Comments on: My “Charles 803 ethanol still” project: *Updated* http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:01:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Wahoo http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6#comment-85 Wahoo Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:28:53 +0000 http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6#comment-85 Thank you for sharing! Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: Brian http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6#comment-13 Brian Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:11:42 +0000 http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6#comment-13 I don't have the drying process down yet well enough to put it in my truck, I have run it in my lawn mower. I can make it for around $1.50 a gallon depending on what corn cost is, and where you get the malt and yeast or you make your own etc. According to my truck documentation I should get around 10-11 mpg. Thanks, -Brian I don’t have the drying process down yet well enough to put it in my truck, I have run it in my lawn mower. I can make it for around $1.50 a gallon depending on what corn cost is, and where you get the malt and yeast or you make your own etc. According to my truck documentation I should get around 10-11 mpg.

Thanks,
-Brian

]]> By: Travis Chapman http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6#comment-12 Travis Chapman Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:17:15 +0000 http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6#comment-12 I'm interested in how much per gallon it costs you to make this fuel. Do you run it in your Nissan truck and what kinda of fuel milage do you get while running this fuel. Thanks for your time. Travis I’m interested in how much per gallon it costs you to make this fuel. Do you run it in your Nissan truck and what kinda of fuel milage do you get while running this fuel. Thanks for your time. Travis

]]> By: Brian http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6#comment-4 Brian Mon, 28 May 2007 03:45:03 +0000 http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6#comment-4 I purchased my plans from this site http://running_on_alcohol.tripod.com/id2.html I received an email the next day with the pdf plans, then about 5-7 days later I received a nice poster size diagram, and a cd with the pdf and plans and other documentation as well. The plans are very good, anyone with some basic building/soldering skills and equipment for cutting copper should have no problems with it. The biggest thing I found out about it was the automatic valve was not as precise as I had hoped, it tends to stay open too long and cool the still way too fast. Also my boiler is too small, I recommend a 55 gallon drum or similar size. I stared with a 12 gallon turkey fryer, which works great because it's an all in one, stove and pot, but the surface area is too small, so the production of alcohol is very slow, but it does work. Thanks for the comment, good luck! I purchased my plans from this site http://running_on_alcohol.tripod.com/id2.html I received an email the next day with the pdf plans, then about 5-7 days later I received a nice poster size diagram, and a cd with the pdf and plans and other documentation as well. The plans are very good, anyone with some basic building/soldering skills and equipment for cutting copper should have no problems with it.

The biggest thing I found out about it was the automatic valve was not as precise as I had hoped, it tends to stay open too long and cool the still way too fast. Also my boiler is too small, I recommend a 55 gallon drum or similar size. I stared with a 12 gallon turkey fryer, which works great because it’s an all in one, stove and pot, but the surface area is too small, so the production of alcohol is very slow, but it does work.

Thanks for the comment, good luck!

]]> By: Darrel Branhagen http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6#comment-3 Darrel Branhagen Sun, 27 May 2007 20:43:14 +0000 http://thecybergurus.com/archives/6#comment-3 Could you tell me where you bought your plans - I have seen a great number of them but not anyone who has actually built them besides you? I'm branching out to ethanol from my normal vegetable oil project (one working Tahoe, one Jetta in progress). Also planted 1.1 acres of canola this weekend for fall crushing. Thanks! Could you tell me where you bought your plans - I have seen a great number of them but not anyone who has actually built them besides you?

I’m branching out to ethanol from my normal vegetable oil project (one working Tahoe, one Jetta in progress). Also planted 1.1 acres of canola this weekend for fall crushing.

Thanks!

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