Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-05 Thread Keith Addison
Evergreen Solutions wrote: I make 120 L batches but only use about 1/2 in a week this is 6.35 gal methanol and depending on the oil about 960 gr of lye per batch. So if I drove twice as much I would use the # above. I hope this helps. Derick Just wondering, why list liters per week but talk

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-05 Thread Mike Weaver
349 is about 120 too much. Those torpede heaters run on diesel, kero or bd. des wrote: I spent an hour trying to beat the price of methanol that I bought last time, from a race car enthusiast, who sold it to me for $3.50 / gallon. I called the local fuel / oil distributor, who has quite

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-05 Thread Evergreen Solutions
Keith--thanks for the clarification on distillation. Everything we're working on right now is theoretical :) ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-04 Thread Derick Giorchino
with the measurements. I find I need to write down all steps or I get things all screwed up. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Evergreen Solutions Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 6:45 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread Paul S Cantrell
Brian Rodgers wrote:I thank you very much. You are welcome, of course...Kim knew about it, I just copied the stock #... This is just the kind of info I need to get started. If I see thisinfo five or so times it just may have a chance to sink in. Keith said I should just get started. At the moment

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread Brian Rodgers
hey thanks. yeah I caught that Kim pointed to the source but I was congtating you for the test batch. Anyway here I go again, Paul wrote: Advance Auto Parts has Heet (yellow bottle) on sale this week for *only* US$0.98 per 12 oz (355 ml) Why do you mention this? Is heet methanol? If so, does the

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread Mike Weaver
HEET blue is Methanol. .98 is expensive try a dollar store or discount store - I paid .69 Brian Rodgers wrote: hey thanks. yeah I caught that Kim pointed to the source but I was congtating you for the test batch. Anyway here I go again, Paul wrote: Advance Auto Parts has Heet (yellow bottle)

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread Brian Rodgers
Hey thanks On 10/3/05, Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HEET blue is Methanol. .98 is expensive try a dollar store or discount store - I paid .69 Brian ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread Derick Giorchino
: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet Brian Rodgers wrote: I thank you very much. You are welcome, of course...Kim knew about it, I just copied the stock #... This is just the kind of info I need to get started. If I see this info five or so times it just may have a chance

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread Mike Weaver
Good luck! Brian Rodgers wrote: Hey thanks On 10/3/05, Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HEET blue is Methanol. .98 is expensive try a dollar store or discount store - I paid .69 Brian ___ Biofuel mailing list

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread Brian Rodgers
this sounds like good advice On 10/3/05, Derick Giorchino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi as I figure this is almost $10.50 a gal I get mine at a fuel oil supplier at $2.35 that's including the taxes. So this brings me back to the original question. How much lye and methanol is the average

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread des
I spent an hour trying to beat the price of methanol that I bought last time, from a race car enthusiast, who sold it to me for $3.50 / gallon. I called the local fuel / oil distributor, who has quite a monopoly in this small town, and his prices reflect that fact. Their current pricing is

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread Derick Giorchino
] On Behalf Of Brian Rodgers Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 4:11 PM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet this sounds like good advice On 10/3/05, Derick Giorchino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi as I figure this is almost $10.50 a gal I get mine at a fuel

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread Mike Weaver
'pends on how much you're making. I don't make much because I don't drive much, each US gallon is roughly 800 ml Methanol and about 20 - 25 gams lye, depending on oil, so 5 gallons of BD is about 4 litres methanol and 125 grams or so of lye. YMMV. Brian Rodgers wrote: this sounds like good

Re: [Biofuel] Red Devil Lye - Roebic-Heet

2005-10-03 Thread Evergreen Solutions
I make 120 L batches but only use about 1/2 in a week this is 6.35 gal methanol and depending on the oil about 960 gr of lye per batch. So if Idrove twice as much I would use the # above.I hope this helps. Derick Just wondering, why list liters per week but talk about methanol in gallons? I assume