controller also from Ebay which I frenched into the front of the box and using a bit of filler before spraying the whole thing black. The top of the box is a non-slip dashboard mat which I cut down to an approximate circle.

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The holes in the top of the box where so the blue LED light from the fan could shine up through the wort and look funky but I then realised it might also knacker up the starter wort and cause it to go funky (although I think UV skunking is more hop related) so I blocked the holes with some ali tape!

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Rather than glueing the magnets onto the fan itself (and effecting the fan magnets) I mounted some balsa onto the fan top and cut that to an approximate circle and with the fan on drew circles with a fan on the balsa and glued the magnets in place.

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