55 Gallon Portable Wash Tank | BACK TO TOP
Pictures of the wash tank
Description:
This wash tank is based on the one I did above and went with the second processor I made. It follows the basic design of the first one pretty much
in every detail. I did use a different air pump and a different
heater that were both more robust than the first one I made. I sell a
different bubbling unit that is far superior than the copper bubble rings
I used when I made this unit. I still incorporate the wooden frame and the casters, as I really like the ability to move it around.
55 Gallon Portable Wash Tank | BACK TO TOP
Pictures of the wash tank
Description:
This wash tank is a revised version of the one's above. It integrates improvements that I've found over time to make them even better.
A few improvement include the use of a wooden bubbler,
a titanium heater,
quick connects, counter-sunk bolt holes,
revised wheel positioning,
a new electrical outlet with cord mounted right to the cart,
yellow teflon tape and a lower overall height.
This tank also has an improved mounting position of the air pump and heat controller.
These improvements have come as my clients have suggested them, thereby showing that we're dedicated to improving "state of the art" in biodiesel
production equipment. With the revised wheel positioning and lowered height, the center of gravity is much lower and makes
the tank much more stable when moving it around.
Biodiesel Forum - February 2005 | BACK TO TOP
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Pictures from the forum
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In Februaray of 2005 I helped plan a monumental event in Utah to help educate the public on biodiesel. I worked with people from
Clean Cities Utah
and from the Utah Biodiesel Cooperative. Together we planned a whole day dedicated to biodiesel.
Jack Jones put together an
awesome flyer
highlighting several key facts about biodiesel. I put together a really nice Biodiesel Resource Guide, and together
with others from the Utah Biodiesel Cooperative we put together a
really nice booth with information on biodiesel.
Dal Soglio Oil, Utah's first commercial biodiesel retailer was instrumental in helping the event
occur and even brought in one of their big rigs with biodiesel to use for publicity. We had such biodiesel notables
as John Long from Blue Sun Biodiesel,
Daryl Reece, from Pacific Biodiesel,
and Jack Jones of Riverstones Biodiesel speak at the event. I even introduced some of our key speakers.
Overall the event turned out really well and was well attended by several fleet owners and other's interested in biodiesel.
We even were on the local news!
Live Green - May 2005 | BACK TO TOP
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Pictures from the Live Green event
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In May of 2005 I participated in the Salt Lake City's Downtown Alliance Live Green event. It highlighted way's to live 'greener' and hosted entertainment, food,
and booths devoted to way's to help people live 'greener'. Along with Jack Jones of Riverstones Biodiesel
and Utah Clean Cities we hosted a booth dedicated to educating the public on biodiesel. Turnout was phenomenal and we were amazed at the great
response our booth received.
We gave out samples of biodiesel made from all sorts of different oils,
sold biodiesel decals and biodiesel books, and handed out
several copies of this great biodiesel primer
as well as copies of Jacks great biodiesel flyer that he's put together that
was based on the 2004 Biodiesel Handling & Use Guidelines
publication.
The event furthered our committment to spreading the word about Biodiesel in our community and helped us to make some great contacts.
Biodiesel Processor Building Workshop - December 3, 2005 | BACK TO TOP
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Pictures from the Processor Workshop
Files From Workshop:
Below are links to web versions of the hand out's I used at the workshop.
Processor Diagram Labelled--Hand Drawn Version
Processor Diagram Unlabelled--Clean Version
Processor Parts Breakdown--Excel Format
Description:
In Dec. of 2005, in cooperation with the Utah Biodiesel Cooperative, I put on a workshop to show how to
build a basic Appleseed Style Biodiesel Processor. The version that I build is called a "Riverstones" processor because it's based so closely off of
Jack Jones Appleseed Style Processor. The event was on a Saturday afternoon on a cold, wintery day but even considering the weather, turnout was great.
My apologies ahead of time for some of the blurry shots.
Warner Brothers "Unaccompanied Minors" Movie Set - Feb. 2006 | BACK TO TOP
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Picking Up The Stuff
The "Homebrewers" Garage
The "Homebrewers" Office
The "Homebrewers" Mercedes
Description:
In early January, 2006 I was contacted by a Warner Brothers Motion Pictures set designer about Biodiesel for the movie
"Unaccompanied Minors". I spent several hours on the phone and at my location consulting with them on the finer points of Biodiesel.
One of their characters in the movie was a "Biodiesel Nut" and they needed some expertise on Biodiesel so they contacted me.
I worked with them to make sure everything was as authentic as it could be. This included renting them actual homebrewing
Biodiesel equipment which they then used in the set for the movie. They also purchased two Mercedes Diesels for the show based
on my recommendation and then plastered the thing
with several of my Biodiesel Decals. I helped them set up the office, the garage, and the Mercedes
for the movie. I had an absolute ball and even spent a really late night on the set.
Biodiesel Forum - April 10th, 2006 | BACK TO TOP
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Pictures from the 2006 Biodiesel Forum
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On April 10th, 2006, we held our 2nd Annual Biodiesel Forum in Utah. As with the first one, our goal was to help educate the public on what biodiesel
is, how it can be used, and give people a chance to hear some real-life stories from people who are actually using it. Turn out for 2006 wasn't as
big as 2005, but the quality of the presentations was incredible! Once again, we're continually committed to spreading the word about biodiesel and
all of it's benefits to any that will listen!
The event turned out really well and even received some positive media coverage from FM 90 KUER, a local Salt Lake City public radio station.
You can hear the report that aired over the air waves by clicking here! (6.7 MB MP3 File).
Biodiesel Workshop - May 12th & 13th, 2006 | BACK TO TOP
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Day 1 - Processor Building
Day 2 - Brewing Biodiesel
Blog Posts
Day 1 - Getting all the kinks out
Day 2 - Time for fun!
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On May 12th & 13th, 2006 I hosted a Biodiesel Workshop in downtown Salt Lake City. The workshop was put on by
Biodiesel Homebrewing Expert, Maria Alovert a.k.a. Girl Mark.
The workshop spanned two day's and was so popular that we ran out of room and had to turn several people away. People came from
all over the United States and Canada. We even had one participant come from as far away as New Zealand. I was amazed!
The first day we concentrated on building Biodiesel processors and going over the equipment needed to produce Biodiesel. Day two
was devoted to teaching participants how to make great, high quality biodiesel. Every participant was able to perform a titration on
waste oil several time, brew a small batch of Biodiesel, and perform multiple quality tests.
Local Biodiesel: A Biodiesel Coop Conference - July 15-16th, 2006 | BACK TO TOP
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Pictures from the conference.
Blog Posts
My conference report
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In July of 2006 I helped plan a successful Biodiesel conference held in Golden, Colorado at the Colorado School of Mines. Our goal
was to create a conference where people belonging to Biodiesel Cooperatives as well as homebrewers could come and learn more
about how to successfully promote Biodiesel and sharpen our craft. The turnout was so great that we even had to turn people away.
We even formed an organization called the Collective Biodiesel Conference group. Check out the website!
It was really fun for me because I was able to meet some of my Biodiesel mentors and peers all in one spot. I also
met several of my customers which was a total rush. It was also at this conference that I met Danny Lesa & Greg Garrison of
SSI Energy, past manufacturer of the BioPro line of Automated Biodiesel Processors. Needless to say, I was in hog heaven!
