Hello Doug, Ken There are some details here on putting a silicon seal on a lid without a seal.
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_processor10.html Journey to Forever 90-litre processor It's about halfway down. Best wishes Keith >Similar problem here, though I've processed a couple of batches without >the seal. The barrels I got had foodstuffs in them, and the seal was a >sort of foam that doesn't hold up in methanol fumes. I'm going to try >making a continuous rope of the correct circumference (continuous rope = >http://www.bhi.co.uk/hints/rope.htm )and coating it with a silicon >rubber. Then lay it into the groove, and when the silicone is nearly >solid, set the lid onto the barrel to fit the seal. If it works, I'll >let you know. :) > >doug swanson > > > >Ken Dunn wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I found a source for lots of 55 gallon drums at a low rate however, he > > doesn't have the seals. Are these available? Anybody know where I > > could find them. I'm suppose I could make a seal if necessary but, > > I'd much prefer a real one. I'm not having a lot of luck finding > > drums with seals. > > > > Thanks, > > Take care, > > Ken _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
