Hi Mel,
I was just talking to my lab partner about the Fuel Meister earlier today. I told her that you could probably get all the assorted parts & put one together yourself for a lot less than the price they want. I'm trying to get things in order at my end to make a BD reactor from a water heater. While I've located a local sourse for methanol, my main constraint is space or the lack of it, but I've heard that it's better to use a tall water heater rather than the shorter ones. So many decisions!!!
As to the mini-DV tape or DVD, I have some equipment to transfer VHS to DVD, but I have only tried it once, with not much luck. I'll see what I can come up with & let you know.
Respectfully,
Gregg
Mel Riser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am not sure if it was junk. It seemdd to work and the titration charts and examples they had seemd clear and easy. Even had a water wash option.
Whether fule meister is worth the 3000 they are advertising it for or whether someone would be more interested in the old water heater batch processor, it DID present BioDiesel in a good light and will spur the imagination of millions of diesel truck owners and that can't be a bad thing.
I agree with Gregg, the Show was an A for clarity and clear presentation. Wheter the fuel meister is worth or not depends on how mechanically inclined you are.
Most viewers of trucks are wrenchers that make their own stuff and if they can go to Journey to forever and learn how to make the same thing for less than 1000 USD then maybe they will.
I wish I had taped as well.
Hey Gregg can you make a Mini-DV tape or DVD? I would pay you something for digital files of the show.
mel
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed 6/15/2005 9:28 PM
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Cc:
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] BioDiesel on Spike TeeVee Trucks show
Hi Gregg, Mel
>Hi Mel,
>
>I saw too. I also taped it for future reference. I did notice one
>thing that Stacey failed to mention: Heating the oil.
Funny how they fail to mention that.
>I know that it's possible to make biodiesel in a blender from virgin
>oil, but the stuff he was using looked as though it had "been around
>the block" at least once. I'll give the show an "A" for giving the
>basics. I've not had any experience with the Fuel Meister, but I
>have read some things online that aren't flattering.
It's junk. The "instructions" (destructions?) that come with it are
also junk - "back to
the Dark Ages!", as some have said.
See (please do!):
http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg35652.html
Re: [biofuel] Best Processer
"You could make an excellent processor plus more than 8,000 gallons
of high-quality biodiesel for that price."
If dear old Rudi would only put anything like the effort he puts into
promotion into making a half-decent bit of gear to promote... Don't
hold yer breath.
>Sincerely,
>Gregg Davidson
>
>
>Mel Riser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>Just saw the Fuel Meister on Trucks!
And they didn't drive it into the sea? Pity.
>They made a batch of BioDiesel and then put it in the truck and ran it.
>
>Pretty good show
>
>Now every Truck freak in the US will know about this.
Sounds like the notorious BBC Top Gear show of a few years back -
just add a teaspoon of turpentine and you can run your car on veggie
oil. Not! But a lot of people believed it, and probably still do. A
lot of them wrote to us, very boring! Now we're getting truckies
doing the same thing. "... if this fuel works as well as the "trucks"
segment said..." :-(
>My dad called me last week and some of his buddies in Louisiana (
>where I'm from) are talking BioDiesel and grease cars.
Well set him right, eh, Mel? Build your own!
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor.html
Biodiesel processors
And then just do it right:
"Where do I start?"
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html#start
Best wishes
Keith
>mel
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