Yup, only make it an HDPE-2 pail. see http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make2.html#plastics for what that means. Bubble washing might be more difficult than stir washing, so if you have a drill and a paint stirrer have at it and let it settle out and do it again a couple more times until the wash water is clear.
L. --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Don Faulkner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If one uses a 5 gallon metal pail, to do the initial mixing of the methoxide and WVO, > once the product has separated into the glycerines and methylesters, and the > glycerine is drained off, can one then transfer to a plastic pail, for bubble washing? It > would seem to me that the bulk of the corrosive lye has been removed with the > glycerines and should be safe, but being prudent, I thought I'd ask. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/