@JagdtygerII I apologise. This was my first ever YouTube video with a simple digital camera. I didn't imagine I would ever make another video but I did and later got a better camera with good sound.
@simysimss Thank you, I'm still playing about with this but other things are getting in the way right now. It's more of a Summer project because it's impossible to dry the briquettes at the moment. More to come.
@busterpiggle Yes, drying is an issue here. However, in Africa they also make small blocks to aid drying but they dry in one day there. I am going a different direction with the press. I'll send you a message with the link to the type of machine I am going to copy.
@danddps If you look at my recent videos you'll find a briquette burn. I can't put a link in this box. The briquettes are made with paper and wood shavings. Any leaves in the mix just got blown in.
@liammcanton Thank you. I'm going to do a 'burn' video in the next couple of days because I've just got my stove installed in the workshop. Just a minor problem... I've forgotten where I carefully stored the briquettes but a search of 4 sheds should turn them up.
hi nice video , there has to be an easyier way to do it looks a bit fiddley , i produce so much saw dust 5 bin liners today , i do chainsaw carvings , do you know why i cant use 100% sawdust ? i was thinking of making a press but maybe buying one for 15 quid on ebay will be easyier way of making use of all the waste i make
@peafaery Yep, it can be done easier, this was my first attempt. There are other great versions on here, I'll send you a message with a link to a guy who has great ideas. Sawdust - you need a binder unless you can create enough pressure to make heat that breaks the cell walls of the wood and releases lignite which acts as a glue - that's how industry does it but far too expensive for home DIY presses.
@peafaery I tried to send you the link but your account is locked. I can't post it in here but the account name is 'mladenkorotaj'. He has lorts of interesting stuff.
Great idea and design. Came across your video looking for info on how to build a press. Gonna build one this summer so i have logs for winter. Thanks for the video. By the way did you ever teach maths at lisburn tech? You look like my old teacher lol
@miuk2010 Mmmmmmm... looks like my cover is blown! I look 'like' your 'old teacher' (not sure I like that bit) except with an extra 7 stone on. I was very ill for 3 years and couldn't walk so, despite eating very little, the weight piled on. Back to an aerodynamic 13st 5lbs now. So, are you going to send me a private message to reveal yourself?
@MrBoggerly LOL, there are lots of strange people out there looking for ways to hurt themselves to their advantage. I'm fairly positive there are none on YouTube but.....
@yellowmetalcyborg Thank you. I'm sure paper would be fine but it will probably take a little longer to break down than newspaper. If you add a splash of bleach to the water it will help break the paper fibres down faster. Also, I have found that warm water seems to work more quickly than cold.
have you thought about wrapping a strap around the cylinder/ frame to keep it running level, an old leather belt you don't wear anymore should work fine
@SomSmartAzz After the video I went and got some plastic cable ties and they worked well. Your idea of a belt would have been better because of the increased surface area. I'll pass your suggestion on to the friend who has the press now.
Very inventive! Good work!! Please show us the furnace/stove you use to burn these briquettes and how you use the heat they produce to heat your home and or green house. Thanks for posting!
@rlewis1946 Thank you Roy. I haven't got my stove up and going yet but hope to soon. I'll be sure to do a video when it's done. I will use the briquettes to heat my workshop. Minus 20C was a bit of a shock for us delicate Irish folks this Winter.
@baconsoda Nothing wrong with being a simple man. I'm a simple man also. I like your video! Have you thought of making a solar oven to dry your briquetts?
@jab0805 Hi Joe, thank you. I have a recent video up where I made a press out of a shipping pallet. I am completing a lever to increase the pressure I can put on it but I can make 9 large briquettes at a time just standing on it. I hope to have the second part up this week.
Thanks. I live in Medellin, Colombia, very tropical and very urban so I don't have much access to vegetable waste but the daly newspaper will be a good starter for me. Thanks again.
Great job. No need to be an engineer to make good things, human race managed very well for a long time without (mind you, I'm an engineer). I wonder if you can eliminate the use of paper.
@gserrano701 Thank you. Paper can be eliminated if you can get enough pressure to produce heat and release the lignite from the cells in the wood. The lignite then acts as a bond which the I use paper for. The high pressure method is used commercially to make fuel pellets and processed logs/blocks. I would love to make a machine to do that but I don't have the skill and it would cost a fortune. So, its 'red neck' engineering for me.
Me old Grandfather would soak newspapers, phone books etc in water then hand twist small logs out of the result, he did not waste any thing even the slops were made into small balls, burned quite nicely in the fire place once dried. That was back in the early 1950's, should be much safer today with organic inks etc.
He was a Scot named Connor, There may have been an Irish connection way way back in time.
@ericallandale Everything we do has been done before but we have lost a lot of knowledge and common sense our ancestors had. Connor...yep, there are Connors here. If you threw a stone here you would be near sure to hit a relative.
@ecraftsmen Thank you. I've just build another press but I can't try it out because there's so much snow and it's very cold (as you know). I'll post a video later in the week.
@mrbluenun Thank you. I have just finished another press and will upload a video soon. It's a bit cold for playing outside so, hopefully, later this week I'll get at it.
Hi Brendan, great Job on the press, i Make paper logs out of old news papers which i dry in a greenhouse, I sit the logs on a piece of wire mesh with an air gap underneath the door slightly ajar and the window down about two inches, This dries my paper logs in half the time it used to take, Keep up the good work regards jim.
@spinaway Thanks Jim, for the kind words and the tip. I have been working on a compound lever version for some time but the more I do the more complicated and expensive it has become...which kinda defeats the purpose. I will continue with the project but, last week, I was in a builders yard and spotted something very common that gave me an idea so I'm working on that now and hope to have it up and running in a few days (time permitting) so I'll be posting again soon.
Have you considered getting a steel plate, painting it black and focusing a fresnel lens on the metal. Placing the pucks on the metal, not where beam of fresnel, of course. The concentrated heat should heat the stell to dry them faster. If you make a box with a glass top you should be able to increase the temperature. just a thought... You could easily use the stove to dry the pucks using the pucks you have already dried. A steel plate would still emit heat while doing so...
@nannerin That's a very good idea. I had thought of building a dehydrator but your lens idea added would make an efficient unit. Thank you, that's very useful help.
