coozer
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 09:59 PM |
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Biodiesel
I'm after building a biodiesel plant in my garden shed.
I looked at this when it was 80p/litre and now its £6 a gallon its time to go for it.
There was a few websits showing how to build a plant but when I search now its all about buying a plant
Anyone got any good home websites showing the building of a processor??
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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hobbsy
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 10:10 PM |
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Depending on how fussy you are I'd just get a car you can drive on SVO / WVO without having to make proper Bio.
I.e. an IDI Merc or PSA XUD engined car.
I know it narrows it down a lot but its also a lot less hassle.
With the very late ultra high fuel pressure diesels I'd always be paranoid about killing a ~£1000 pump. Soon wipe out your savings...
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LoMoss
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 10:53 PM |
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try this site for a few ideas
http://www.veggiepower.org.uk/
Linky
or
http://www.schnews.org.uk/diyguide/howtomakebiodiesel.htm
Linky
Even cooking oil is at £1.20/litre in ASDA now. So just mixing with diesel is not worth it
Keep us posted if it works. And SWIMBO gets to use the soap, a bonus
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pawgrp
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 04:43 AM |
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Try a search for the Twyn Tub 100 diy biodiesel processor. A real Locost build.
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donut
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 08:26 AM |
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how about building an electric car!!!! You could do a reasonably cheapish job and get 50+ miles from one charge so if your work is 20 miles each way
then it's a viable option. Charging the batteries cost about 1p per mile.
Cost of conversion.........£3000 - £5000 (All new parts) plus cost of vehicle to convert.
100 miles plus would need Li-LiON batteries (mobile phone batteries) and would be about 10 - 15 THOUSAND POUNDS!!!! 
I'm sure theres a locost way of doing it.
[Edited on 2/6/08 by donut]
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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3GEComponents
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 03:33 PM |
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PM me an email address, i have exactly what you are looking for as PDF's.
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