RE: [biofuel] Biodiesel conversion for boilers

2003-07-01 Thread Myles Twete
leakage, but we haven't checked and haven't had any burning problems. In case this helps- -Myles Twete, Portland, Or. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com

RE: [biofuel] Re: [biofuels-biz] NBB and health effects data -

2003-05-24 Thread Myles Twete
and being considered a user is really more humorous than a worry. I'd probably not worry about taxes if I used SVO or home-brewed biodiesel. And if it were an issue, I'd point out to any authority that each and every electric car on the road is using untaxed fuel as well. -Myles Twete, Portland

Re: [biofuel] Re: Portland... was The Grease Trap: Co-ops part 1

2003-05-23 Thread Myles Twete
Mark, here's the article: http://www.wweek.com/flatfiles/News3852.lasso Looks like Harold took the liberty of adding the 50cents estimate of cost/gallon in materials and the 27cents or so per gallon for taxation. The article doesn't quote anyone from our coop as saying what we'd sell it for.

RE: [biofuel] vacuum drying!

2003-04-29 Thread Myles Twete
tank---I have one that's about 5feet tall, a little over 2feet diameter and has perhaps 1/4inch thick walls. It easily handles positive pressure to 100psi---would likely handle any vacuum which could be pulled. -Myles Twete, Portland -Original Message- From: girl mark [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [biofuel] other fuel sources from waste... plastics.

2003-03-27 Thread Myles Twete
Try www.revenoor.com in Yamhill, Or. They make stills from tabletop size (~$1k) up to large commercial size. The $1k size will distill 2-3quarts/hr in batch mode. If 2 batches/day were made, 5 days/week, you could yield 250gallons/yr for $1k investment--plus mash and electricity---i.e.

RE: [biofuel] Liberal Bias and Dissent

2003-03-22 Thread Myles Twete
us know. So much for truth, justice and the American way. -myles twete Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -~-- Your own Online Store Selling our Overstock. http://us.click.yahoo.com/rZll0B/4ftFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM

Re: [biofuel] Re: Fwd: [Burnveggies] excise tax, biodiesel, and war

2003-03-21 Thread Myles Twete
and our news media always shows us with the highest gas prices in the nation---Hawaii is more expensive--perhaps the most. -mt Calif. does have the most expensive fuel prices (petroleum, thanks for the clarifications on your tax situation! you're welcome -myles Biofuel at Journey to

RE: [biofuel] Fwd: [Burnveggies] excise tax, biodiesel, and war

2003-03-21 Thread Myles Twete
, it is a great relief to have our Coop now appreciating the alternative of NOT seeking the dealer's license from the get-go. Again, if California only has to pay 36cents/gallon to State/Feds, don't feel bad, you aren't paying enough! Myles Twete, Portland, Or. -Original Message- From

RE: [biofuel] Re: Hemp is not the myth that others would tend to propagate.

2003-03-19 Thread Myles Twete
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Alan S. Petrillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 2:38 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Hemp is not the myth that others would tend to propagate. Myles Twete wrote: Maybe some day they'll ban nettles

RE: [biofuel] Re: Hemp is not the myth that others would tend to propagate.

2003-03-18 Thread Myles Twete
Wow, hemp is related to nettles---I didn't know that---though it makes sense when you look at the leaves. However, Hemp's closest relative is the Hop plant---though it its not clear whether crossing the two is mythology or just difficult---old 60's marijuana books suggested doing this to grow

Transportation of waste oils (eg. California Law# 2470) was: [biofuel] crosspost schoolbus conversions

2003-03-18 Thread Myles Twete
Looks like you heard it right---California at least has the rule listed on their DMV site: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d02/vc2470.htm Probably rules exist in many statesI'm looking at Oregon's ORS466 right now -MT -Original Message- From: csakima [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [biofuel] myths and hemp

2003-03-18 Thread Myles Twete
http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=3820 Kirk -Original Message- From: Myles Twete [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:26 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [biofuel] Re: Hemp is not the myth that others would tend to propagate. Wow, hemp

RE: [biofuel] Re: Hemp

2003-03-10 Thread Myles Twete
...or try Canada, Europe or many other more reasonable countries. I haven't heard anything indicating Bolivia would be open to cannabis, though I did just get from a friend whose brother lives in Cochabomba Bolivia that the country is now deciding to allow coca growers/producers to have

RE: [biofuel] Oregon Road Tax Issues

2003-03-07 Thread Myles Twete
registration fee. They're only fighting for the principle---which is good. Myles Twete, Portland Or. -Original Message- From: murdoch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 6:53 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; biofuels

RE: [biofuel] The oil in Iraq

2003-02-11 Thread Myles Twete
. -Myles Twete -Original Message- From: Ernie Wedgewood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:03 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] The oil in Iraq If the US plans are to take over the oil in Iraq why didn't they keep it the last time. They all ready

RE: [biofuel] The oil in Iraq

2003-02-11 Thread Myles Twete
yeah, and they won't be pre-emptively throwing suits-and-ties into jail either---it'll be the weed-growin' greens and tie-dye crowd who get thrown in the brink first as potential eco-terrorists, followed by the anarchists, then the libertarian and others who might threaten the republocrat

RE: [biofuel] Turk's turbo waste oil burner (new)

2003-02-09 Thread Myles Twete
Steve- It looks like what the miniature steam train guys call a pot burnerthey are great for burning pert-near any kinda earlnot to deride the design, but it looks nothing new to me. I've actually been waiting for someone to say they've tried a pot burner on this list. -Myles Twete

RE: Biodiesel businesses - was Re: [biofuel] so i got one more ?

