Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-11 Thread Keith Addison
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information How exactly does it work? Does it just have grinding/pressing wheels that squeeze the hell out of the seed/whatever? --- Neoteric Biofuels Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Komet line has one that'll give

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-11 Thread Ken Provost
Keith writes: Why not use a meat grinder? Not the home model, next size up or so, something that a local butchery would use to make mince meat. If there are still such things as local butcheries. that is. You might be able to adapt it without too much hassle. I think the problem is that a meat

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-11 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Ken Keith writes: Why not use a meat grinder? Not the home model, next size up or so, something that a local butchery would use to make mince meat. If there are still such things as local butcheries. that is. You might be able to adapt it without too much hassle. I think the problem is

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-11 Thread Harmon Seaver
I've got a wheatgrass juicer that would probably work better than a meat grinder. Mines a stainless steel manually cranked, about $80 or so. And it's got a much longer tapered screw than meat grinders -- but I'd always thought you needed much more pressure than that? But it's designed so the

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-10 Thread henning
Did you think of a manual ram press? Carl Bielenberg in Vermont developed one (see address below). They are easy to build. And very cheap. Look into: http://www.jatropha.org/rampresses/biel-ram.htm Reinhard Henning Ken Provost [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Reinhard writes: You are

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-10 Thread Harmon Seaver
Are there plan sets available for these presses? I can't find anything on the website other than the small drawing. On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 11:21:00AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you think of a manual ram press? Carl Bielenberg in Vermont developed one (see address below). They

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-10 Thread Kim Garth Travis
Great idea! Kim Harmon Seaver wrote: Anyway, what I was last thinking was building a combo log splitter/pellet press. Engine driven, of course, not just a handpump jack. I need the log splitter anyway, so maybe just build it so you put different ends on the ram, etc. One of those

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-09 Thread David
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Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-09 Thread Keith Addison
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Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-09 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc.
The Komet line has one that'll give you the exercise you seek. Hand operated. Does about 10 lbs. Of seed per hour. Cost is about $1700 US delivered to you. (quality never comes cheap). You can press oil out of darn near anything with it - some of them are pretty high value oils

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2002-06-09 Thread Martin Klingensmith
How exactly does it work? Does it just have grinding/pressing wheels that squeeze the hell out of the seed/whatever? --- Neoteric Biofuels Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Komet line has one that'll give you the exercise you seek. Hand operated. Does about 10 lbs. Of seed per hour. Cost

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-09 Thread Ken Provost
Ed Beggs writes: The Komet line has one that'll give you the exercise you seek. Hand operated. Does about 10 lbs. Of seed per hour. Cost is about $1700 US delivered to you. (quality never comes cheap). You can press oil out of darn near anything with it - some of them are pretty high value

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-09 Thread Keith Addison
design | stamford, ct | 203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/Portfolio_Jesse_Parris/ - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

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2002-06-09 Thread kirk
PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 11:08 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information Ed Beggs writes: The Komet line has one that'll give you the exercise you seek. Hand operated. Does about 10 lbs. Of seed per hour. Cost is about $1700 US delivered to you

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-09 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc.
Been thinking the same thing. Somebody build it. Make it strong, cheap and effective. We'll maybe be interested in then marketing it. Regards, Edward Beggs, BES, MSc http://www.biofuels.ca on 6/9/02 10:24 AM, Harmon Seaver at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 10:08:00AM

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-09 Thread studio53
09, 2002 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information How exactly does it work? Does it just have grinding/pressing wheels that squeeze the hell out of the seed/whatever? --- Neoteric Biofuels Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Komet line has one that'll give you the exercise you

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-09 Thread studio53
| 203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/Portfolio_Jesse_Parris/ - Original Message - From: kirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:54 PM Subject: RE: [biofuel] Equipment Information Doesn't oil in the seed store much better? Wouldn't people want

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-08 Thread David
- From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information hello Keith: you can see a small and not expensive oil press at www.savoiapower.com/tiny.html Carlos Hello Carlos Biofuel

