This implies a lack of coercion / forcing people to do anything.
Your use of violence is a coercion - you are effectively attempting to control (or destroy) the person or group your violence is directed towards. This is the antithesis of anarchism.
You are a violent thug. Not an anarchist.
A true anarchist believes that attempting to change the world is futile. Change yourself and the world will follow.
You just disengage from the systems that you disagree with and create your own reality.
You don't like banks? Stop using bank currency and barter / create your own system of exchange.
You don't like the oil industry? Stop using cars or make your own fuel (I personally make biodiesel in my shed).
You don't like government? Become a tax resistor / avoid government registration processes and census, try to exit the system.
Throwing petrol bombs is destructive, childish and only serves to increase government repression. They have a monopoly on violence anyway.
You have to get more Tai Chi - sidestep and gracefully redirect systemic repression rather than hit it face on. That way you create an attractive alternative to pull more people in to your anti-hierarchy way of life without having to coerce them through violence.
I am not an "arm-chair anarchist", but neither am I an "incarcerated anarchist";o)
I dunno about your process, but I used about 50 litres of used oil, with 10 litres of methanol and my yield was about 40 litres... The remaining volume was lost in solids caught in the filter, methanol evaporation (which I intend to trap and condense in my processor MK2) and the glycerin by-product (which makes an excellent degreaser for the equipment after a batch)...
I am doing this already here in the UK - just got my first 34 litre batch finished from used cooking oil from the local kebab van and the engine purrrrrrs:o)
Used cooking oil is currently a plentiful resource (I am turning down free oil because I have nowhere to store it) and life is sweet when you are fuel-independent!
Yeah - i know all about the tax situation. Since last year, all biofuels for road use are eligable for a reduction in duty compared to fossil fuels. This means that the tax payable on biodiesel is 27p per litre rather than the 47p payed on standard diesel.
I intend to pay full tax on my fuel as I would rather not incurr the wrath of HMCE, but with this reduced rate, and taking into account the price of methanol (the only ingredient in the fuel that actually costs anything;o) I am still able to produce fuel at approx 60p per litre - nearly 30p less than dino-diesel from your local garage!
With regards to the TDI - I wish I could afford one:o( I only have a 300 quid Peugeot 205GRD, but the beauty of biodiesel is that it will work fine in a standard diesel engine. You can use much lower grade fuels in some modern TDIs (the latest BMWs will run great on straight veg oil) or you can modify an older diesel to run on straight grease. I chose to modify the fuel though, because I would like to expand my operation and start selling it to Joe Public and hence need a grade of fuel that will run in any old diesel.
Now excuse me while I nip off to build a heated 20 litre filter...
So far I have only made small experimental batches - the equipment is not yet ready to make a fuel-tank full (should be this weekend once I get my filter equipment up and running).
I am relying on the hundreds of case studies for people using this stuff in unmodified diesel engines for my confidence of success! The best site I have found is:
I live in the UK and petrol / diesel prices are over $6 per gallon. In light of this, and the fact that petrol consumption is the cause of all kinds of environmental devastation (my girlfriend comes from Northern Spain, recently wrecked by the Prestige spill) and war, I have decided to make my own diesel fuel from waste vegetable oil.
Biodiesel and associated technologies can only ever be a part of truly sustainable glabal energy policy, but it has a large part to play in these early stages as it uses existing technology.
Not many people know that the original diesel engine ran on peanut oil!
I bought a cheap diesel car and built an oil refinery from scrap metal in my shed. I have made friends from my friendly, local, Kurdish kebab seller and I am well on the way to fuel independence.
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The definition of anarchy is "without leaders".
;o)
This implies a lack of coercion / forcing people to do anything.
Your use of violence is a coercion - you are effectively attempting to control (or destroy) the person or group your violence is directed towards. This is the antithesis of anarchism.
You are a violent thug. Not an anarchist.