@PukkPukk I haven't burned any yet but I have just bought a stove for my workshop so when I get it going I'll burn some and let you know how long they lasted.
This type to make Briquets is Very INTERESTING. Thanks for the idea. The proportion of Paper & Serrin is necessary to mix… is 50%? Can I added glue or white tail? Have a nice day. Thanks
@SoyNoseNa Hi, the proportion of paper to sawdust is about 50/50 but it's not critical. The main issue is getting the paper well pulped to release the fibres because that's what binds the briquette together when it dries. You can add any type of organic combustible material to the mix e.g. grass, leaves, cotton, cow dung, straw - if it burns when dry it can be used. It is not recommended to use glues and waxes because wax can leave volatile residues in chimneys and glue can be toxic when burnt.
@malanduye Thank you, that is a very practical and effective solution and I wish I'd thought of it instead of the useless, complicated attempts I've made so far. I will credit you with this idea when I do a video of the updated version.
Enjoyed your video. May i recommend that you visit the Legacy Foundation website for more information about biomass briquette making. Or check out the video at jahmbo about briquetting in other parts of the world. Cheers!
There are Haitian versions of this that started being used after the earthquake (they however are vertical and use a board to press down multiple tubes at once, making the process quicker).
You can probably find the video just by searching "Haitian garbage briquettes".
@Plozen Thank you. I'll go look for those videos because I'm working on a version that uses multiple tubes so I could save some time if other people have done it already.
@DebiB62 I add sawdust to my compost after I let it sit for a couple of years to start decomposing. I have just recently seen a composting toilet on here and, while very interesting and a commendable use of human waste, I don't think I'm quite ready for it yet and I know for sure that my wife will never be! However, should anyone ever ask me for sawdust for their composting toilet I will give them as much as they need.
Sorry I forgot to mention that of course with your press the pucks are going to burn much longer than mine made with bare hands due to the compactness of yours. How about a vertical version with a small seat or bike saddle which you sit on to squeeze the water out. I weigh about 13st. That should be more than enough.
@HeadShapedLikeAnM Hi Mark, that seat idea is brilliant because 13st compressing an area of a few square inches will give you a very high PSI (I am too tired to work it out) so would be very effective. I had an idea, if you search for IWG-Irish Woodturners'Guild you might be able to find a club or turners near you where you could get shavings. Turners are always looking rid of them so you would be doing them a favour as well as getting more body into your 'fireballs'.
That's a great press Brendan. I accumulate a lot of newspapers and magazines and I just use my bare hands, like making snowballs,(good exercise). I'm currently building up a stockpile of "fireballs" for next winter. I'm in Ireland too (Dublin) but I have a shed at the bottom of the garden which is great for drying.
We really need to take note about this. The way things are going with the ECONOMY we really need to learn to do things on our own. I wish you the very best of health. Its a great video. We are trying to do the same, we even have chicken and produce a dozen eggs a day! Fresh Chicken eggs are great. Plus we sell the others.
@ohmybentley Thanks for those kind words. Chickens! I want chickens but not right now because I need to be sure I am able to devote the time they need. My wife actually suggested getting chickens during dinner a few minutes ago so she must think I'm well enough to manage. They could be here sooner than I thought. There will definitely be a video on that development.
you should be careful before he put you in shredded newspaper and give you a stir for being a funny guy. He has a ribbon on his wall for showing the great citizens of H.F.B.P Homemade Fuel Briquette Press Assc. how to do it. MY wife likes the part at 3:22 and my brother like the part at 3:44 . We have been stuck also at 4:19. Seems like he go it going at 4:33-4:48. The whole family felt great at 4:58. We just felt so RE FRESHED. I liked the video, not bad.
@ohmybentley LOL, Thank you for this very detailed response. I never imagined this video would get so many views, let alone become family entertainment! I noticed something when I watched it again to see the bits you referred to - I have lost about 70lbs since then, I was very ill and couldn't walk for 3 years so things have certainly improved for me health wise.
Anyway, thanks for the comment. Best Wishes, Brendan
@lovegunz1 Thank you for your comment. I did make it clear at the start that I had used designs from the internet and never claimed to invent the process. I should have been more careful to explain that the mixture wasn't contained under pressure in a sealed pipe but I assumed that all the holes I showed in the pipe would have allowed people to understand that there was a escape route for the water. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to clarify that point.
@lovegunz1 you should be careful before he put you in shredded newspaper and give you a stir for being a funny guy. He has a ribbon on his wall for showing the great citizens of H.F.B.P Homemade Fuel Briquette Press Assc. how to do it. MY wife likes the part at 3:22 and my brother like the part at 3:44 . We have been stuck also at 4:19. Seems like he go it going at 4:33-4:48. The whole family felt great at 4:58. We just felt so RE FRESHED. I liked the video, not bad.
Well done - I've purchased a shredder that creates tiny bits of paper and was wondering if anyone had tried making paper logs. We do not heat our home with a fireplace, but I have a fire pit out in the yard. Thanks!
@angurisloud Thank you. Paper logs - no problem but from what I've read and heard the paper logs are inclined to burn quickly unless you can get good compression and density. However, they are worth a try because any free fuel is good fuel.
If you built a solar pop can heater and fed the hot air from that into an insulated box with racking you could probably get the drying time down to about two days.
That is a super idea and something I had not considered despite watching lots of videos about the pop can heater. Sometimes, like now, it takes someone else to make a connection. I will definitely investigate your idea.
I found an even better idea while messing about on youtube last night, look up "Solar Dehydrator" and you will come across a few videos of people who have built really simple designs, they use them for dehydrating food (a big thing in the USA) but it would work just as well for your briquettes.
Hehe, not then :D. I just mean, that you have a good way to dispose your woodturning waste, i dont have a place to put them, so i fill our trash bind with them, and parents 'aint happy :). -Sami
LOL Sami, I wish that was true because I seem to go through a lot of heating oil but I try to reduce my fuel consumption so that I don't use more than I need to. Still room for improvement.
