Why not use a meat grinder? Not the home model, next size up or so, something that a local butchery would use to make mince meat. If there are still such things as local butcheries. that is. You might be able to adapt it without too much hassle. Maybe you could get one second-hand. There are some diagrams here of how a screw press works, quite clear, should help:
http://www.folkecenter.dk/plant-oil/publications/efdcpos_html/index.html EQUIPMENT FOR DECENTRALISED COLD PRESSING OF OIL SEEDS 1st Edition Also as a PDF, 917k http://www.folkecenter.dk/plant-oil/efdcpos_ef.pdf 64-page report Best Keith >Yeah! Let's see some pictures of that thing.... > >Jesse Parris | studio53 | graphics / web design | stamford, ct | >203.324.4371 >www.jesseparris.com/Portfolio_Jesse_Parris/ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Martin Klingensmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 11:56 AM >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Equipment Information > > > > How exactly does it work? Does it just have grinding/pressing wheels that > > squeeze the hell out of the seed/whatever? > > > > --- "Neoteric Biofuels Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > The Komet line has one that'll give you the exercise you seek. > > > > > > Hand operated. Does about 10 lbs. Of seed per hour. Cost is about $1700 >US > > > delivered to you. (quality never comes cheap). You can press oil out of >darn > > > near anything with it - some of them are pretty high value oils > > > (nutraceutical/pharmaceutical). You could run that 1 litre car from VW >for a > > > week, for a little bit of a workout on the press. > > > > > > ===== > > -Martin Klingensmith > > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > http://devzero.ath.cx/ > > http://www.nnytech.net/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Will You Find True Love? Will You Meet the One? Free Love Reading by phone! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Deo18C/zDLEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/