A true anarchist believes that attempting to change the world is futile. Change yourself and the world will follow.
You just disengage from the systems that you disagree with and create your own reality.
You don't like banks? Stop using bank currency and barter / create your own system of exchange.
You don't like the oil industry? Stop using cars or make your own fuel (I personally make biodiesel in my shed).
You don't like government? Become a tax resistor / avoid government registration processes and census, try to exit the system.
Throwing petrol bombs is destructive, childish and only serves to increase government repression. They have a monopoly on violence anyway.
You have to get more Tai Chi - sidestep and gracefully redirect systemic repression rather than hit it face on. That way you create an attractive alternative to pull more people in to your anti-hierarchy way of life without having to coerce them through violence.
I am not an "arm-chair anarchist", but neither am I an "incarcerated anarchist"
27p per litre - 20p less than fossil diesel :o)
I dunno about your process, but I used about 50 litres of used oil, with 10 litres of methanol and my yield was about 40 litres... The remaining volume was lost in solids caught in the filter, methanol evaporation (which I intend to trap and condense in my processor MK2) and the glycerin by-product (which makes an excellent degreaser for the equipment after a batch)...
Peace and grease people!
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No its not - you just have to pay the tax!
UK tax rules
I am brewing my own biodiesel legally in the UK!
http://prisonerblog.zapto.org
I am doing this already here in the UK - just got my first 34 litre batch finished from used cooking oil from the local kebab van and the engine purrrrrrs :o)
Check out my greasy oddessy at http://prisonerblog.zapto.org
Used cooking oil is currently a plentiful resource (I am turning down free oil because I have nowhere to store it) and life is sweet when you are fuel-independent!
Yeah - i know all about the tax situation. Since last year, all biofuels for road use are eligable for a reduction in duty compared to fossil fuels. This means that the tax payable on biodiesel is 27p per litre rather than the 47p payed on standard diesel.
;o) I am still able to produce fuel at approx 60p per litre - nearly 30p less than dino-diesel from your local garage!
:o( I only have a 300 quid Peugeot 205GRD, but the beauty of biodiesel is that it will work fine in a standard diesel engine. You can use much lower grade fuels in some modern TDIs (the latest BMWs will run great on straight veg oil) or you can modify an older diesel to run on straight grease. I chose to modify the fuel though, because I would like to expand my operation and start selling it to Joe Public and hence need a grade of fuel that will run in any old diesel.
I intend to pay full tax on my fuel as I would rather not incurr the wrath of HMCE, but with this reduced rate, and taking into account the price of methanol (the only ingredient in the fuel that actually costs anything
With regards to the TDI - I wish I could afford one
Now excuse me while I nip off to build a heated 20 litre filter...
So far I have only made small experimental batches - the equipment is not yet ready to make a fuel-tank full (should be this weekend once I get my filter equipment up and running).
;o)
I am relying on the hundreds of case studies for people using this stuff in unmodified diesel engines for my confidence of success! The best site I have found is:
Journey to forever - biofuels
Uk regulations can be found at:
UK biodiesel production regulations
But a little googling will turn up much more info.
I will be updating my site as soon as I have more to tell on my own little greasy odyssey
I live in the UK and petrol / diesel prices are over $6 per gallon. In light of this, and the fact that petrol consumption is the cause of all kinds of environmental devastation (my girlfriend comes from Northern Spain, recently wrecked by the Prestige spill) and war, I have decided to make my own diesel fuel from waste vegetable oil.
Biodiesel and associated technologies can only ever be a part of truly sustainable glabal energy policy, but it has a large part to play in these early stages as it uses existing technology.
Not many people know that the original diesel engine ran on peanut oil!
I bought a cheap diesel car and built an oil refinery from scrap metal in my shed. I have made friends from my friendly, local, Kurdish kebab seller and I am well on the way to fuel independence.
Check out my project at:
Dan's biodiesel
Peace and grease!