Thank you. How well do they burn?...I don't know LOL. I have a bag of them but haven't burned any yet because crows nested in my chimney in Spring so I let them hatch their eggs before evicting them and then, when I was about to get the chimney swept I heard the tweets of little birds and discovered that crows can have two broods a year. So, being a big softie, under this cynical exterior, I let them stay. I'll make a wee video of the pucks (hopefully) burning soon.
very nice i would like to make one of these but i live in an HOA ville (homeowners assocation)and out fire place is gas but very intelligent design thank you
Thank you very much. Simplicity is my aim and I've planned a lever version but I am restrained by health issues so progress on the actual build is slow, a lot slower than I would wish but... I'm getting there. More to come.
Nice video..did u think of using them mixed w/wax to help start fires in fireplaces? we use alot of brickettes for fire starting in winter here in the US. I think they put fuel, sawdust, and wax in them so they will slow burn.
Thank you. I did think of using wax but was advised against it because it can leave a residue in the chimney which becomes a fire hazard. I was going to use candle wax but I'm sure the commercial products with wax in them possibly use something different and would have concentrations tightly regulated. I didn't investigate this area any further because the fire hazard element put me off.
Yep, I am eventually heading in that direction but I have a couple of other ideas I want to try first. Initially I wanted to mechanise this to produce briquettes fast but I have had a lot of emails from countries where the materials for mechanisation are not available or just too expensive so I'm concentrating on making the device as simple and effective as possible. Power will come later.
Bret, the pieces could be longer and thicker but then compression and water removal becomes more difficult without hydraulics. If you could extract water from a log-like piece then drying becomes the issue because the relative surface area has been reduced. This would not be so critical in hot countries but is an important factor in Ireland.
If the diameter was reduced then a longer log could be made with enough compression and that would make drying easier.
Thank you for that super suggestion. This is one of those situations where I'm thinking "why didn't I think of that?" I didn't, you did. This idea will definitely be incorporated in the next version.
I am looking for low-key technology to pass on to some of the Zimabawean refugees around here, which might help in job or business creation. I think your idea could possibly be adapted for their adoption :-) Thanks for making the video and all the best with your health
I am still working on a lever operated version to keep cost down but it's hard to find an efficient method for one person to operate. Maybe I'll go with what I have now that would work for two people and try to develop that.
I like your improvements on the Peterson press. Being horizontal keeps the water off your jack, and the tray used to remove the pucks is an improvement I feel.
I would like to see more ideas for a lever operated press, although this would make it bulkier, I feel it would be marginally faster and make the press more suitable for third world countries.
I tried turning the press upside down but then realised the jack won't work inverted. The horizontal aspect was an easy fix. I'm working on a lever version and trying to simplify the building and, I agree with you, it will speed the process up but the more simple I try to make it, the more complicated it becomes so I'm back at the drawing board. More to come.
Great video, very informative, I've made paper only " logs" using sewer pipe and a wooden ram with "t" handle and I've also made a sawdust burner from an old 5 gal. metal drum. You've inspired me to have a go at something similar to your press ! Great Ulster accent too, it's like music to my Dubliners ears ! Euroserf.
Thank you for that. I've a few other ideas to develop so as soon as I get my act together I'll post videos. There's a lot of partially built ideas messing up my workshop.
Thank you for your reply. I am about to build another press using a second-class lever but if you want any more info about how I made this when you are making yours just drop me a message,
i went out and made a slightly different one of these after seeing this video. I used my abour press and a big round cigar tin that i drilled holes in. The only problem was when i drilled the holes it basically just punched the holes in because the metal flexed, so it made big spikes of metal on the inside, which made it near impossible to get the damn things out! I slashed my finger open on the edge of the tin and almost needed stitches, ah well, learn from your mistakes.
I'm thrilled that you were motivated enough to give this a try and disappointed that you ended up mutilating yourself. However, that was just your prototype so try again with a plastic pipe or a steel pipe that won't flex when you drill it. The principles are very simple, the difficult bit is getting enough pressure. The pucks are hard to remove so maybe try using a ram and hammer to beat them out. I try to keep my hands away from the action but it has taken many years to learn this!
The shredded paper is used to make a pulp that then acts as a binder with the sawdust and chips. The paper fibres act like stringy glue and when dry they bond the pucks together. I have looked at other materials but paper is the easiest to get a quick pulp from. In high pressure systems where a wood dust mix is compressed and heat is applied the lignite in the wood cells is released and acts as glue when cool. I cannot produce enough pressure to make heat so the paper pulp is my best option.
Very nice! Have you tried different internal sizes and shapes? Also, an 11 cm ID stove with center burning might be interesting as just open burning the pucks tends to reduce the pucks more quickly than center burning. Center burning also tends to dry the pucks and drive excess moisture out more quickly.
Thank you for your kind comments. I haven't tried any other sizes yet because I was concentrating on the pressure aspect but I will investigate that area. Your suggestion is very interesting, it seems like the same principle as the sawdust stove - an area I hadn't thought of applying to this project, so, lots more R&D to do, LOL.
I haven't burned any pucks yet because I want to get them as dry as I can in order to assess the viability of making them. If they go straight up the chimney of the stove I need to address the mixture. I imagine I will make these in Spring and Summer so by the time I use them in Winter they will be very dry. At the moment I am drying the pucks in my greenhouse but it still takes a lot of time. In Africa and India they dry in 3 days, I'm afraid Ireland isn't just as hot.
Looks like a good device - I've got bamboo running rampant in the garden and would like something to deal with the leaves which don't seem to compost well - might see if I can get them through the shredder and then compress them into briquettes - going to burn the stems in bundles once they've dried
I'm working on a version that will use a lever to compress the mix but I am having to work within the restrictions imposed by a health issue. However, the Mark 2 press is sitting in pieces ready to be assembled when I get time.
I imagine that the bamboo leaves would be fine mixed with other materials because I have seen leaves used before and I am adding them to a mix I have sitting ready to go.
I am using a 4 inch (10cm) diameter pipe and making the 'pucks' about an inch thick. I don't want to make them any thicker because drying time is already an issue. You could make larger briquettes using a bigger diameter pipe but then compression becomes an issue. If I were you I would investigate using one of those paper briquette makers which will give you a bigger briquette and you could add other ingredients to get a longer burn.
Many thanks Sir.. you know in my country we have problem with over waste and lack of energy resource.. this video is very helpful. I'll download it and share it with people here.. thank you..
question sir, can we change the sawdust with other ingredient? did you ever try? how we devour it? by hand? or machine can I see how to prepare the ingredient please? Thanks a lot..
