Re: Weekly update

Ian we have some small pots at the site and a double burner electric
element you can use.
The pots are only about 2qt.
May have to find something bigger at goodwill.

Seth

On 8/2/06, Ian Pocock <[email protected]> wrote:
> Chuck,
>
>    Thanks for all the info. I'll be taking the glycerin back to the site
> this weekend and looking into the Crockpot idea. I guess a propane stove
> would be too dangerous considering methanol is heavier than air... Have you
> ever tried to make liquid soap before or are you only doing solid?
>    Thanks again for helping out.
>
>  - Ian
>
>
> On 8/2/06, Chuck Moody <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ian,
> >
> > I am Chuck, Seth's dad.
> >
> > In reading your message I get the idea that you are just letting the
> glycerin set out to have the methanol evaporate! Is that right? You can't do
> that, you have to boil it off somehow. I use a large electric pan, but may
> friend Dave uses an old crockpot that he got at Goodwill or someplace like
> that. You have to heat the glycerin slowly up to about 160 to 170 degrees.
> The methanol starts to evaporate at about 148. You must be sure that you are
> outside when you are doing this and stay upwind of the pot you are using.
> Also, make sure you don't have any ignition sources in the area.
> >
> > While you are boiling off the methanol you are also boiling off part of
> the water in the glycerin and you will end up with a very thick glycerin
> product when it cools. Be careful and watch it all the time, the first batch
> I did it boiled all over the deck. At first it has a low boil and you will
> think it will be OK, but when it reaches about 170 or a little higher it can
> boil over in a flash.
> >
> > Let me know it you need any other info.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ian Pocock
> > To: GoBiodiesel Mixmasters
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: [mixmasters] Weekly update
> >
> > Seth,
> >   Just letting you know I plan on being at the site every Saturday. This
> co-op is my top priority here in Portland, and I'm excited to help and to
> learn. Is 9 am when things really get started or should I just show up at 11
> until I know what I'm doing?
> >    The committee meeting tonight was a joke. I only had two people come,
> and neither of them are in the co-op yet. We'll hope for better turnout next
> week. About the glycerin you sent me home with... I don't think the methanol
> is evaporating very efficiently. They still smell like methanol (as far as I
> can tell). Especially the KOH one. Did you happen to talk to your dad yet
> about soap-making? If not, you could always just give me his contact info
> and I'll speak to him directly. Thanks for the help.
> >     - Ian
> >
> >
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> >
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