2003-02-08 Thread Myles Twete
as it is minimal. The Hago nozzles w/Ecovalves I expect will stop the nozzle drip next week. -Myles Twete, Portland 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

RE: Biodiesel businesses - was Re: [biofuel] so i got one more ?

2003-02-07 Thread Myles Twete
by using a Hago EcoValve with the nozzlelong live persistence. Myles Twete, Portland 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

RE: [biofuel] Myles Twete, home heating

2003-02-07 Thread Myles Twete
warm it up someI have a little 25watt bulb just lying in the burner box for now---eventually will be thermostatic heater. -Myles Twete, Portland Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send

RE: [biofuel]palm source

2003-02-04 Thread Myles Twete
of the plant are considered toxic or cancerous). -Myles Twete, Portland -Original Message- From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:30 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel]palm source If you can't find the info online, there is a wonderful

RE: [biofuel] home heating

2003-01-31 Thread Myles Twete
Dave- check out the yahoogroups called altfuelfurnace. There's been lots of discussion about burning straight vegetable oil (SVO) for heat. -Myles Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send

RE: [biofuel] Waste Oil Heaters

2003-01-23 Thread Myles Twete
to open the valve to allow vaporized fuel to flow to the burners, etctoo early opening the valve and you risk sending liquid gunk to the burner jets, thereby clogging them. So vaporizing burners are challenging at least. -Myles Twete, Portland, Or. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http

RE: [biofuel] Re: Liquid Fuels vs. Electric Fuel

2003-01-13 Thread Myles Twete
worth of those batteries for my boat.far steeper than Trojan Deep Cycles... -Myles Twete -Original Message- From: Alan S. Petrillo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 11:48 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Liquid Fuels vs. Electric Fuel

RE: [biofuel] Doing it once is already hard Was: doo doo

2003-01-12 Thread Myles Twete
Key difference between professional demolition and Sept.11 planes and WTC buildings falling: the upper floor pancaked, leading to cascade pancake failures. Without a side-force, or a designed-in assymmetry to floor strength, even Newton would expect the WTC to have pancaked straight down. No

[biofuel] Efficient oil heating furnaces/waterheaters

2003-01-08 Thread Myles Twete
using gravity feed from our other above ground tank. Myles Twete, Portland, Or. 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

[biofuel] Re: BD at $1.50/gallon

2002-12-19 Thread Myles Twete
locally at a delivered cost of about $1.55/gallon for home heating ala oil furnace. myles twete, Portland 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

[biofuel] waste or weed crop oils

2002-12-16 Thread Myles Twete
Yeah, Keith- think waste crops and weeds and we're thinking outside the mainsteam of biofuel thought...I'm thinking these Laurel (Laurus Nobilus) hedges around town which grow like bandits annually, and which produce oil (they're a member of the avocado family I believe) might prove a good fuel

[biofuel] RE: The Railroading of Amtrak

2002-12-13 Thread Myles Twete
transit solutions regardlessif not too late. -Myles Twete, Portland, Or. 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

[biofuel] RE: The Railroading of Amtrak

2002-12-13 Thread Myles Twete
-airrailcontext.htm . -Myles Twete, Portland, Or. 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

[biofuel] Re: fuel oil preheater

2002-12-08 Thread Myles Twete
Danfoss makes a fuel preheater, have you seen it? Yes, I've seen it, thanks. Hoping to keep things simple, though. Biodiesel burning with 150psi pressure atomizing with spark ignition has not been a problem...only post-burn nozzle drip (probably due to too much residual heat at nozzle itself

[biofuel] RE: Re: RE: home heating with biofuels

2002-12-07 Thread Myles Twete
Jesse- yes, I know of the Hago eco-nozzles --- and might see if I can get one to work on our burner. We're just using a standard Danfoss nozzle I believe. I'm using a 0.65gal/hour at about 70deg fan, solid cone. The Hago econozzles I believe simply use a small, built-in, low-pressure check

[biofuel] RE: home heating with biofuels

2002-12-06 Thread Myles Twete
the ground. Still, the price ain't bad and the benefits well worth the effort---and the drip. Apologies for the ramble. Myles Twete, PE-Electrical/Control Systems Portland, Or. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives

[biofuel] Auto Fuel Taxes

2002-12-03 Thread Myles Twete
Gas cars pay fuel taxes at the pump. Large biodiesel producers add such taxes to their sale price presuming, presumably, that their customers will be using their fuel to power vehicles on public roadways. Many smaller and even home-brew BD producers also are seeking to ante up such taxes to avoid