I am using newspaper and sawdust but you can use dry leaves, grass, straw, cardboard, seed husks etc. Search for 'biomass fuel briquettes' on YouTube to see what people use.
I tear newspaper into strips and soak it in water for 3 or 4 days and then stir it until it is a soupy pulp. Then I add the sawdust and shavings and stir until it is well mixed.
If you had a grinder or shredder to reduce the ingredients to small pieces it would be more convenient but I just tear by hand.
It would have been nice to hear what he was saying, my cats walking across the floor make more noise than his voice does.
JagdtygerII 4 days ago
@JagdtygerII I apologise. This was my first ever YouTube video with a simple digital camera. I didn't imagine I would ever make another video but I did and later got a better camera with good sound.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 4 days ago
Canny idea !!!!
goonluv 3 weeks ago
some really good stuff here
simysimss 3 weeks ago
@simysimss Thank you, I'm still playing about with this but other things are getting in the way right now. It's more of a Summer project because it's impossible to dry the briquettes at the moment. More to come.
baconsoda 3 weeks ago
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sungutsolar 1 month ago
I like your design and may try to copy it.
I was wondering why you go with small briquettes instead of one large log. Is it the drying time involved?
busterpiggle 4 months ago
@busterpiggle Yes, drying is an issue here. However, in Africa they also make small blocks to aid drying but they dry in one day there. I am going a different direction with the press. I'll send you a message with the link to the type of machine I am going to copy.
baconsoda 4 months ago
hello, yes please show us a burning video of your leaf logs
danddps 4 months ago
@danddps If you look at my recent videos you'll find a briquette burn. I can't put a link in this box. The briquettes are made with paper and wood shavings. Any leaves in the mix just got blown in.
baconsoda 4 months ago
can i just ask how well do they burn. how long for and is there much heat of them in the fire. good video.
liammcanton 5 months ago
@liammcanton Thank you. I'm going to do a 'burn' video in the next couple of days because I've just got my stove installed in the workshop. Just a minor problem... I've forgotten where I carefully stored the briquettes but a search of 4 sheds should turn them up.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 5 months ago
hi nice video , there has to be an easyier way to do it looks a bit fiddley , i produce so much saw dust 5 bin liners today , i do chainsaw carvings , do you know why i cant use 100% sawdust ? i was thinking of making a press but maybe buying one for 15 quid on ebay will be easyier way of making use of all the waste i make
peafaery 5 months ago
@peafaery Yep, it can be done easier, this was my first attempt. There are other great versions on here, I'll send you a message with a link to a guy who has great ideas. Sawdust - you need a binder unless you can create enough pressure to make heat that breaks the cell walls of the wood and releases lignite which acts as a glue - that's how industry does it but far too expensive for home DIY presses.
baconsoda 5 months ago
@peafaery I tried to send you the link but your account is locked. I can't post it in here but the account name is 'mladenkorotaj'. He has lorts of interesting stuff.
baconsoda 5 months ago
Great idea and design. Came across your video looking for info on how to build a press. Gonna build one this summer so i have logs for winter. Thanks for the video. By the way did you ever teach maths at lisburn tech? You look like my old teacher lol
miuk2010 6 months ago
@miuk2010 Mmmmmmm... looks like my cover is blown! I look 'like' your 'old teacher' (not sure I like that bit) except with an extra 7 stone on. I was very ill for 3 years and couldn't walk so, despite eating very little, the weight piled on. Back to an aerodynamic 13st 5lbs now. So, are you going to send me a private message to reveal yourself?
Best Wishes, Brendan (McA)
baconsoda 6 months ago
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miuk2010 6 months ago
"If you get hurt don't take my house off me" ... classic line!
Good video!!
MrBoggerly 6 months ago 2
@MrBoggerly LOL, there are lots of strange people out there looking for ways to hurt themselves to their advantage. I'm fairly positive there are none on YouTube but.....
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 6 months ago
Warning! Press too hard when trying to make briquettes and you'll get a rather transparent glass-like material and I don't know how to use that.
artman40 9 months ago
Nice video!
Just one question, can I use paper instead of newspaper? I have a lot of paper (a little over 10Kg) that I'd like to use.
yellowmetalcyborg 9 months ago
@yellowmetalcyborg Thank you. I'm sure paper would be fine but it will probably take a little longer to break down than newspaper. If you add a splash of bleach to the water it will help break the paper fibres down faster. Also, I have found that warm water seems to work more quickly than cold.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 9 months ago
@yellowmetalcyborg hey that was good thank you I am trying to make a business of this you have helped thank you
ozgreenbiz 7 months ago
have you thought about wrapping a strap around the cylinder/ frame to keep it running level, an old leather belt you don't wear anymore should work fine
SomSmartAzz 10 months ago
@SomSmartAzz After the video I went and got some plastic cable ties and they worked well. Your idea of a belt would have been better because of the increased surface area. I'll pass your suggestion on to the friend who has the press now.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 10 months ago
Very inventive! Good work!! Please show us the furnace/stove you use to burn these briquettes and how you use the heat they produce to heat your home and or green house. Thanks for posting!
Best wishes and highest regards.
Roy Lewis Atlanta, Georgia USA
rlewis1946 11 months ago
@rlewis1946 Thank you Roy. I haven't got my stove up and going yet but hope to soon. I'll be sure to do a video when it's done. I will use the briquettes to heat my workshop. Minus 20C was a bit of a shock for us delicate Irish folks this Winter.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 11 months ago
It's good, it's simple, it's Irish. Can't be much better than that. Thanks.
jwwm2 11 months ago
@jwwm2 LOL, thank you. I am Irish and my wife would say I'm simple so, two out of three ain't bad.
baconsoda 11 months ago
@baconsoda Nothing wrong with being a simple man. I'm a simple man also. I like your video! Have you thought of making a solar oven to dry your briquetts?
johnh32156 7 months ago
@johnh32156 I have but it's on the list...
baconsoda 7 months ago
I like the simplicity of your design. Thank you for sharing. Your friend from the southern US - Joel
jab0805 1 year ago
@jab0805 Hi Joe, thank you. I have a recent video up where I made a press out of a shipping pallet. I am completing a lever to increase the pressure I can put on it but I can make 9 large briquettes at a time just standing on it. I hope to have the second part up this week.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
Thanks. I live in Medellin, Colombia, very tropical and very urban so I don't have much access to vegetable waste but the daly newspaper will be a good starter for me. Thanks again.
