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 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 breadmaker, or the espresso machine > on my counter. Clearly, it's a matter of supply and demand, but I > bet the demand is higher than it was a few years ago. If I ran the > zoo, I'd market it to health-food fans in the US and Europe, and I'd > emphasize the nut butter aspect, while also providing accessories > (or just a different setting) for seeds. I can imagine someone like > Braun taking it on. > > In the meanwhile, I guess I have to build my own :-) > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > -- bagani GbR, Reinhard Henning, Rothkreuz 11, D-88138 Weissensberg, Germany Tel: ++49 8389 984129, Fax: 984128, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] internet: www.bagani.de Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
