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Fully Synthetic Oil, and how it's made

907 - 30/1/08 at 06:09 PM

I thought some of you might be interested in a vessel I've been making at work.
It's a giant liquidizer really, for want of a better description.

The tank will be filled with a thin base oil, and lumps of polymer (ptfe), the size of house bricks are added,
and then blended into the stuff we pay a fortune for at our local stealerships.

The electric motor/chopper weighs 2.25 tonnes, and total weight empty is 11.5 tonnes.

Bet you wouldn't want to pay the lecky bill.

I'll post a pic of the chopper in a mo.

Paul G
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907 - 30/1/08 at 06:12 PM

Ya wouldn't want ya fingers caught in that.

Paul G

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Confused but excited. - 30/1/08 at 06:20 PM

I thought it looked a tad on the large side for a catch tank.

jollygreengiant - 30/1/08 at 06:40 PM

I thought it was a new type of home made gas turbine for his car.

speedyxjs - 30/1/08 at 07:13 PM

I thought it was his donor for and ali electric locost

onzarob - 30/1/08 at 08:02 PM

wow, thats a piece of kit, is is stainless? I assume you fabricate all sorts of stuff?

907 - 30/1/08 at 09:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by onzarob
wow, thats a piece of kit, is is stainless? I assume you fabricate all sorts of stuff?

Hi,

No, that one is mild steel. The dished end is 20mm thick.

The nice side of my job is that most things I make are 1 offs. Every few weeks I get something else to do.

Shame the money's crap.

Paul G

Thanks for all the funny posts btw. They made me

I waiting for the one about the pinto parts washer.

[Edited on 30/1/08 by 907]

iank - 30/1/08 at 09:39 PM

Ahem, what a magnificent chopper you have there, cough.

jollygreengiant - 30/1/08 at 10:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 907

I waiting for the one about the pinto parts washer.

[Edited on 30/1/08 by 907]

Now come on mate we all know that your construction just ain't big enough OR strong enough.

02GF74 - 31/1/08 at 08:32 AM

how do you make the rounded end bit?

DarrenW - 31/1/08 at 09:17 AM

Very nice work. Automotive smoothy maker.
Just a question though, have you put the legs on the right way round? Shouldnt they point downwards

907 - 31/1/08 at 05:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
how do you make the rounded end bit?

Hi,

The short answer is I don't.

Forming dished ends is a specialist job, so we get them made out.
The main rad is called the spherical radius and this is pressed into flat sheet with a former.

The tighter radius is called the knuckle radius and is spun on in a machine like a lathe, but uses wheels where the cutting tool would be.

Cheers
Paul G

907 - 31/1/08 at 05:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Very nice work. Automotive smoothy maker.
Just a question though, have you put the legs on the right way round? Shouldnt they point downwards

I point the legs sideways because as yet we haven't found anyone with a vertical low loader to deliver it.

Or....

We only have a maximum of 6.2 metres under the crane hook so it's too tall to stand it up.

ATB
Paul G