The fold-out is on the same side as the handles that serve to move the thing around. It flops up against the wall and hooks there until needed. My preheat container is a little over 20 liters and will be connected directly to the 1 inch clear water pump that is ecommended by Girl Mark and many others who use it. The "cold" WVO is dumped into the preheat via bucket, but you could probably do it with a pump too, I just haven't given that end much thought yet (a work in progress though). The methoxide with be added via hose as per the $150.00 Fumeless Processor design and mixing of the methoxide done via the "Methoxide the Easy Way" found at journeytoforever's site.The meth fumes never "vent" at any point during the process. Through a couple of other forum posts I have learned that a couple of mods have been done to this design and I plan on incorporating them as I finish building this project. Rather than having the glycerine drain out the bottom via a drain hose through the pump it has been suggested that an isolation valve be installed and that the glycerine be re-directed BEFORE it gets to the pump, but then tghat is a bit tricky, so I am thinking of incorporating yet another suggestion (may have bee Todd's, I am no longer sure- $(^%($old age!)is to drain the glycerine via the pump and along with it a gallon of BD to flush the pump out completely. The BD can be recouped later. So, the baisc design still remains Girl Mark's Fumeless and isolating the pump is her idea also, so all cudos where they are due. While draining the glycerine via the pump it will require a couple more valves to direct the flow as I am also planning on having the pump fill the wash tank :) after it is done draining the glycerine. One pump, many jobs. The WVO will travel along the intake hose ONCE and then that's it! The rest will takwe place via various valves and re-directions. For a wash tank I am also taking Girl Marks' advice (she has alot of really good ideas, ha!) and going with Sean Park's Standpipe Wash Tank design. http://www.veggieavenger.com/avengerboard/viewtopic.php?t=333) This is the plan in any case. I find out Saturday whether or not the dream becomes reality or maybe a modification is in order until it can.Should the garage thing blow up then there are other options with this design. It can housed almost anywhere there is electricity and water (H2O can be brought in if necessary)It is VERY mobile and can also be run off a diesel generator which itself is fed via the BD it helps produce. Worst case scenario, put the BIG plan on hold and use the preheat tank as the main processor and agitate via a drill mounted paint stirrer (a la journeytoforever 5gal processor), still feeding the methoxide via a tube and the "Methoxide the Easy Way" method, and reconverting the whole lot into the BIG plan once a proper home can be found for the cabinet. :) I can do the 5gal thing on the balcony of my second floor apartment, he he! Lots of ventilation and the neighbours can "wonder" all they want, ha! I AM making soap, after all...
Luc --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "maudessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Impressive work, Luc! I hope you will take photos and share > them! Naturally, until there are photos, there will be questions... > > I'm not exactly clear on the fold-out table. Does it fold out on the > side of the open cabinet or in front of it? What size is the vessel > you're using for preheating? Are you using a vacuum pump to > move your cold WVO into it? Will you be ventilating the methoxide > container? Thanks! > > Congratulations not only on developing a useful and compact > processor solution but also on having the generosity to offer to > share it! > > Maud > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "biobenz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Great minds think alike (and fools seldom differ...). > > I am in the process right now of building just such an > > enclosed "housing" for my processor and wash tank. I am > going with > > Girl Mark's Fumeless Processor design utilising a water > heater as a > > processor (Giant has a stubby that holds 110 liters and is only > > 36inches high) so it fits right in with a 45gal drum (Imperial) > > having the exact same diameter (25 inhes), sooo, on the one > side I > > am placing the processor and then some shelves in the > middle and the > > wash tank on the other side. > > The entire cabinet is 3ft wide, 6ft high and 6 ft long. I have a > > fold out short table that folds up against the far wall where the > > handles are for moving the unit around on it's casters. > Illumination > > is done via a three light string sold for kitchen decor. > > Inside the processor and wash tank are elevated allowing > enough > > space to house several 22 liter pails underneath. The elevation > also > > allows for the plumbing from the wash tank to be drilled > through > > the "floor" and directed to a filter before being stored. > > I live in a second floor apartment and the unit sits next to the > > Benz in a heated garage near the electrical outlet and not far > from > > the garden hose attachment. It is almost finished (doing this > one > > paycheck at a time)and will then be painted flat grey to match > the > > cinder block garage walls. The processing will done done > nocturnally > > to afford maximum privacy, the bubbler will be on a timer and > the > > only thing that will protrude is the electrical cord which will run > > along the floor. > > One of the central shelves is for the methoxide container and > will > > be high enough to gravity feed it to the pump. The other > shelves > > will hold things like a small hotplate, some titration tools ect... > > The actual chems will be stored in a locker area that is cool > and > > dark 99% of the time. I will only store very small amounts under > the > > platform the processor and wash tank are sitting on, next to the > 22 > > liter pails. > > The entire system, including lights is run off a junction box > > complete with breaker on/off switches, twist-lock connectors > for the > > processor, pump and preheat tank (the preheat tank will be > working > > off the fold out table and feed directly to the pump, the preheat > > has a 110V immersion heater attached and a drain at the > bottom > > welded to it.),a regular plug-in type electrical outlet (for the > > hotplate/bubbler/lights) and an emergency mushroon type kill > switch > > just in case. > > For all intents and purposes it appears like a work station that > you > > would do odd jobs on/with. The flat grey is not very eye catching > > (the point). > > Yes, I am taking pictures as I go, and should have the whole > thing > > functional in a few weeks to a month (paycheck to paycheck, > ha!) > > Maybe if Keith wants another example processor for the list I > could > > be encouraged (just ask)to submit all of this again with pics > once > > it is finished. > > This is a first time event for me in many ways. I have NEVER > built a > > cabinet before. I have NEVER gotten in to any kind of chemistry > > before. I have NEVER had to design anything from scratch > before > > either. I am sure that someone with actual talent at building > stuff > > could make a much prettier finished product, but it will > functional; > > and discreet. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