gserrano701 1 year ago
Great job. No need to be an engineer to make good things, human race managed very well for a long time without (mind you, I'm an engineer). I wonder if you can eliminate the use of paper.
gserrano701 1 year ago
@gserrano701 Thank you. Paper can be eliminated if you can get enough pressure to produce heat and release the lignite from the cells in the wood. The lignite then acts as a bond which the I use paper for. The high pressure method is used commercially to make fuel pellets and processed logs/blocks. I would love to make a machine to do that but I don't have the skill and it would cost a fortune. So, its 'red neck' engineering for me.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
nice,no thank you,
MrMRCAZAR 1 year ago
Me old Grandfather would soak newspapers, phone books etc in water then hand twist small logs out of the result, he did not waste any thing even the slops were made into small balls, burned quite nicely in the fire place once dried. That was back in the early 1950's, should be much safer today with organic inks etc.
He was a Scot named Connor, There may have been an Irish connection way way back in time.
Thanks for the memories....!!!
ericallandale 1 year ago
@ericallandale Everything we do has been done before but we have lost a lot of knowledge and common sense our ancestors had. Connor...yep, there are Connors here. If you threw a stone here you would be near sure to hit a relative.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
I'm very impressed ( no pun intended)
Great work
k323r 1 year ago
@k323r Thank you. I have another version made so I'll get a video up soon.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
Great idea - well put together and an excellent use of 'waste' material.
ecraftsmen 1 year ago
@ecraftsmen Thank you. I've just build another press but I can't try it out because there's so much snow and it's very cold (as you know). I'll post a video later in the week.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
Hi baconsoda,
It hardly matters what the machine looks like as long as it works, and makes a product you can use right? Well done!
Take care,
mrbluenun
mrbluenun 1 year ago
@mrbluenun Thank you. I have just finished another press and will upload a video soon. It's a bit cold for playing outside so, hopefully, later this week I'll get at it.
Best Wishes,
Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
Hi Brendan, great Job on the press, i Make paper logs out of old news papers which i dry in a greenhouse, I sit the logs on a piece of wire mesh with an air gap underneath the door slightly ajar and the window down about two inches, This dries my paper logs in half the time it used to take, Keep up the good work regards jim.
spinaway 1 year ago
@spinaway Thanks Jim, for the kind words and the tip. I have been working on a compound lever version for some time but the more I do the more complicated and expensive it has become...which kinda defeats the purpose. I will continue with the project but, last week, I was in a builders yard and spotted something very common that gave me an idea so I'm working on that now and hope to have it up and running in a few days (time permitting) so I'll be posting again soon.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
@baconsoda great stuff brendan, I will look forward to the video. regards jim.
spinaway 1 year ago
nice video,
walkertongdee 1 year ago
@walkertongdee Thank you.
baconsoda 1 year ago
Nekem van jobb.......
wesco09 1 year ago
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I saw some vids on the effective use of fresnel lenses and was impressed - since they can make water boil then they can be used for drying.
All the best to you and yours, Brendan
I'll be watching your garden vids this evening. Thanks for posting
Edward
nannerin 1 year ago
I saw some vids on the effective use of fresnel lenses and was impressed - since they can make water boil then they can be used for drying.
All the best to you and yours, Brendan
I'll be watching your garden vids this evening. Thanks for posting
Edward
nannerin 1 year ago
I saw some vids on the effective use of fresnel lenses and was impressed - since they can make water boil then they can be used for drying.
All the best to you and yours, Brendan
I'll be watching your garden vids this evening. Thanks for posting
Edward
nannerin 1 year ago
Have you considered getting a steel plate, painting it black and focusing a fresnel lens on the metal. Placing the pucks on the metal, not where beam of fresnel, of course. The concentrated heat should heat the stell to dry them faster. If you make a box with a glass top you should be able to increase the temperature. just a thought... You could easily use the stove to dry the pucks using the pucks you have already dried. A steel plate would still emit heat while doing so...
nannerin 1 year ago
@nannerin That's a very good idea. I had thought of building a dehydrator but your lens idea added would make an efficient unit. Thank you, that's very useful help.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
How long will a briquette burn in a stove?
PukkPukk 1 year ago
@PukkPukk I haven't burned any yet but I have just bought a stove for my workshop so when I get it going I'll burn some and let you know how long they lasted.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
Ok Thanks. Greetings from Spain, excuse my English :-)
SoyNoseNa 1 year ago
@SoyNoseNa LOL, your English is fine, a LOT better than my Spanish!
baconsoda 1 year ago
This type to make Briquets is Very INTERESTING. Thanks for the idea. The proportion of Paper & Serrin is necessary to mix… is 50%? Can I added glue or white tail? Have a nice day. Thanks
SoyNoseNa 1 year ago
@SoyNoseNa Hi, the proportion of paper to sawdust is about 50/50 but it's not critical. The main issue is getting the paper well pulped to release the fibres because that's what binds the briquette together when it dries. You can add any type of organic combustible material to the mix e.g. grass, leaves, cotton, cow dung, straw - if it burns when dry it can be used. It is not recommended to use glues and waxes because wax can leave volatile residues in chimneys and glue can be toxic when burnt.
baconsoda 1 year ago
I believe if you put a rim around the pvc, it will give it an edge when you push the briquette out you wont have to hold it at the other end
malanduye 1 year ago
@malanduye Thank you, that is a very practical and effective solution and I wish I'd thought of it instead of the useless, complicated attempts I've made so far. I will credit you with this idea when I do a video of the updated version.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
Enjoyed your video. May i recommend that you visit the Legacy Foundation website for more information about biomass briquette making. Or check out the video at jahmbo about briquetting in other parts of the world. Cheers!
hujamboj 1 year ago
@hujamboj Thank you. I've seen the Legacy Foundation videos but not the jahmbo one so I'll go check that out.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
Very genius.
There are Haitian versions of this that started being used after the earthquake (they however are vertical and use a board to press down multiple tubes at once, making the process quicker).
You can probably find the video just by searching "Haitian garbage briquettes".
