work on methanol still

Felix,

Saturday should work since there will be no work party then. I didn't  
read your email before I sent my last one.
Seth thinks we should start with water to test out the water heater,  
then try adding some methanol to the water next and see if we can  
distill it out of water before trying the goo.

Seth also said we need a 3/8" inside diameter clear PVC hose, ten  
feet, for the recirculation.

Let me know what time Saturday. The earlier the better for me.

P.S. I am responding through the mixmasters mailing list so others  
know what we're doing.

On Sep 20, 2006, at 9:46 PM, Felix Kersting wrote:

> I need to coordinate schedules with my wife.  Saturday may be the  
> better day - I just got back from a 16 hour trip to Boise and got a  
> huge project dumped on me that I need to crank out and may need to  
> be in the office on Friday.
>
> Would Saturday work just as well for you and your team?
>
> The still is ready to go (in this incarnation).  We just need to  
> try it out with about 10 gallons of goo.  Probably best to mix with  
> water to your favorite ratio since we are using a 240V 3500 W  
> element.  I'm afraid we may burn it out.  Best to try on a dry day  
> and we need to use the genset for power.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Felix
>
> Zac Imboden wrote:
>> Sorry. I sent an email out to existing Co-Product members  
>> regarding tonight's meeting way back on August 31st. It only  
>> occurred to me yesterday that I should post a notice to the entire  
>> cooperative regarding it. The meeting has also been listed on the  
>> website calendar since Sept 1st. From now on, I'll be sure to post  
>> a notice to all members. I'm glad you were at least interested in  
>> attending.
>>
>> Incidentally, your name came up. One of our decisions was to  
>> emphatically make ourselves available in any capacity whatsoever  
>> to assist you in getting the methanol still up and running. We  
>> consider it one of our highest priorities.
>>
>> So, yes, Friday afternoon I will be there and hopefully other  
>> coproducteers as well. What time on Friday?
>>
>> P.S. There's now a coproducts mailing list,  
>> [email protected] You can sign up for it at:  
>> http://lists.gobiodiesel.org/mailman/listinfo/coproducts
>>
>> On Sep 19, 2006, at 10:29 PM, Felix Kersting wrote:
>>
>>>    one day's notice isn't enough time to be able to schedule to  
>>> be at a meeting - how about a week?
>>>
>>> Would anyone be interested in trying the glycerin still on Friday  
>>> afternoon?
>>>
>>> Felix
>>>
>>> Zac Imboden wrote:
>>>> 1) Please join us for our next Co-Products Committee Meeting  
>>>> tomorrow night (Tues, Sept 19th, 2006). Details below.
>>>> 2) The Co-Products committee has a new mailing list address,  
>>>> http://www.gobiodiesel.org/index.php?title=Co- 
>>>> Product_Meeting_9-19-06
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Co-Product Meeting 9-19-06
>>>>
>>>> Date: 9/19/06
>>>> Time: 6:30 PM
>>>> Place: Tea Chai Te (a teashop)
>>>> 2223 NE Alberta St. Portland, OR. 97211
>>>> (right off the 72 bus)
>>>>
>>>> We will meet to discuss the results of initial research on some  
>>>> key uses of our glycerin by-product.
>>>>
>>>> These uses are:
>>>>
>>>> Composting the glycerin by-product
>>>> Selling a commercial degreaser
>>>> Selling a bicycle chain lubricant
>>>> Selling the untreated glycerin by-product to industrial buyers
>>>> Body Soap
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Zac Imboden
>>>> [email protected]
>>>> 1534 SE 35th Place
>>>> Portland, OR
>>>> 97214
>>>> 971-563-2477
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>> Zac Imboden
>> [email protected]
>> 1534 SE 35th Place
>> Portland, OR
>> 97214
>> 971-563-2477
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Zac Imboden
[email protected]
1534 SE 35th Place
Portland, OR
97214
971-563-2477