Re[2]: [Biofuel] Donation Instructions

Hallo Phillip, The donations are simply to help relieve some of the stress on Keith, Midori and Martin. Besides the stress of running the site and list there is the added stress of needing hardware and such to upgrade the system and make things better for everyone but particularly for Jt

Re: [Biofuel] Donation Instructions

Gus - I just got the tail end of the all the messages. For readers not part of discussion - I suggest you summarize the objective and purpose for the donation. Just put a quick summary under your information. I did not get a change to read all the emails relating to the reason for the donation.

[Biofuel] Donation Instructions

Hallo Folks, If anyone wants to make a contribution please send me an email privately at this address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and I will send you my snail mail address privately. Happy Happy, Gustl -- Je mehr wir haben, desto mehr fordert Gott von uns. Mitglied-Team AMIGA ICQ: 22211253-G

Re: [Biofuel] More winterizing questions

Yep, I'll second that. * "If you think you are too small to make a difference try sleeping with a mosquitoe." Dalai Lama * "The difference between truth and fiction is that fiction must

RE: [Biofuel] Better than bio diesel?

I read and learned from this. I clicked on infoarchive link and rediscovered the term "husbandry" which is related to "stewardship" and "wifery. The subject brings me to my thoughts about my old home in the The San Joaquin Valley of California which practiced many of these tecniques. And prior to

Re: [Biofuel] More winterizing questions

- Original Message - From: "Eric & Wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: [Biofuel] More winterizing questions Do you think putting plastic over the windows in ones home helps to keep the heat in during the winter? We

Re: [Biofuel] vacuum dehydration & methanol recovery

lubricant and lubricate frequently? John Leif Forer wrote: Manuel, Nick, Doug and All~ According to Mark Schofield (who originally recommended the pricey $7,000 BOC Edwards vacuum pump) and Doug Foskey, methanol fouls the pump's lubricating oil causing them to rapidly break. Sounds like a

Re: [Biofuel] Supply List

Hi Wendy, If you ask five people what is important to them in a storm/blackout, you will get five sets of answers with some overlap between them. In addition to what you already mentioned, here is what comes to my mind first (granted, some are "no-brainers"): 1.) One or two simple oil lamp

RE: [Biofuel] More winterizing questions

My brother lives in Alaska and they do this. Wal Mart even sells a winterizing kit up there that has a special film to seal the windows. They do ALL their windows they do not need to open regularly. mel -Original Message- From: Eric & Wendy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, D

RE: [Biofuel] Better than bio diesel?

As usual Keith you bring up some good points. A friend who is an agricultural professor offers the following bit of info. As most of us realize various ways of looking at any situation can help us make informed decisions. Utilizing the cows waste is also a great opportunity. This agricultur

[Biofuel] centrifuge/purifier

just a quicky on centrifuging/polishing biodiesel there is a unit on ebay right now that should do a very good job at cleaning up biodiesel for a small plant to remove all molecular water, solids and solvents. According to the company that makes it, it will also remove solvents like hexane and

[Biofuel] Trespass: Genetic Engineering as the Final Conquest

Worldwatch Institute: December 15, 2004 World Watch Magazine January/February 2005 In this month's cover story, "Trespass: Genetic Engineering as the Final Conquest," author Claire Hope Cummings explores the significant threat that agricultural biotechnology poses to world food supplies.

RE: Re[3]: [Biofuel] Martin's Job

Hello Gustl, Please repeat a mailing address or funds transfer conduit. Peggy Subject: Re[3]: [Biofuel] Martin's Job Hallo, Just to reiterate. If you need a tax deductible receipt make the check or money order out to "Religious Order of Friends" and in the memo portion put "JtF F

[Biofuel] VorMax filter for water separation after washing?

Hello all, It seems those using SVO systems have had good results using the VorMax cyclonic filter to separate out water and contaminants from the oil before it reaches the engine. The VorMax unit has a centrifugal separator followed by a standard fuel filter. My question is, could this filter

RE: [Biofuel] Better than bio diesel?