Plozen 1 year ago
@Plozen Thank you. I'll go look for those videos because I'm working on a version that uses multiple tubes so I could save some time if other people have done it already.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
ok thank you very much very nice idea intelligent....
drannard123 1 year ago
You can also use sawdust in a composting toilet or a bokashi composting bin.
DebiB62 1 year ago
@DebiB62 I add sawdust to my compost after I let it sit for a couple of years to start decomposing. I have just recently seen a composting toilet on here and, while very interesting and a commendable use of human waste, I don't think I'm quite ready for it yet and I know for sure that my wife will never be! However, should anyone ever ask me for sawdust for their composting toilet I will give them as much as they need.
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
Sorry I forgot to mention that of course with your press the pucks are going to burn much longer than mine made with bare hands due to the compactness of yours. How about a vertical version with a small seat or bike saddle which you sit on to squeeze the water out. I weigh about 13st. That should be more than enough.
HeadShapedLikeAnM 1 year ago
@HeadShapedLikeAnM Hi Mark, that seat idea is brilliant because 13st compressing an area of a few square inches will give you a very high PSI (I am too tired to work it out) so would be very effective. I had an idea, if you search for IWG-Irish Woodturners'Guild you might be able to find a club or turners near you where you could get shavings. Turners are always looking rid of them so you would be doing them a favour as well as getting more body into your 'fireballs'.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
That's a great press Brendan. I accumulate a lot of newspapers and magazines and I just use my bare hands, like making snowballs,(good exercise). I'm currently building up a stockpile of "fireballs" for next winter. I'm in Ireland too (Dublin) but I have a shed at the bottom of the garden which is great for drying.
Cheers,
Mark.
HeadShapedLikeAnM 1 year ago
Nice work Mano! Good of you to share your knowledge too!
whotoinfinity 1 year ago
@whotoinfinity Thank you. I've got another version planned but it's taking longer to get to it than I imagined. Some day, some day...
Best Wishes, Brendan.
baconsoda 1 year ago
We really need to take note about this. The way things are going with the ECONOMY we really need to learn to do things on our own. I wish you the very best of health. Its a great video. We are trying to do the same, we even have chicken and produce a dozen eggs a day! Fresh Chicken eggs are great. Plus we sell the others.
Take care BACONSODA! , Best Wishes!
ohmybentley 1 year ago
@ohmybentley Thanks for those kind words. Chickens! I want chickens but not right now because I need to be sure I am able to devote the time they need. My wife actually suggested getting chickens during dinner a few minutes ago so she must think I'm well enough to manage. They could be here sooner than I thought. There will definitely be a video on that development.
Best Wishes, Brendan
baconsoda 1 year ago
you should be careful before he put you in shredded newspaper and give you a stir for being a funny guy. He has a ribbon on his wall for showing the great citizens of H.F.B.P Homemade Fuel Briquette Press Assc. how to do it. MY wife likes the part at 3:22 and my brother like the part at 3:44 . We have been stuck also at 4:19. Seems like he go it going at 4:33-4:48. The whole family felt great at 4:58. We just felt so RE FRESHED. I liked the video, not bad.
ohmybentley 1 year ago
@ohmybentley LOL, Thank you for this very detailed response. I never imagined this video would get so many views, let alone become family entertainment! I noticed something when I watched it again to see the bits you referred to - I have lost about 70lbs since then, I was very ill and couldn't walk for 3 years so things have certainly improved for me health wise.
Anyway, thanks for the comment. Best Wishes, Brendan
baconsoda 1 year ago
good job you invented something that was invented over 15 years ago yay and nothing compresed and contaned hmmm makes perfect sence ...
lovegunz1 1 year ago
@lovegunz1 Thank you for your comment. I did make it clear at the start that I had used designs from the internet and never claimed to invent the process. I should have been more careful to explain that the mixture wasn't contained under pressure in a sealed pipe but I assumed that all the holes I showed in the pipe would have allowed people to understand that there was a escape route for the water. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to clarify that point.
Best Wishes, Brendan
baconsoda 1 year ago
@lovegunz1 you should be careful before he put you in shredded newspaper and give you a stir for being a funny guy. He has a ribbon on his wall for showing the great citizens of H.F.B.P Homemade Fuel Briquette Press Assc. how to do it. MY wife likes the part at 3:22 and my brother like the part at 3:44 . We have been stuck also at 4:19. Seems like he go it going at 4:33-4:48. The whole family felt great at 4:58. We just felt so RE FRESHED. I liked the video, not bad.
ohmybentley 1 year ago
Well done - I've purchased a shredder that creates tiny bits of paper and was wondering if anyone had tried making paper logs. We do not heat our home with a fireplace, but I have a fire pit out in the yard. Thanks!
angurisloud 1 year ago
@angurisloud Thank you. Paper logs - no problem but from what I've read and heard the paper logs are inclined to burn quickly unless you can get good compression and density. However, they are worth a try because any free fuel is good fuel.
Brendan
baconsoda 1 year ago
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Redshift21 1 year ago
Enjoyed your post. Thanks for taking the time for me. Good idea. Maybe you should have been an engineer...
I turn wood too. Your idea will make sleep difficult tonight.
Jim in California USA
pangavamanos 1 year ago
@pangavamanos
Thank you, I have another version on paper so hope to build it soon. If you come up with any ideas build them and post here please.
baconsoda 1 year ago
If you built a solar pop can heater and fed the hot air from that into an insulated box with racking you could probably get the drying time down to about two days.
Redshift21 1 year ago
That is a super idea and something I had not considered despite watching lots of videos about the pop can heater. Sometimes, like now, it takes someone else to make a connection. I will definitely investigate your idea.
Thank you, Brendan
baconsoda 1 year ago
I found an even better idea while messing about on youtube last night, look up "Solar Dehydrator" and you will come across a few videos of people who have built really simple designs, they use them for dehydrating food (a big thing in the USA) but it would work just as well for your briquettes.
Best of luck, Red.
Redshift21 1 year ago
Great! I'll look at those tonight. Thanks for coming back with this.
Brendan
baconsoda 1 year ago
No worries, best of luck
Red.
Redshift21 1 year ago
Hehe, not then :D. I just mean, that you have a good way to dispose your woodturning waste, i dont have a place to put them, so i fill our trash bind with them, and parents 'aint happy :). -Sami
SSbySamiSorvari 1 year ago
Nice ! You never waste energy and you recycle, hehe. -Sami
SSbySamiSorvari 1 year ago
LOL Sami, I wish that was true because I seem to go through a lot of heating oil but I try to reduce my fuel consumption so that I don't use more than I need to. Still room for improvement.
