Thread: Industrial Meths

G'day les88,
Nope that's not gonna work.....sorry.
The stills they sell are pot stills and at best put out 80%.
The other deals are reflux stills for a lot more money, and their maximum output is 95%,
'cos unless you buggarise around with it....that's how ethanol exists.........purify it to 100%, and 10 minutes later its back at 95%. There's a scientific word for it which slips my mind at the moment.
Industrial meths is a different story.......what is added to the ethanol to make industrial methanol is not a water absorber.....(gotta remember that scientific word).
There's my $57:47 cents worth.

Stand by for incoming!!!!!

That's the bloody word!!!!
Thanks Alastair

Had some experience making hooch had you Noel?

No Fred,
My Mum taught me everything I know about Ethanol........78.5º Good.....68.5º Bad!!

Originally Posted by jes00m

I have just finished reading Neil's book cover to cover and cant wait to get started.

What is the title of Neil's book and where can I get a copy? Any help appreciated.

G'day Glen,
Found here.
www.ubeaut.com.au/ubhome.htm
Its called the Polisher's Handbook.......beats the St James version hands down

Originally Posted by watson

G'day Glen,
Found here.
www.ubeaut.com.au/ubhome.htm
Its called the Polisher's Handbook.......beats the St James version hands down

Bewdy, thanks for the info and the quickness of reply.

Glen

I just stuck my nose into my local resene paints trade depot the other day & had a look at the meths they had on their shelf under their own label.
It was 95% and and said so on the label.

cheers

I was in Carba-Tec Sydney the other day and noted that they had bottles of 100% metho. It was on the bottom shelf near where the U-beaut stuff is kept. Can't remember the price. From memory the bottle was probably about 1 litre. It was a fairly plain translucent white bottle with a plain looking label. Can't remember the brand.

Haymes distributors sell 100% Metho.

Otherwise pour it in an open container for a weeks. Tip out the water that is left and you'll be set

Originally Posted by Strungout

Hi Jesmond,

I am not sure where you are,but Complete Hardware at Eastwood sells it.

Cheers

Greg

Went to Complete Hardware today and asked if they had the 100% Meth, all they could show me was the 96% Diggers brand. Bloke said that was all they ever had.

Will give Carba-Tec ago tomorrow, this 100% Meth is like finding the Holy Grail....

Jesmond, did you eventually get the good stuff ???

Squirrel...

That boofhead doesn't know what he is talking about. They do sell it.

Go to the paint section and ask them.I got some a few weeks ago.

Its in a 5 LT plastic bottle and has Industrial Metho on it- No brand name.

Its sitting on the shelf next to the shelac.

Cheers

Greg

Originally Posted by Strungout

That boofhead doesn't know what he is talking about. They do sell it.

Go to the paint section and ask them.I got some a few weeks ago.

Its in a 5 LT plastic bottle and has Industrial Metho on it- No brand name.

Its sitting on the shelf next to the shelac.

Cheers

Greg

Thanks Greg,
Must have been out, I know the shelf you are talking about, checked out the shelac also. The bloke that served me wasn't the usual sales man from that section, but I was with him when he gave the other bloke a call on the phone. I specifically asked for Industrial Meth and got the negative. I suppose all that read this forum bought them out. By the way not a bad little hardware for bits and pieces.

Squirrel..

Originally Posted by watson

G'day les88,
Nope that's not gonna work.....sorry.
The stills they sell are pot stills and at best put out 80%.
The other deals are reflux stills for a lot more money, and their maximum output is 95%,
'cos unless you buggarise around with it....that's how ethanol exists.........purify it to 100%, and 10 minutes later its back at 95%. There's a scientific word for it which slips my mind at the moment.
Industrial meths is a different story.......what is added to the ethanol to make industrial methanol is not a water absorber.....(gotta remember that scientific word).
There's my $57:47 cents worth.

Stand by for incoming!!!!!

Hygroscopic is the word your after. Where is a chemical engineer or brake mechanic when you need one