Re: [Biofuel] Around Skagit Valley

2006-03-25 Thread Keith Addison
>Howdy neighbour! > >If you ever take vacations out to Vancouver Island, let me know (the more >advance warning I have the better) and you can watch me mix chemicals in >my primitive, 'brain cooking' fashion. I'm in bee-yoo-tee-full Victoria. > >We might even have a decent processor up and running

Re: [Biofuel] Around Skagit Valley

2006-03-25 Thread Johnathan Corgan
Kenji James Fuse wrote: > Anyways, if you haven't made a litre of biodiesel in a pop bottle, I > highly recommend that as a learning test. No fumes, small amounts of > caustic methoxide, quick and easy to see your results; satisfying! THere's > lots of instructions on the web; many call it the Dr.

Re: [Biofuel] Around Skagit Valley

2006-03-24 Thread Kenji James Fuse
Howdy neighbour! If you ever take vacations out to Vancouver Island, let me know (the more advance warning I have the better) and you can watch me mix chemicals in my primitive, 'brain cooking' fashion. I'm in bee-yoo-tee-full Victoria. We might even have a decent processor up and running if this

Re: [Biofuel] Around Skagit Valley

2006-03-24 Thread Fred Finch
Hi Bill,Keith is right.  Start with small baby steps.  Do not just learn how to do it, learn what is happening.  Treat each success (and failure) as a learning expierence.  *Watch* what you are doing.  Gradually, increase batch volume.  Learn, learn, learn. Failure is part of the fun!!!  Do not be

Re: [Biofuel] Around Skagit Valley

2006-03-24 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Bill > Ok, enough watching the list. As the price of fuel has steadily >increased I have been gathering containers, pumps, hoses and fittings. >and am ready to pursue gathering and manufacturing process. > My dilemma is that although I have been reading/research and so forth, >I learn bet

[Biofuel] Around Skagit Valley

2006-03-24 Thread bill
Ok, enough watching the list. As the price of fuel has steadily increased I have been gathering containers, pumps, hoses and fittings. and am ready to pursue gathering and manufacturing process. My dilemma is that although I have been reading/research and so forth, I learn better through obser