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2002-06-08 Thread henning
a small and not expensive oil press at www.savoiapower.com/tiny.html Carlos - Original Message - From: Keith Addison To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information I am knew in thsi list. I would

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2002-06-08 Thread Keith Addison
/ - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information hello Keith: you can see a small and not expensive oil press at www.savoiapower.com/tiny.html Carlos

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2002-06-08 Thread henning
Hi, You are right. But laboratory size expellers (Komet) are also very expensive, especially the repair parts. Regard the Sundhara press. It has a capacity of about 60 - 70 kg seed per hour (15 l of oil) and costs about 2.000 US $. It is produced in Nepal, Tanzania and Mali. visit the

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-08 Thread Ken Provost
Reinhard writes: You are right. But laboratory size expellers (Komet) are also very expensive, especially the repair parts. I'd prefer to think of the press I want as kitchen scale. There's no engineering reason I can see for a small oil press to cost any more than, say, an electric

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2002-06-07 Thread Brawner
hello Keith: you can see a small and not expensive oil press at www.savoiapower.com/tiny.html Carlos - Original Message - From: Keith Addison To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information I am knew in thsi

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2002-06-07 Thread Ken Provost
Carlos writes: you can see a small and not expensive oil press at www.savoiapower.com/tiny.html All I can see on that site is an expeller press that weighs 500 kg and processes 125 kg of seed per hour. My guess at the price is in the range of $15,000 USD. (I didn't see a price on the

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-07 Thread Keith Addison
wishes Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Osaka, Japan http://journeytoforever.org/ - Original Message - From: Keith Addison To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information I am knew in thsi list

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-07 Thread Keith Addison
Carlos writes: you can see a small and not expensive oil press at www.savoiapower.com/tiny.html All I can see on that site is an expeller press that weighs 500 kg and processes 125 kg of seed per hour. My guess at the price is in the range of $15,000 USD. (I didn't see a price on the

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-07 Thread Brawner
hello Ken: The Tiny oil mill for sunflower, rapeseed, soya, costs U$S 5000 FOB Small ones can be found at www.oilpress.com Carlos - Original Message - From: Ken Provost To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment

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2002-06-07 Thread studio53
| graphics / web design | stamford, ct | 203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/Portfolio_Jesse_Parris/ - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information hello Keith: you

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-07 Thread studio53
/ web design | stamford, ct | 203.324.4371 www.jesseparris.com/Portfolio_Jesse_Parris/ - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information Carlos writes: you can

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-07 Thread studio53
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 2:49 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information Carlos writes: you can see a small and not expensive oil press at www.savoiapower.com/tiny.html All I can see on that site is an expeller press that weighs 500

[biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-06 Thread marcohgcardoso
I am knew in thsi list. I would like to produce sunflower oil and I don't know what kind of equipment i should use. Could you help me? And, do you usually burn it with glicerin or take it out? What about motor problems after 200 hours for waste acumulation inside motor? regards,

[biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-06 Thread marcohgcardoso
I am knew in thsi list. I would like to produce sunflower oil and I don't know what kind of equipment i should use. Could you help me? And, do you usually burn it with glicerin or take it out? What about motor problems after 200 hours for waste acumulation inside motor? regards,

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-06 Thread henning
Questions concerning the conversion of car engines to run with plant oil you will find under http://www.jatropha.org/p-o-engines/conversion-cars.htm To extract sunflower oil you can use manual presses or mechanical expellers. Examples of both you find at:

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-06 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc.
How much seed do you want to press per hour? Where are you located? Regards, Edward Beggs, BES, MSc http://www.biofuels.ca on 6/6/02 10:08 AM, marcohgcardoso at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am knew in thsi list. I would like to produce sunflower oil and I don't know what kind of

Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information

2002-06-06 Thread Keith Addison
I am knew in thsi list. I would like to produce sunflower oil and I don't know what kind of equipment i should use. Could you help me? And, do you usually burn it with glicerin or take it out? What about motor problems after 200 hours for waste acumulation inside motor? regards, See: