buy pots direct from the german ebay.fr seller, email for a price inc delivery to the UK and you will generally find it lower than the ebay.fr local delivery price as no ebay fees
(pay via paypal invoice pots generally take 3-4 days to arrive)
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Use Qmax hole punches to knock out clean precise holes for element/tap/prove access holes.
20mm is ideal for a snug hole for 1/2" bsp fittings
when breaking the skin of a pot for a pilot hole, a big hammer and sharp point work wonders, making opening up the hole a breeze with standard hss dril bits
most SS bits and bobs as well as brass equivalents can be bought from bes.co.uk
look under stainless steel pipe fittings in the green menu
SS washers M20 - ebay
Imho Electric hlt and kettle heating is much easier to control as long as you can provide a suitable feed,
fwiw i run off the end of 2 x 16a extension leads with a 100/80/100 brewery..
Pump wise, I like the lil brown solar pumps mine has needed a few head pulls and a nudge of the impellar blade and is still going strong 5 years on..
http://www.solarproject.co.uk/page2.html
I use a ã10 ebay tattoo gun psu for a simple plug in dial up/down psu for the pump.
the homebrewbuilder.co.uk is run buy a brewer and is the 1st stop for top end bits of brewers SS,
Ive also had very good dealings with the copper kettle online brewshop and afaik both powel brewing and Angel brewing have got good solid reps for customer service too.
go electric tho