I think I have pdf copies of the machinists lathe from gingery somewhere if you want… OR… I just saw this last night, and he made a how-to video as well! Watch your fingers. LOL
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That’s right in my wheelhouse Sean but what I want right now is to melt down enough aluminum to cast a large round flat plate that could be turned down for a waste oil centrifuge. It would have to a specific shaped bowl with a dead flat surface on the rim. I’m sure you have seen them.
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Tom you can use half of a torque converter as an oil centrifuge. Just cut it at the weld seam, or an inch or so above if you want a lip. Gut the internals and weld it to a shaft to spin with an oil seal.
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That’s interesting Cody. I’m going to have to think about that. Oh Oh I just got a notice that I’m overposting this thread. I can’t help it. It’s been snowing and the wind is blowing. What’s a guy to do?
Doesn’t look like they are interested in cheap asses like me Bruce, but I’m sure 55 gallons per hour would be plenty for my uses.
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I hadn’t seen those before or have and forgot. I remember the spin cycle washtub ones. 
I would use like aluminum flashing or siding then bend it over a form… you actually might be able to mount it to a bench grinder to do it. those are threaded. Then you can spin and apply pressure with a tool to get it to bend over the form. At least that is what I recall seeing.
Is that really just a can with a few slits in the bottom? If it is what I am imagining, it is basically an oil filter canister, with the tube that goes threw the middle and squirts oil out at an angle to make it rotate, then some holes near the middle at the bottom to allow oil out the bottom and maybe some at the top as well. ?
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Sean it’s a pressure driven centrifugal oil filter. The heavy stuff stays on the walls and the cleaned oil slips out
They’re sometimes used on big rigs. PA biodiesel supply sells good stuff, you should look them up on YouTube.
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I got that, I just wasn’t exactly sure how they worked. Because Tom has some spare time and wants to make a brazillian lathe. I am just trying to save his fingers so he can type and continue to communicate with us.
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These also have a little paper element inside, you can replace it with some construction paper or untreated card stock. No pleats just sits in the wall to grab the particles better.
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OK. Not sure why I never found this before. Crank Trigger ignition. Would this work to convert a diesel to a sparked ignition system?
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Yes absolutly.
Every early car pickup truck with full antilock brakes has FOUR at the wheel Hall-Effect or Magnetic speed sensor’
Even my old 1994 Ford F150 has one on the rear ed differential housing for it’s rear wheel only antilock. It’s mot hard to make triggering signaled ignition.
Getting other than that one set timing advance is were it get tricky. Ways to do that too.
Steve unruh
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Thanks Mr Steve. Not the first time you mentioned Elsbett. I thought they went bankrupt but apparently didnt. Well known company for veggies. There used to be a veggie forum here, it died, literally.
One reason to have my info the oldfashioned way, on real paper.
Lot of catching up to do here. Thanks.
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I think going from two to four valves increased volumetric eff, downside was letting go of spherical chamber. That caused more heatloss.
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And what about a Nissan H25 engine. You can find it in forklifts Nissan and Kumatsu. Max torque around 2500, pushrods, it is build for diesel too, so higher CR is no problem, five bearings on crankshaft. My forklift is running again for some time now. Last repair was eight years ago. Probably ran out of oil but kept going for some weeks. Brute abuse, but doing very fine now. Still have to change the oil once more, probably still some water in. For me the perfect woodgasser.
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These are better. They have like stacked bowls for the separator. I couldn’t find a price for them. But if you are going to nick a patented design, it would be my first choice.
I think Tom was more looking at the style that was more like the torque converter you mentioned.
From watching videos that was the only type I was familiar with Sean. What I can make myself is always my first inclination but I’m too old to ignore easier, ready made options. When ever I croak, someone is going to be left trying to figure out all the unfinished crap I have laying around.
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I understand completely 
There supposedly is an old indian saying about how if a woman dies, ancestors need to finish their unfinished quilts… and my mom has probably 20 unfinished quilts which I am bestowing upon my sister. Ironically, I haven’t heard anything similar about males.
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That is because males always finish their business?
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Might want to come look at my place and all those things I have yet to finish
I am in year 17 of my 5 year plan to completely renovate my home.
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That’s the second really funny thing I’ve read here today Joep.
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