Brendan
baconsoda 1 year ago
very nice
also very good that you don't add a wax to your pucks should be very clean and hot burning too
fjordking 2 years ago
@fjordking Thank you, I don't add wax because it causes a residue in the chimney that can become a fire hazard.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
The best ideas/technologies are always the simplest!
Just curious, how well do the finished briquettes burn for you? =)
pheenix42 2 years ago
Thank you. How well do they burn?...I don't know LOL. I have a bag of them but haven't burned any yet because crows nested in my chimney in Spring so I let them hatch their eggs before evicting them and then, when I was about to get the chimney swept I heard the tweets of little birds and discovered that crows can have two broods a year. So, being a big softie, under this cynical exterior, I let them stay. I'll make a wee video of the pucks (hopefully) burning soon.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Thanks for posting, most excellent contraption.
I need some cheap fire starters, and you have exactly what I need
PRDMRE 2 years ago
Thank you, it really is wonderful to get comments like this.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Great stuff Brendan, have a nice new year, frankie in donegal
cronasillagh 2 years ago
Thanks Frankie,
And a Happy New Year to you too.
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
your a true gentleman,thank you very much for your video,merry christmas!!!
tanaoi 2 years ago
Thank you Tanaoi, and a very Happy Christmas to you, and yours, too.
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Thanks to youtube and people like you can make a diffrence in the world by showing others and giving new ideas. I wish luck, God bless. Fred.
wilfredolatorre 2 years ago
Those are very kind words.
Thank You Fred,
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
very nice i would like to make one of these but i live in an HOA ville (homeowners assocation)and out fire place is gas but very intelligent design thank you
monkeyfarman 2 years ago
Thank you for your kind words. Comments like this are very encouraging.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
you too mate
god bless
monkeyfarman 2 years ago
You seem to have taken a lot of things into account and come up with a very effective, simple and easy to build machine that requires few resources.
I think you have done great Job and I never knew it could be that simple to make Briquette's.
I'll have to have a go myself just for the heck of it.
Great Vid of a job well done!
glumpy10 2 years ago
Thank you very much. Simplicity is my aim and I've planned a lever version but I am restrained by health issues so progress on the actual build is slow, a lot slower than I would wish but... I'm getting there. More to come.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Well done!
TropicalSunriseTans 2 years ago
Thank you.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Nice video..did u think of using them mixed w/wax to help start fires in fireplaces? we use alot of brickettes for fire starting in winter here in the US. I think they put fuel, sawdust, and wax in them so they will slow burn.
kokonutbaby1 2 years ago
Thank you. I did think of using wax but was advised against it because it can leave a residue in the chimney which becomes a fire hazard. I was going to use candle wax but I'm sure the commercial products with wax in them possibly use something different and would have concentrations tightly regulated. I didn't investigate this area any further because the fire hazard element put me off.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
air ram for compacting and ejecting the plug
ifukbak 2 years ago
Yep, I am eventually heading in that direction but I have a couple of other ideas I want to try first. Initially I wanted to mechanise this to produce briquettes fast but I have had a lot of emails from countries where the materials for mechanisation are not available or just too expensive so I'm concentrating on making the device as simple and effective as possible. Power will come later.
Thank you for your interest,
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Do the pieces have to be so small, or could they be longer like a log? this is awesome thank you
bret354 2 years ago
Bret, the pieces could be longer and thicker but then compression and water removal becomes more difficult without hydraulics. If you could extract water from a log-like piece then drying becomes the issue because the relative surface area has been reduced. This would not be so critical in hot countries but is an important factor in Ireland.
If the diameter was reduced then a longer log could be made with enough compression and that would make drying easier.
Thank you for your comments
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
You did't a nice job here!!...very well don.
Greetzz from Holand
Technolab 2 years ago
Thank you,
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
if you rig up a set of small springs on the jack piston, then when you turn the release valve it will pull the piston ram back for you automatically.
Firefly804 2 years ago
Thank you for that super suggestion. This is one of those situations where I'm thinking "why didn't I think of that?" I didn't, you did. This idea will definitely be incorporated in the next version.
Many thanks and Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Useful low-tech innovation, well-done!
I am looking for low-key technology to pass on to some of the Zimabawean refugees around here, which might help in job or business creation. I think your idea could possibly be adapted for their adoption :-) Thanks for making the video and all the best with your health
melanoficus 2 years ago
Thank you very much.
I am working on a lever powered version and hope to be close to finished soon. I'll post a video then.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
I think the pucks are a clever idea. good video.
beermangary 2 years ago
Thank you. I am still working on a lever powered version of the press but health issues and gardening have slowed things up a bit. More to come.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
because i was telling all my friends to go on my favrets and they did and laughed there socks off and to be honest u look like a retard!
XJBlondieX 2 years ago
"their"
baconsoda 2 years ago
amigo voçe tem muito tempo e mesma coisa que fabricar diamante
Juradp 2 years ago
Yes, I do have too much time but that's retirement for you.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
craaaap crap mmm crapola ha
XJBlondieX 2 years ago
If it's this crap why did you add it to your 'Favourites' list?
baconsoda 2 years ago
I am still working on a lever operated version to keep cost down but it's hard to find an efficient method for one person to operate. Maybe I'll go with what I have now that would work for two people and try to develop that.
More to come.
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Thanks for posting, ignore the silly comments from the misinformed.
I am looking at low energy and cost effective presses for Jathropa and I came across your video
gcmcknight 2 years ago
I like your improvements on the Peterson press. Being horizontal keeps the water off your jack, and the tray used to remove the pucks is an improvement I feel.
I would like to see more ideas for a lever operated press, although this would make it bulkier, I feel it would be marginally faster and make the press more suitable for third world countries.
Good Work.
ozzirt 2 years ago
Thank you.
