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[Moonfleet41]

Add bleach to the mixture, then mix it with a chopping blade on a drill... that will mash the paper better and make the bricks burn hotter and slower

[dmclavij]

hello my name is maria and I live in Bogotá, Colombia, wanted to know how I can get a paper log maker for use in a project. I appreciate if someone help me my email is dmclavij@gmail.com thanks

[Ladyhawkwright]

Thanks so much! I got mine all fixed up and stuck them in front of the fan and they dried within 3 days and burned for 3+hours! (You totally rock!)

ps. somebody in china said to use the water from boiled rice and it acts like a gluing agent. it really helps hold them together!

[Ladyhawkwright]

Quick question: How long does the paper need to stay in the water before doing this?

[rorkimaru]

@Ladyhawkwright you can get away with a day or two as long as you agitate the paper a few times over the soaking period. Some people stir the paper in warm-hot water so it breaks down in an hour or two but since this is putting in more energy it kind of defeats the purpose IMO.

Whats important is not to leave the water in longer than about a week as there is the risk of bacteria developing and safety is always first. Best of luck ^_^

[sprocketman1998]

@Ladyhawkwright

Here's a tip for you...

I use a pain mixer drill bit which I picked up at a hardware store.

Just connect it to a corded drill and mix away! It pulps the paper in less than 2 minutes.

Hope that helps.

[audas]

Mate - no way.

Put your pulp into a form lined with dividers made from aluminium cuttings, place board on top, drive over with car, 200 hundred bricks in one minute.

[1virtues79]

newspaper pulp did u use a paper shredder or did you tear the newspaper by hand. does it have to be very fine? thx for sharing,

[rorkimaru]

@1virtues79 I used a shredder for the first bit but I realized that the blade would very quickly get worn out so I did it by hand from there ^_^

[scidhumouse]

Burning newspaper is BAD for the environment!!!!!! They give off toxic gases which are poisonous for all of us. The inks and dies in the paper are bad for you. Not eco-friendly.

[rorkimaru]

@scidhumouse Thats not true, the ink breaks down during the soaking process. It's no worse than burning wood.

[netjem]

@scidhumouse You are a fucking retard.. What "toxic gases" are released? This is the standard catch phrase for environmental douche-bags with no knowledge of chemistry.

[sonicknameless]

That's actually really cool, and it was a really interesting video too, thanks man! =]

[rorkimaru]

@sonicknameless They are quite groovy =D. And thank you for watching! Glad you found it interesting!

[EcoBold]

very cool, love the idea (and the intro) :) would be nice to see the brick in use!

[rorkimaru]

@EcoBold Thanks very much. They take a while to dry and we're stocking them up for the winter so I'm not sure when I get to burn the fruits of my labors but we've used them last winter and they're very good. I wouldn't be surprised if there are videos of them burning somewhere on the tubes.

[EcoBold]

@rorkimaru ah ok got it, didn't realize it takes a few days to dry :)

[agentker]

Not only is that wicked cool, but I love the cat in the background at the end :D

[rorkimaru]

@agentker Yeah, Max seems to love being on camera. I keep seeing him in the background when I watch footage back!

[FuchsiaRose09]

That looked like tons of fun!!! I would just make them for the fun of it!

[rorkimaru]

@FuchsiaRose09 It is quite fun... until your hands start hurting. The handles aren't very comfortable but I wrapped cloth around them and it was fine after that =D

[FuchsiaRose09]

@rorkimaru Oh...didn't think of that! *sigh*

[TamerlanePNR]

that's a smart idea

[rorkimaru]

@TamerlanePNR They're great things. I saw a video that says its a Japanese thing but my mam is convinced that her uncle used to have one so the jury is out on who's idea it is!