Big Stainless Steel Processor

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Here are some photos of a large processor (60 to 90 gallon batches) made of stainless steel

Notice the hazardouse duty motor. This is necessary due to the methanol fumes.

In the above three pictures you can see the connections for the motor as well as the

1" spigot and sipon tube.

In the above three pictures you can see the connections for the heating element as well as the

1" spigot and sipon tube. The last picture is of the mixing paddle.

With the above processor, I used the electric heating coils to heat the oil (they are disconnected in the photo because I used a propane burner to boil off water from some bad oil).  The mixing prop is used during the cleaning of the batches.  A circulating pump is connected to the bottom valve and run to the top of the tank for mixing.  I tried to use the mixing prop for processing, but it would leave areas at the bottom of the tank “un-turned”.  This would cause a problem when working with any oils that had any water left over in them.  A simple unit like this one can be created by anyone with a couple of hand tools and a little bit of planning.  The hardest part is finding a nice big stainless steel tank like this one.  Try looking for metal scrap yards in your neighborhood.  If they don’t have a tank you could use, they might be able to help you find one.