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[lozzzzzz]

I hope this is the right place for an introduction. 

Hi folks, I've been bothering one of your members for a while now and he's been very helpful.  Thanks RJ (not sure of your name on here)

I thought it was about time I joined up.  I've found your Wiki page very informative and have started buying bits to put together a bio rig.  I've started putting up a lean-to outside, I've got a pump on the way and have picked up a couple of barrels and made a cone.  That's about it for now.  Hopefully I'll get it attached this week then start the long process of stopping my bird-poo welds from leaking

[Tony]

Welcome to the forum!  Looks like you are going to be busy

[Rotary-Motion]

welcome

Hereford ah, we are neighbours

 

would rj be dickjotec?

[Dickjotec]

Hi Lozzzz
Looks like it is going well. As you can see I am dickjotec on here. Keep us posted.
Weld a steel nipple into the point of the cone to attach fittings. I should have a spare if you need one.

[Julian]

Hi, welcome to the forum and wiki.

Looks like you've made a good start with an excellent mentor.

It would be great if you could photograph and document your build for a new wiki page.  We've got lots of info, but not a complete build from scratch.

[Manfred]

Hello Lozzzzzz. Looks like you're building a great processor from the start, but don't be fooled as you'll be up grading something pretty soon lol.  All the best with the build as I still find it the most enjoyable part.

[lozzzzzz]

Hi and thanks all for the welcome. 

Where abouts are you Rotary Motion?  I live but half a mile from Dickjotec, but all the garage action takes place at my Parents house near Bromyard. 

Dick, The welding went better than I thought it would (but I haven't tested it yet )   The nipple is next on the list.  Thanks for the offer, I've got to look into what size to go with yet.  The pump is rather a beasty at 300l/min and has 1.25" and 1.5" fittings so I'm hoping 1" will do.  I think I'll buy a pipe threading tool and do a whole load at the same time.  How big is your spare?

Julian, Dick certainly knows his stuff and I've been over to consume his time on more than one occasion now   I'd love to do a project thread on here that could be transferred to the wiki??  I've done a rather extensive thread on my car over the last 4 years so perhaps something like this for the processor would be good?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=149&t=989675&i=0&mid=&nmt=

I'll start up another thread when more progress is made, I should be back on it Tuesday night   I can't wait its been  a while since I've been in the thick of a project

[Jamesrl]

Hello and welcome


 I see you've  pulled an edge out on the cone, would I be correct in assuming you intend to weld it to the bottom bead?

There's a problem with that idea, the bead has a silicon type seal spun into it that burns away during welding leaving a nice 360 deg leak above the bead.
 
Cut the bead off and pull the cone edge parallel with the drum body and weld the lap joint.

You might be able to see the lap joint in this picture.

[Julian]

Wow, long thread!  Car looks great, there's a great deal of work gone into that.

It really would be easier to stick the info in the wiki in the first place.  We could set up a gallery which lays out all the photos neatly or you could just up load and intersperse with text.  Either way the photos can have specific text in boxes underneath.

Perhaps a layout similar to the tips and wrinkles pages ... http://www.biopowered.co.uk/wiki/Tips_and_wrinkles_1  But at the end of the day it can be pretty much whatever you want.

Somewhere there's a page with all the graphical symbols for the diagrams, if you want to delve that deep.

[Julian]

You might be able to see the lap joint in this picture.

The new Oxford blue does no favours when it comes to photographs!

[Dickjotec]

I have been in the car and can confirm it goes like stink! Probably the fastest accelerating car I have been in.
The nipples are 3/4 bsp about 1 inch diameter from memory.

[Julian]

The nipples are 3/4 bsp about 1 inch diameter from memory.

When I first read that I thought it was the effect driving fast had on you!

[therecklessengineer]

That car is awesome. I have been seriously considering a Scimitar for an electric car conversion for some time now. I love the look!

[Jamesrl]

You might be able to see the lap joint in this picture.

The new Oxford blue does no favours when it comes to photographs!

'ave a nuva look moaning molly.

[greasemonkey]

Love the car. Yous an enjinear.