RE: [biofuel] Raschig rings

2004-06-24 Thread malcolm maclure
Try copper or stainless kitchen scrubbers, available at most hardware / household stores. Ordinary steel wool might cause problems. Good luck Malcolm -Original Message- From: benjinsl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 June 2004 15:46 To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] R

RE: [biofuel] Raschig rings

2004-06-24 Thread Hunt, Adam
Virtually any compatible material can be used as column packing. Broken up ceramic coffee mugs, glass, marbles, short sections of small diameter pipe (this is very similar to raschig rings), pieces of metal, like I said damn near anything. Raschig rings are simply optimal packing as they are

Re: [biofuel] Raschig rings

2004-06-24 Thread Ken Provost
on 6/19/04 7:46 AM, benjinsl at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Greetings all, > I'm planning to build a small ethanol still (http://www.moonshine- > still.com/still.pdf). Anyone know of a reputable source of raschig > rings, or have any other recommendations for still packing material? > (steel wool?

Re: [biofuel] Raschig rings

2004-06-24 Thread Martin Klingensmith
Hi Ben! You've asked a good question maybe you should check this out: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/distillers/?keywords=raschig+ring+sources many hits including alternatives such as glass beads or steel pot scrubbers. benjinsl wrote: > Greetings all, > I am planning to build a small ethanol st

Re: [biofuel] Raschig rings

2004-06-25 Thread Jonathan Dunlap
This link is not working http://www.moonshine-still.com/still.pdf, Jonathan Martin Klingensmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Ben! You've asked a good question maybe you should check this out: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/distillers/?keywords=raschig+ring+sources many hits including alte

RE: [biofuel] Raschig rings

2004-06-25 Thread Hunt, Adam
I had the same problem. Have you looked around the site? There is plenty of good info at http://www.moonshine-still.com/page2.htm -Original Message- From: Jonathan Dunlap [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 9:32 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel

Re: [biofuel] Raschig rings

2004-06-25 Thread michael hicks
Hi Ben I got my raschig rings from my local cleaning store in the form of scouring pads i don't think wire wool would have the surface area required for condencing on. good luck. Myke benjinsl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Greetings all, I am planning to build a small ethanol still, http://www.mo

Re: [biofuel] Raschig rings

2004-06-25 Thread Keith Addison
>This link is not working http://www.moonshine-still.com/still.pdf, > >Jonathan It works if you remove the comma at the end. Best Keith > >Martin Klingensmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi Ben! >You've asked a good question maybe you should check this out: >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup

RE: [biofuel] Raschig rings

2004-06-26 Thread Jonathan Dunlap
://www.moonshine-still.com/page2.htm -Original Message- From: Jonathan Dunlap [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 9:32 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Raschig rings This link is not working http://www.moonshine-still.com/still.pdf, Jonathan Mar