This is a great still for the price. There could be a bit of design improvement with the thermometer being moved to the outlet hose and the thumper needs an extension to work. Just small things, no big deal really. I can get to about 122 and pull about 3/4 gallon from 6 gallons of all grain wash so far.
I used this vibrating motor to build a simple vibrating cleaner. It's an HD plastic pail suspended in the air by a couple of springs. Bungees would have worked too. I drilled holes in the bottom of the pail and bolted the motor to the pail. I just used some sand as the abrasive media for the first run and threw in some rusty nuts and bolts. Did a fair job, but only because of the media wasn't very good. Bought some better grade ceramic triangles media and it did a way better job in a very short amount of time (5 minutes), but seemed like it was breaking up the ceramic media too, so I think I need a motor controller to reduce the motor speed a little to be less intense. Bottom line is I'm happy that I have a polishing/cleaning solution that costs less than $50 and is very simple. The only negative is that it is VERY loud with the ceramic media, louder than a gas lawn mower! Also need a lid to keep the dust down.
Maik Beck 
