Re: [Biofuel] Fw: The Indigo Evolution

2006-01-29 Thread Mika Feldmann
Albert Einstein is considered to be one of the most important thinkers of our time. He was a genius in his own way.But to have a personal conversation with him, one would consider him to be an idiot. He was also not able to operate a motor vehicle.His mind was enhanced in one way at the

Re: [Biofuel] Adventures in Composting

2006-01-29 Thread Mika Feldmann
With the amount of land available in my region, why would people burn leaves in the fall? Isn't there a law?When I was young, my mother had a huge compost heap on the farm. This was a normal thing. Anything that the chickens or the pigs wouldn't eat went to compost. (Meat waste went to the

Re: [Biofuel] Source for recycled WVO?

2005-09-06 Thread Mika Feldmann
Usually if you ask, the owners will be glad to be rid of the stuff. Otherwise they would have to pay to have it removed. Then, if it goes to a re-cycling plant, it gets blended with other really smelly stuff to make livestock food addative pellets. Don't ask how I know this. Its just gross. And

Re: [Biofuel] Bioheating Oil

2005-09-06 Thread Mika Feldmann
I haven't read the article in particular, but I'm going to give my opinion about what I have read. Biodiesel, even if half or partially converted, I assume would be ok to burn in a heating system. Only one problem that I know of; natural rubber parts in any pumps will break down in time with

Re: [Biofuel] BioDiesel Processor

2005-09-03 Thread Mika Feldmann
Not sure in gallons, but my processor could hold about 50 liters of oil mix, which should make enough to fill up an average Volkswagen tank. It takes me two deep fryers to fill. MikaMike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How many gallons does it hold?Mika Feldmann wrote: I made my processor out

Re: [Biofuel] BioDiesel Processor

2005-09-02 Thread Mika Feldmann
I made my processor out of an abandoned Guiness keg (stainless) with a few threaded stainless pipe couplings welded in place for an immersion heater, a temperature probe for heat control, and fittings for a circulation pump. Here in Canada, it isn't worthwhile sending the old kegs back to Ireland.

Re: [Biofuel] Flywheel 'batteries'

2005-09-01 Thread Mika Feldmann
I once heard that flywheels were used on busses in Vancouver, BC area a few years ago. When the brakes were applied, the mechanical energy was applied to the acceleration of a flywheel, which was later, after the bus stop, applied to the wheels again.Tony DeCarmine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: