Simple Centrifuge
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Photo Gallery - This gallery represents the work over several years. Some designs have been replaced and/or updated as time progressed. Most images contain a date stamp visable on the large version. Please note the date when viewing. We are always experimenting with new concepts and designs. If you have any questions about any photo please contact us.
Total photos in gallery 1296 - Latest photo update 2021/12/10 18:48:01
Asterisk(*) indicates new photos in the past 30 days
Adapter 56C to 56J ( 15 )
Algae Recovery ( 42 )
Bacterial fermentation ( 1 )
Balancer Mandrels ( 8 )
Bearing replacement ( 25 )
Botry Culture ( 2 )
Building a gantry ( 16 )
Chestnut Extract ( 9 )
CNC Coolant ( 6 )
Coconut Oil ( 8 )
Construction ( 43 )
Contaminated diesel ( 2 )
Craig's Machine ( 31 )
Cross Drill End Bell ( 10 )
Crude oil ( 5 )
Custom motor shaft ( 23 )
Experimental Motor ( 19 )
Explosion proof motor ( 3 )
Feed Cone ( 29 )
Feed Cone with Fins ( 8 )
Feed Tube ( 3 )
Filter Paper ( 7 )
Ford on WMO ( 2 )
Foundry ( 5 )
Foundry 2 ( 18 )
Gear pump ( 2 )
Grinding fluid ( 19 )
Grinding fluid 2 ( 14 )
Heaters ( 9 )
History ( 11 )
Homemade Diesel ( 7 )
Homemade diesel 2 ( 41 )
Homemade Diesel 3 ( 15 )
Homemade Diesel 4 ( 12 )
How it works ( 3 )
Hydraulic Oil ( 3 )
Keyless Bushing ( 11 )
Lab Centrifuge ( 16 )
Lab Centrifuge 2 ( 18 )
Lapidary Cutting Oil ( 2 )
Lock motor shaft ( 6 )
Magnesol removal ( 6 )
Microwave heater ( 7 )
Misc. Mods ( 4 )
Mitsubishi 4x4 on WMO ( 10 )
New Feed Cone ( 16 )
New Feed Tube ( 7 )
New Rotor 2013 ( 24 )
New rotor design ( 16 )
Oil and Contaminants ( 47 )
Oil Skimmer ( 8 )
Our Shop ( 37 )
Peristaltic Pump ( 32 )
Powder Coating ( 10 )
Renderings ( 8 )
Retrofit rotor for WVOD ( 17 )
Rework Mount ( 10 )
Rotor fins ( 34 )
Rotor Fins One Piece ( 6 )
Seal ( 6 )
Sea Weed ( 4 )
Sediment removal ( 16 )
See thru lid - Building ( 16 )
See thru lid - Testing ( 28 )
Sight Glass ( 6 )
Skim Tube ( 56 )
Skim Tube for VCO ( 8 )
Small Settling Tank ( 14 )
Tanks ( 9 )
Tanks - Complete System ( 13 )
Tap drain ( 10 )
Testing Seal Screws ( 6 )
Tests by fuelfarmer ( 22 )
Turn key machine ( 38 )
Two part rotor ( 30 )
Ultrasonic filter cleaning ( 8 )
Updates ( 26 )
Users Machines ( 34 )
Vacuum pickup ( 3 )
VW on WMO ( 7 )
Water-Oil Seperator ( 7 )
Water trap ( 5 )
Wine Clarification ( 4 )
WVO Heat Tests ( 7 )
WVO Pump ( 6 )
WVO Tests ( 14 )
 Users Machines
Photos submitted by users. This will help you in building your own machine.
Building the base plate. View from the top. The completed machine. This machine is being used to process coconut oil. It was made from some stainless steel plate and a stainless steel cook pot. Very nice fabrication.
Building the base plate. View from the top. The completed machine. This machine is being used to process coconut oil. It was made from some stainless steel plate and a stainless steel cook pot. Very nice fabrication.
A very nice machine built after our design. Note how Ed offset the output, very nice. Ed's current setup. The top pot is the feed tank, centrifuge in the middle with the finish tank at ground level. Update 11/30/2007: Just an update to let you know that the centrifuge is working perfectly!! I currently have a '85 Isuzu Pup running 70% processed crankcaes oil/30% diesel and a 1980 Mercedes 300d running 25%crank 75% diesel (just started the process with the Mercedes and expect to get it down to 50/50 at least for the winter)... Ed Ed writes: I fastened a tranlucent domed plastic lid, the pink thing, under the clear cover .. Directs the flow going out of the rotor downward .. Really works slick. No splashing at all.
A very nice machine built after our design. Note how Ed offset the output, very nice. Ed's current setup. The top pot is the feed tank, centrifuge in the middle with the finish tank at ground level. Update 11/30/2007: Just an update to let you know that the centrifuge is working perfectly!! I currently have a '85 Isuzu Pup running 70% processed crankcaes oil/30% diesel and a 1980 Mercedes 300d running 25%crank 75% diesel (just started the process with the Mercedes and expect to get it down to 50/50 at least for the winter)... Ed Ed writes: I fastened a tranlucent domed plastic lid, the pink thing, under the clear cover .. Directs the flow going out of the rotor downward .. Really works slick. No splashing at all.
Machine Paul built to remove Magnasol from biodiesel.
Machine Paul built to remove Magnasol from biodiesel.
Guys, I finished building the centrifuge last week (see attached).I used it first to run some bio diesel. The machine pulled out some water and quitesome particles even though the bio diesel seemed very clear and free of waterbefore it went into the spinner! I just have to find a way to seal the lid better. Thecentrifuge creates quite an oil mist – even with the modified bowldesign. Any way, this was a fun project and this thing really works! Thanks, - Ralf
Guys, I finished building the centrifuge last week (see attached).I used it first to run some bio diesel. The machine pulled out some water and quitesome particles even though the bio diesel seemed very clear and free of waterbefore it went into the spinner! I just have to find a way to seal the lid better. Thecentrifuge creates quite an oil mist – even with the modified bowldesign. Any way, this was a fun project and this thing really works! Thanks, - Ralf
This is another shot of Tom's machine. We really liked his creative use of readily available materials. Tom G. sent us another photo of his centrifuge. This is the simpliest of designs using just basic tools. This splash wall is made from a dog dish. Tom G. who purchased one of our first bowls sent us these pictures of his fine machine.
This is another shot of Tom's machine. We really liked his creative use of readily available materials. Tom G. sent us another photo of his centrifuge. This is the simpliest of designs using just basic tools. This splash wall is made from a dog dish. Tom G. who purchased one of our first bowls sent us these pictures of his fine machine.
Some customers lack the space to do a full gravity system. This latest photo from Vinny shows his current setup in his basement. He's using a small pump to lift the dirty oil into a small reservoir prior to heating and passing through the centrifuge. He writes: By applying your suggestion to install a reservoir with recirculating drain line, I now have a simple oil feeder to go with my simple centrifuge. No more fiddling with the metering pump. No more loosing prime on metering pump due to vacuum leaks. This is a real break through.
Some customers lack the space to do a full gravity system. This latest photo from Vinny shows his current setup in his basement. He's using a small pump to lift the dirty oil into a small reservoir prior to heating and passing through the centrifuge. He writes: By applying your suggestion to install a reservoir with recirculating drain line, I now have a simple oil feeder to go with my simple centrifuge. No more fiddling with the metering pump. No more loosing prime on metering pump due to vacuum leaks. This is a real break through.
   
   
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