At $1200 that's too steep for this project.
If I can buy one for ~@200, I won't try to make one.
Or maybe I would anyway, just because it's my nature ;)
Rex Burkheimer
Marketing Director, WM Automotive Warehouse
Fort Worth TX rex@wmautomotive.com
Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
----- Original Message -----
From: bownes <bownes@web9.com>
To: <rex@wmautomotive.com>
Cc: shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: waste-oil heaters?
>
>
> Lan-Air makes a nice unit. And they have been known to discount them
> rather well.
>
> I looked into a group buy a couple of years ago. Looked like we could get
> about 25-30% discount on the $1200 unit.
>
> iii
>
>
> >
> >
> > Inch's comment stirred a matter of interest to me: Waste-oil heaters.
> >
> > In my shop I have a wood-burning heater made from a 55-gallon drum. It
does
> > the job just fine, and lets me get rid of burnable paper, cardboard,
wood
> > etc rather than send it to the landfill.
> > Being a gearhead, I generate large amounts of waste motor oil. I
would
> > like to burn this for heat.
> > I am sure others on this list have been down this road, so here are my
> > questions:
> >
> > Anybody have plans for building a waste-oil heater?
> > Suggestions for adding this fuel to my current setup?
> > Does synthetic oil work as well as dinosaur-oil?
> > Should I just buy a factory-made unit, such as Grainger sells?
> > Any other sources of stoves or info, like a good website?
> >
> > Thanks in advance. This list is one of the best in terms of
high-info/low
> > noise :)
> >
> > Rex Burkheimer
> > Marketing Director, WM Automotive Warehouse
> > Fort Worth TX rex@wmautomotive.com
> >
> > Great minds discuss ideas;
> > Average minds discuss events;
> > Small minds discuss people.
> >
>
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