Model Request - Hydraulic Bottle Jack - 20 Ton Range

Hello all,

I've volunteered to help a non-profit group called Potter's without
Borders who are developing a ceramic water filter for 3rd world
countries.

I need a 20 ton bottle jack (pump) which will be used in a press. Can
anybody point me to 3D models of said item. Tried a quick search but
couldn't find any.

Len

 

I searched a bit around and didn't find anything.. tho, to mount it you
would probably have to fabricate that..

you could look into enerpac's website, there might be something there.

 

i have 2 ton jack if you can use it
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/ww...rch_type=keyword&action=Go!&QueryString=3zc58


mr.T

http://www.serfilco.com

 

Mr. T

I will accept your offer of the 2 Ton Jack.

Thank You,

Len

Please forward model to:


P.S. Thought the company sounded familiar. Use to work for a waste
water treatment company and remember searching your website for sub-
systems. Nice models.

 

Nope.
http://www.potterswithoutborders.com/
The pore size in partly-fired ceramics might be just about
right for the application, good as a depth-filter, cheap,
ready technology (you just need clay & fire), reusable
(just fire again to burn out the gunk) ...
It's a very good idea I suspect.

Can anyone help? Or suggest other methods?
I suspect what is being looked for is a way to form
the unfired clay in a semi-production method.

An alternative might be some fancy slip-casting too
but they would then have other needs (perhaps more
complicated).

 

FYI:

Diarrhea is estimated to be the number one killer of children under 5
at the beginnig of the decade and now continues to be a major cause of
death amount the worlds children.

Potter's Without Borders has been assisting with the development of a
low-tech, low cost, colloidal silver-enhanced ceramic water filter.

Field experience and clinical test results have shown this filter to
effectively eliminate 99.88% of most water-born disease agents.

Filter has been cited by the United Nations' Approprite Technology
Handbook , and is used by the International Red Cross and the Nobel
Prize winning medical relief oganization Doctors Without Borders.

Approximate cost of fiter system is $10-15 with replacmement filters
$4. Can be used with running river water, wells, lakes, and marsh
water.

It is a gravity fed system that can supply the daily needs of clean
drinking water for a family of six. It can be easily cleaned to extend
the life of the filter.

I am assiting in the devlopment of a portable training press that can
be used by 1st world technicians to train local 3rd world country
potters. This includes developing the right combination of local
materials to provide the necessary filtration levels as well as
production tooling and techniques.

I just happened to talk to the founder while on vacation last week
while my wife was buying new coffee mugs for our household at his
shop. Not "big" on pottery, I was reading a technical report on the
effectiveness of the ceramic filter when he came over and provided
additional information on the manufacture of the filters (addition of
sawdust to the clay).

During the conversation he mentioned how they were having a difficult
time coming up with a press design that was lightweight and portable
enough to carry on an A/C flying into these remote villages. A working
prototype was located in an adjacent room and after watching it in
operation I made some simple suggestions how it may be improvement.

The next thing I knew I had volunteered to document and optimise the
design for them.

As with most small non-profit groups they are working literally out of
their basements with no operating capital. Founder is self-taught on
sketch-up - which they use to communicate with 3rd world countries via
email. They pay out of their own pockets to fly to the 3rd world
countries to set-up new "production" facilities using local materials
and resources.

Len

 

sounds like a pretty simple design job... quite a contribution you can
make to a lot
of peoples lives.

whats the press for? compressing the filter media of sawdust and dirt
etc in a frame?


They will not want a custom built or high end piece for that but
something cheap
and easily available manufactured in volume... like a hydraulic jack
you can buy at a Kragen
auto supply for $20-$40. 20 tons is pretty big, cheaper by a wide
margin might be 4 small 5 ton jacks... one on each corner of the frame
if thats the application.

that way the frame can be built of lighter materials.


The way to get some free engineering would be to post some hand drawn
sketches, diagrams or photo's of the prototype to web site (that you
can get free at a lot of places).. the post the link to engineering or
design NG's as you have done here.





Phil scott

 

I'll point out that similar (in concept, not ceramic IIRC) have been used
in aircraft for drinking water for decades.
Water added from third world nations or worse is then safe to drink.

I'd suggest you search the US patent office for expired related patents ..
a few might be handy for you.

 

Try here : www.powerjacks.com