Industrial Meths

[Alastair]

Hi Les

No can do,

At ~95%, alcohol forms an azeotrope, or constant boiling mixture, which is why the commercial product is that concentration. To get 100% requires special techniques.

[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!!!!!

[watson]

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

[Big Shed]

Had some experience making hooch had you Noel?

[watson]

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

[Glen]

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.

[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

[Glen]

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

[soundman]

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

[Mirboo]

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.

[woodcutta]

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

[Squirrel]

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...

[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

[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

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..

[Zoinker]

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