The Eco Paper Log Maker

[MrDaddio34]

you should use your press in a way that lets the excess water drain back into the storage container

[chelzt11]

if anyone wants to order one of these they are $49.90 + 9.90 p&h QLD Australia only at this stage. email 4132QLD@gmail.com

[bhaydenca]

how long do these logs burn for?  If compared to wood, would it burn as long, or twice as fast 2:1? Thanks folks

[GradyWhite2007]

Who's we?

[TheZielonyy]

karol strasburger hehe

[WoodBClayMaster]

if you shred up the paper first (crosscut) then soak in water, you might have better results.

[OcalaBrew]

I find it extremely difficult to understand the man's speech because of the music. 

[jeph4life]

@OcalaBrew i find it extremely difficult to understand the mans speech because of the mans speech!

[richardtheroomy]

I guess that works on the same principle as a storage heater? Good idea.

[ShahiraBee]

I use mine to make bricks and throw them in my fireplace. keeps me warm. :)

[richardtheroomy]

Hi. They say any paper but I tend to only use newspaper. I would tend to say just some shiny paper, but not all. You can dry them whenever you like, it's just easier to find a place to dry them quicker in the warmer month's. Some who make them in winter, put them in a Water Boiler Cupboard or by a radiator. Just have to watch the safety issue. Cheers

[SaorEire1921]

hi, just got one of these, i have a few quistions. can you use shinny paper?, can you use sawdust? and is summer the only time you can dry them?

[BeepBeepBoing]

@SaorEire1921 I have one of these, advice to anyone, dont buy one online, go to a store and get one thats made from good strong materials, I had to modify mine as it bent first go. Do not use shiney paper, it does not work. I use a 600 mm plaster/ paint stirrer in a drill and a huge bucket, dump the paper in losely torn, for a day then mix, I add leaves and sawdust aswell, but they take months to dry, you simply cannot squeeze the pulp hard enough.

[Dav123xyz]

@BeepBeepBoing saw dust isn't a good idea then?

[BeepBeepBoing]

@Dav123xyz What I meant was .. it makes such a dense mass it takes ages to dry, spoke with other people and they make theirs this time of year and through to spring, allow to dry all spring summer and autumn, ready for next winter, so that how I do it now.

[FrostBurn313]

i just use my hands to make a snowball size one. I dnt think the shape will matter plus its free.

[TeflonTron]

I get mine to burn better by soaking them in gasoline rather than water.

Just kidding. :p

[richardtheroomy]

Agreed Venezualantree that you can make them at home, but most need quite a bit of making of press's etc. and we're not all great DIYers. I would disagree these are rubbish though. I've used mine with great success for 4 years now. Cheers

[venezualantree]

you can make yourself a far better log maker yourself at home....those things are rubbish.

[richardtheroomy]

Hi - I'd put it on the compost heap if you have one, it would be the same as putting newspaper on and most would just evaporate anyway. Or pour it on your bonfire area, it'll dry off and you'd be burning your paper waste anyway? Richard

[mikkistorey]

If I start making these from paper waste from our office, which is mainly laser printed stuff, what should I do with the water runoff? I'm not sure the water company would like me to stick it down the drain, and I dont want all those chemicals at the bottom of the garden. Anyone got any suggestions?

[DKYNG]

if u dont want to use bleach use vinegar i use it and it does the job of breaking down the material beautifully

[bigkitten]

Nice devices, but I found the arms are WAY to short, to bring any real leverage to bear on the cams. Better just standing on the plunger! BTW....newspaper has a 'grain', i.e, it will tear more readily one way, rather than the other.

[dudabar2]

me no get it..i've heard many people say how it's not good to burn newspapers because of fumes etc. as in not good for your health or environment.

[copperwirestripper]

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[mrtonybony1]

I thought this was a good insight to making the paper bricks, but the background supermarket musak was irritating.

I have just had a multifuel stove - Morso Squirrel - installed. Ive tried smokeless fuel and kiln dried logs, they dont give off that much heat. So far Im really disappointed with my stove.

[cephal0p0d]

I heard a piece on NPR where people in haiti and the like do this with car jacks.

[dalejrfan820002000]

I would break that thing It  could not stand the pressure it looks cheap made.