As usual Keith you bring up some good points. A friend who is an agricultural professor offers the following bit of info. As most of us realize various ways of looking at any situation can help us make informed decisions. Utilizing the cows waste is also a great opportunity. This agricultural

Re: [Biofuel] "The sweet smell of success"

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 07:52:48 -0500, (Philip Okey) Innovative Energy & Solvents LLC. wrote: >I know that this is not the topic of this thread but it triggered a memory. >a couple of years ago we were playing around with adding aeromatic oils to the >biodiesel in process to "enhance" >the smell o

[Biofuel] More winterizing questions

Do you think putting plastic over the windows in ones home helps to keep the heat in during the winter? Wendy Adams Harrisburg, PA ___ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: ht

[Biofuel] Supply List

Hi Everyone! Thanks to those who replied to my last e-mail. I appreciate the encouragement! IÕve heard some rumors about the upcoming winter in the NortheastÑa huge blizzard and black outs. I was wondering if someone could suggest the items I might need to stock up on just in case we are snowed

[Biofuel] hydrogen storage

Hi all, here are a few interesting links on hydrogen storage and nanotech. regards Hydrogen Storage http://www.fuelcellstore.com/information/hydrogen_storage.html Hydrogen Storage Technologies http://labtech.solo.bg/ Storing Hydrogen Safely http://www.nickelinstitute.org/index.cfm/ci_i

Re: [Biofuel] Plant to Make Clean Power from Turkey Droppings

...renewed interest in oil exploration to reduce dependance on foriegn oil. Oh yea, were gonna burn turkey droppings too. Plant to Make Clean Power from Turkey Droppings http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041215/sc_nm/energy_environment_turkeys_dc_1 ___

Fw: [Biofuel] Newbie Question: TDI and homemade fuel

gasoline tank?. If answer is yes, how much?. Thanks, Francisco.

Re[3]: [Biofuel] Martin's Job

Hallo, Just to reiterate. If you need a tax deductible receipt make the check or money order out to "Religious Order of Friends" and in the memo portion put "JtF Fund" and it will go where it should and you will receive your receipt from the religious order. All of this is strict

Re: [Biofuel] Newbie Question: TDI and homemade fuel

I have been told that its best to use ASME ASTM? certified biodiesel for the newer cars because of the centrifuge used in processing to eliminate something, and that using homebrew made from WVO is dangerous. I just bought a TDI and am running my first tank of ASME certified biodiesel thro

Re[3]: [Biofuel] Martin's Job

Hallo Keith, Friends, Thursday, 16 December, 2004, 07:29:35, you wrote: (...various snips throughout...) KA> Greetings Gustl, and all KA> Gustl, I'm very pleased you did this. Not for the first time, KA> following the crash last weekend, Martin and I were struggling to KA> find a way of puttin

[Biofuel] RE: [Befoul] Food waste and Leaping for $1.50

Hello Mike, I believe the focus is getting blurry on this subject. It is not simply a matter of $1.50 per day of waste. It is also about excess. Take a look at America today and you find an alarming amount of obesity. This "Excess" must be factored into the equation. If we would learn to "budge

Re: [Biofuel] Martin's Job

Thanks for the kind words Keith. It is an honor for me to be among the members of this list. If I didn't spend all my time reading all the posts, and following links and learning, perhaps I could contribute more. (lol) AntiFossil * "If y

[Biofuel] Fwd: [corp-focus] On the Rampage: New Book Announcement

To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [corp-focus] On the Rampage: New Book Announcement Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:10:39 -0500 ** New Book Announcement ** ON THE RAMPAGE Corporate Predators and the Destruction of Democracy by Rus

Re[2]: [Biofuel] Martin's Job

Greetings, I am not sure how far along Keith is, but I do know he is in the process of becoming a charitable organization that can accept donations on a tax free basis. We've found we can't afford it, whichever way we look at it. It'll have to wait until some point in the future, but it w

RE: [Biofuel] Better than bio diesel?

