Re: [Biofuel] pressure stoves ???

2006-04-15 Thread Daniel Louch
Hi I use a mix of 50% biodiesel and 50% kerosene in an Optimus pressure burner which works well. Am thinking of changing the proportions to less kerosene, but neat BD just made a mess and didn't burn the way it was supposed to (i.e. just a big yellow flame instead of the blue 'roaring' flame)

[Biofuel] Fw: New to this in New Zealand

2006-04-15 Thread Daniel Louch
Hi everyone I'm very new to this home made biodiesel lark and have only got to the stage where I've run two 1 litre test batches with new canola. The results have been really good and I have used the biodiesel in a primus stove (mixed with kerosene - it didn't burn properly on it's own). I'm

[Biofuel] New to this in New Zealand

2006-04-01 Thread Daniel Louch
Hi everyone I'm very new to this home made biodiesel larkand have only got to the stage where I've run two 1 litre test batches with new canola. The results have been really good and I have used thebiodiesel in a primus stove (mixed with kerosene - it didn't burn properly on it's own). I'm