[MrLeonard55]

Make a work bench with a piece of stainless steel or aluminum on the top. Also. Take some old hose and make a slit down the middle of it, then cut it to length and put it over the steel handle. Might be easier on the hands.

[fritzmanerik]

fart at 1:38

[doctorj007]

where do they sell these in australia?

[libraspi]

FANTASTIC!!!! I dreamed this up but never manifested it.

Glad to see someone did. Now if the landfills create an industry of it without becoming profit oriented and it spreads ......well.......it will be great.

[Redshift21]

Couple of tips for you.

1, you can speed up the breakdown time by using a plasterers mixing tool that fits in an electric drill, got mine from LIDL.

2, get a short length of plank and put it on top of the handles when pressing the water out, this way you can just sit on the plank and use body weight (as long as you're not to heavy that is) to press out the water.

3, to speed up drying time you can sit the logs on a sheet of news paper in the airing cupboard if you have one.

[Redshift21]

4, when you cook your dinner and you turn off the oven, as long as it's not too hot you can sit a couple of logs in there with the door open and that will help you dry them out also.

5, if you don't have a green house you can make a solar cooker or a cold frame with a black painted interior and that will dry the logs out to

[Ceolbeg]

Why do people find it necessary to add annoying music to videos?

[HaywoodUdume]

Rockin! They also make one that makes 4 bricks at the same time. I think it is around $40!

[g1o2r3d4o5n6]

I see argos sell those now.

[soggieshorts1]

i would asume the bleach would be a mold supresser but if you make it then dry it it should not have time to mold

[DrRoryMagowan]

how many newpaper pages does it take to make a log?

[thirteenfingers]

What exactly does the bleach achieve?

Unless it's key to the process I'm not sure I can see what's to be gained by putting it in there.

Certainly it wouldn't be an aesthetic thing. There's not enough to bleach it white and certainly no point I can see to making it look pretty.

I'm not the kind of crackpot who goes mental every time we produce any waste or pollution at all, but I'd rather not use bleach unless I had to.

So - wassitfor?

[Dalemoooooon]

i do beleive its to help the paper break down faster in the bucket, other than that, theres no point to it.

[thirteenfingers]

Could be.

Don't think I'd bother with the stuff in that case.

[richardtheroomy]

Hi, there was a message here earlier about Bleach being dangerous, but it appears to have gone? I think the amount which is suggested (I don't use it myself) would do no harm. It is weeks before these are dry and by then anything would have evaporated anyways and there's the point that bleach is used a lot by many cleaners etc. to no ill effect.. I had a look at quite a few types and on two instructions they mention to add it..

[spinaway]

@richardtheroomy Bleach will do you no harm whatsoever, i make hundreds of these logs and put a tablespoon of bleach in the mix to help the fibres break down, I have been making paper logs for about four years, as you state by the time they are dry the bleach has evaporated, Byb adding bleach you get a more compacted log which in turn burns hotter and longer,

[bob91011]

i got one of these and while to maker is ok, the logs are crap. They barely burn, just lots of smoke. Not sure what the fuss is about.

[richardtheroomy]

Hi,

For cardboard and more glossy paper, the secret is in the length of time you soak it really and tearing it up into smaller pieces will help.

On my open fire I got one log to burn for just over an hour. In the Rayburn, about two if you set it right.

The secret there is to wait for the fire to go down before you put them on, thus not letting it off straight into flames if you catch my drift.

The hardest work is preparation !

[chivone21]

That is so neat. I have a few questions I hope you can answer for me. How long do they burn? It seems they'd burn a long time.

Also, is there a way to speed up the drying process?

Thanks for any answers

[bigtimepimpin666]

I don;t know how I heard of these but I found the log maker on ebay. Just one other question. Does it make any difference if instead of paper I use other cellulose products such as card board? I would guess it will turn into the same pulp and I can compact it with the log maker. I like this very much. I guess I should had planned ahead but I will start meking some in time for next winter

[mytruth15]

check out my video are you prepared part4 on using cardboard.

[bigtimepimpin666]

thanks bro I am on there right now

[beadsbydesign]

hows the log making gone? Are they any good?