I tried turning the press upside down but then realised the jack won't work inverted. The horizontal aspect was an easy fix. I'm working on a lever version and trying to simplify the building and, I agree with you, it will speed the process up but the more simple I try to make it, the more complicated it becomes so I'm back at the drawing board. More to come.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Great video, very informative, I've made paper only " logs" using sewer pipe and a wooden ram with "t" handle and I've also made a sawdust burner from an old 5 gal. metal drum. You've inspired me to have a go at something similar to your press ! Great Ulster accent too, it's like music to my Dubliners ears ! Euroserf.
euroserf 2 years ago
Hi Euroserf,
Thank you for that. I've a few other ideas to develop so as soon as I get my act together I'll post videos. There's a lot of partially built ideas messing up my workshop.
Best wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
goog gob i hope to make one too ...
ben5646 2 years ago
Hi Ben,
Thank you for your reply. I am about to build another press using a second-class lever but if you want any more info about how I made this when you are making yours just drop me a message,
Best Wishes,
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
BRAVO!!!! GOOD IDEA ! greetings from Poland.
01teddy07 3 years ago
Thank you.
Brendan
baconsoda 3 years ago
there is so much different material we can use to make these logs from different parts of the world. biomas is cheap energy and renewable
99cachorro 3 years ago
Exactly. Anything that will burn can be used. The only issue is getting the material to bind but there is usually plenty of paper everywhere.
Thank you for your comment.
baconsoda 3 years ago
i went out and made a slightly different one of these after seeing this video. I used my abour press and a big round cigar tin that i drilled holes in. The only problem was when i drilled the holes it basically just punched the holes in because the metal flexed, so it made big spikes of metal on the inside, which made it near impossible to get the damn things out! I slashed my finger open on the edge of the tin and almost needed stitches, ah well, learn from your mistakes.
coloreal123456 3 years ago
I'm thrilled that you were motivated enough to give this a try and disappointed that you ended up mutilating yourself. However, that was just your prototype so try again with a plastic pipe or a steel pipe that won't flex when you drill it. The principles are very simple, the difficult bit is getting enough pressure. The pucks are hard to remove so maybe try using a ram and hammer to beat them out. I try to keep my hands away from the action but it has taken many years to learn this!
baconsoda 3 years ago
xjblondiex is a sad person
giuliano170 3 years ago
Why shredded paper? Can it be made without it?
pera456789 3 years ago
The shredded paper is used to make a pulp that then acts as a binder with the sawdust and chips. The paper fibres act like stringy glue and when dry they bond the pucks together. I have looked at other materials but paper is the easiest to get a quick pulp from. In high pressure systems where a wood dust mix is compressed and heat is applied the lignite in the wood cells is released and acts as glue when cool. I cannot produce enough pressure to make heat so the paper pulp is my best option.
baconsoda 3 years ago
Very nice! Have you tried different internal sizes and shapes? Also, an 11 cm ID stove with center burning might be interesting as just open burning the pucks tends to reduce the pucks more quickly than center burning. Center burning also tends to dry the pucks and drive excess moisture out more quickly.
As I said, BRAVO! This is a good idea.
SirDave144 3 years ago
Thank you for your kind comments. I haven't tried any other sizes yet because I was concentrating on the pressure aspect but I will investigate that area. Your suggestion is very interesting, it seems like the same principle as the sawdust stove - an area I hadn't thought of applying to this project, so, lots more R&D to do, LOL.
Thanks again
baconsoda 3 years ago
hi this is so not interesting.we watchingthis crap at SCHOOL!!!!
XJBlondieX 3 years ago
If this video is so uninteresting why did you add it to your 'Favourites' list?
There is no compulsion to watch any video here, if you decided to watch something that bored you it was only your own time you wasted.
baconsoda 3 years ago
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giuliano170 3 years ago
I like the idea of recycling any waste. Do you burn the pucks in a wood-burning stove, If so how do they compare to solid timber?
AndyDaviesByTheSea 3 years ago
I haven't burned any pucks yet because I want to get them as dry as I can in order to assess the viability of making them. If they go straight up the chimney of the stove I need to address the mixture. I imagine I will make these in Spring and Summer so by the time I use them in Winter they will be very dry. At the moment I am drying the pucks in my greenhouse but it still takes a lot of time. In Africa and India they dry in 3 days, I'm afraid Ireland isn't just as hot.
I will post results.
baconsoda 3 years ago
Will do - can't wait to get started but unfortunately away from home until February
spandit 3 years ago
Great, thanks,
Hope you are somewhere warm!
baconsoda 3 years ago
Looks like a good device - I've got bamboo running rampant in the garden and would like something to deal with the leaves which don't seem to compost well - might see if I can get them through the shredder and then compress them into briquettes - going to burn the stems in bundles once they've dried
spandit 3 years ago
Thank you,
I'm working on a version that will use a lever to compress the mix but I am having to work within the restrictions imposed by a health issue. However, the Mark 2 press is sitting in pieces ready to be assembled when I get time.
I imagine that the bamboo leaves would be fine mixed with other materials because I have seen leaves used before and I am adding them to a mix I have sitting ready to go.
Let me know how you get on please.
baconsoda 3 years ago
if you burn these in an open fire what is the optimum size to use?I was thinking of making them about 10 inches.Have you tried bigger ones?
bt0pen 3 years ago
I am using a 4 inch (10cm) diameter pipe and making the 'pucks' about an inch thick. I don't want to make them any thicker because drying time is already an issue. You could make larger briquettes using a bigger diameter pipe but then compression becomes an issue. If I were you I would investigate using one of those paper briquette makers which will give you a bigger briquette and you could add other ingredients to get a longer burn.
I hope this has been of help.
baconsoda 3 years ago
Many thanks Sir.. you know in my country we have problem with over waste and lack of energy resource.. this video is very helpful. I'll download it and share it with people here.. thank you..
kikuk70 3 years ago
question sir, can we change the sawdust with other ingredient? did you ever try? how we devour it? by hand? or machine can I see how to prepare the ingredient please? Thanks a lot..
kikuk70 3 years ago
Hi Kikuk,
I am using newspaper and sawdust but you can use dry leaves, grass, straw, cardboard, seed husks etc. Search for 'biomass fuel briquettes' on YouTube to see what people use.
I tear newspaper into strips and soak it in water for 3 or 4 days and then stir it until it is a soupy pulp. Then I add the sawdust and shavings and stir until it is well mixed.
If you had a grinder or shredder to reduce the ingredients to small pieces it would be more convenient but I just tear by hand.
baconsoda 3 years ago