I understand your point about mimicking nature. And if we were fewer on the earth, we may not need so many artificial mechanisms. Satisfying the masses has become quite demanding on all systems, including nature's. The population explosion remains a primary issue (my opinion). It's a myth,

Re: [Biofuel] Food waste and Leaping for $1.50

This has been on my mind since my mother first scolded me for not finishing my vegetables. Yes! "Think of the starving masses in China." That was the time of the Great Leap Forward. I wonder which poor countries well-meaning parents cudgel their kids with these days. As a kid I caused dinn

Re: [Biofuel] Martin's Job

his resources keeping us ("the nuthouse") alive for, how many years now? Journey has a "donation button" also. Both of them should deserve at least some expense coverage from us all. Cheers, Aleks Thankyou Aleks! That's much appreciated. Regards Keith Gustl Steiner-Zehender <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [Biofuel] Martin's Job

Helpings from our vault more than repaid! Thankyou so much! Something we'll treasure. For our part, I'm very pleased we've been able to help you. By the way, you are not the only disabled person here, there are quite a few others that I know of, and probably more that I don't know of. What

Re[2]: [Biofuel] Martin's Job

Gustl, I'm very pleased you did this. Not for the first time, following the crash last weekend, Martin and I were struggling to find a way of putting things on an even keel. Obviously the list deserves it, so does Journey to Forever and us, so does Martin, but we just don't have the means. S

Re: [Biofuel] vacuum dehydration & methanol recovery

Trouble is that a liquid trap will not stop the vapour. The vapour caused the problem in the pump I used. regards Doug On Thursday 16 December 2004 12:51, Leif Forer wrote: > Manuel, Nick, Doug and All~ > > According to Mark Schofield (who originally recommended the pricey > $7,000 BOC Edwards

Re: [Biofuel] Questions regarding biodiesel processing

Rob, I have made small scale and feel able to continue to make small scale batches. Move to actual fuel production with straight base methods. Drive on the fuel for a while. Most skills you'll gain will help you in any type of process you should use; the only thing is, that the two stage can pla

Re: [Biofuel] Questions regarding biodiesel processing

To answer these questions - I have made small scale and feel able to continue to make small scale batches. I do have three reliable ongoing sources for oil, but have not titrated. My impression based on reading Aleks' "fool proof method" is that the acid-base two stage process is accomodating of

Re: [Biofuel] Questions regarding biodiesel processing

on 12/15/04 3:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've been working on a processor plan, basically following those online > but designing with an eye toward increased automation, slightly smaller > scale (100 liters), and less hands-on. It's unclear from your post whether you

Re: [Biofuel] Food waste and Leaping for $1.50

It's not that wasting 1.50 a day worth of food is a given, and that the job is to figure out a way to convert this waste into something meaningful for those who need it. I think you are completely right, hunger is a distribution problem. On one side of the fence, the destitute are starvin

[Biofuel] Questions regarding biodiesel processing

Hello, Before I post to this list for my first time, I just want to thank the communities that have put together incredible resources on alternative fuels, and by name some of the more influential (or at least noticeable to me) - Girl Mark (whose excellent Racine, WI workshop I attended), Mike Pe

Re: [Biofuel] "The sweet smell of success"

Mel, I am extremely interested in helping! I am based out of St Louis MO and have been meaning to check out Charles' place for awhile. I have mail ordered from him but never been to the site. I would love to help out and learn on an SVO conversion. I have a VW Rabbit I have been considering conver

[Biofuel] Food waste and Leaping for $1.50

This has been on my mind since my mother first scolded me for not finishing my vegetables. But how, in a global economy, does my improved efficiency of food use get one extra meal to someone outside of my local market? By the time the products are available for me to consume they are already ou

RE: [Biofuel] Better than bio diesel?

Hi Caroline, I understand your point about mimicking nature. And if we were fewer on the earth, we may not need so many artificial mechanisms. Satisfying the masses has become quite demanding on all systems, including nature's. The population explosion remains a primary issue (my opinion). At