[General] Heating Note

[Rick Nelson]

There are hundreds of designs.  Just search for waste oil heater.
Here are a few.

http://www.aipengineering.com/babington/Babington_Oil_Burner_HOWTO.html
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me4.html
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me7.html
http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/oilburners02.html
http://forums.makezine.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=1830
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lwSmYz_g6U

Keep in mind that I was more interested in forced air burners for
melting aluminum.  Some day I may get back to that project.
Rick


On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting.  Do you have further info?
>
>            - Ethan
>
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Rick Nelson <geezer.nelson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> If your goal is cheap, consider a waste oil heater.  Many designs are
>> available, and most can run on used motor oil or waste vegetable oil.
>> They can burn hot enough to melt iron if you use a forced air design,
>> or there is a design in Mother Earth News website that is designed for
>> home heating.  I'll bet you could get plenty of free used motor oil.
>> I don't usualy comment on this group, but was researching a waste oil
>> burner for aluminum casting and thought I would mention it.
>>
>> Rick Nelson
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Ethan Chew <spacefelix at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > No jet engines unless you plan to make the shop fly. :P
>> >
>> > But there is this rocket thing:
>> > http://www.richsoil.com/rocket-stove-mass-heater.jsp
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:56 AM, <webdawg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Turbo heater.
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