@Danogil If you did this in the states, nobody would say anything to you - who is going to "report" you, your neighbors? If you did 20 tons a day in the states and had water running all over the place, then they might. Nobody is going to do much volume with this machine, and nobody would bother you.
Ofcourse it will give of CO2 but that is not the point. You'll be using waste to heat yr house. The only problem I see is in using the woodchips. They cld be costly if bought and if gotten from a sawmill one does not know if the wood is treated. I have done this without buying the press, basically with newspapers, little sticks and water. Put a weight on it and put out in the sun to dry
Have you considered roaming a cow field in the summer months and collecting the cow pies? (Manure pies). Once they are dry, they burn incredibly well apparently, and throw off plenty of heat. This would be genuinely free and with very little labour too!
This is how they would be making those artificial charcoal disks to burn incense. Good idea to use with a Hookah! I guess it does not give off much smoke when burnt.
But, if you are burning these anyway it is going to emit CO2, right..
lmao people just love to bitch about anything(like me bitching about others lol)like i could chop wood quicker,save the dripping water bla bla .ALL THIS VIDEO IS BOUT HOW TO USE JUNK PAPERS AS FUEL .good video
@Spookychris01 This video was done in the freezing cold and was not setup as a production line. This video was just to show people what they can do for them self. Thanks
Excellent. I bought a paper shredder a few years back because I noticed how much junk mail and newspaper go to waste. I started using all our paper to make art. It's been a lot of fun, I recycled a lot of products and even made a little money.
Instead of using the log maker you could use large boards and put the stuff between them. Then roll over with your car. You can then cut the finished product into log shapes.
I bought one of those. Maybe i'm doing it wrong but i find the heat given off is not good, nothing like coal. I use shredded paper. It seems to burn badly and needs a lot of coaxing to keep going. Any tips???
@steve21593 You are not going to get the same heat as coal whith them. Have a look at my other videos on Briquettes, Try adding other stuff like leaves, I am just doing a viseo for that.
@steve21593 I find they don't burn as well when the fire is just getting started as when you have a bunch of good hot coals from some hard wood first. I use a combo of newspaper that I reduce to pulp with a paddle in a drill and a bucket of water and then add about 25% sawdust. Get a good hot fire going for a half hour or so with some wood and then switch over to the dry bricks. They burn great that way.
I would think that you need at least 50% wood chips or sawdust to have a good burn. (Probably more) Paper alone becomes too dense when compressed and dried to allow oxygen into the log, and only slightly burns around the outside layer.
Hello, Just bought one of these. Anyone have any ideas of what all to use to make the logs? Newspaper, Bills, Letters, Junk Mail, etc., etc. Also, Are there any products not to use such as shiny paper. I ordered from a magazine, which I will not name and now get a ton of magazines filled with shinny pages. What about cardboard? Cardboard boxes have glue in layers. Are we talking about the kind of cardboard used to make cereal boxes. I will check back here. jakesunrider@yahoo.com, thanks.
I have found that simply cutting cardboard into 16 inch wide strips, rolling it tightly & taping to hold it makes nice logs that burn for a surprisingly long time & produce a lot of heat. I use them to heat my garage when I am working out there in cool weather.
Looking at some of the comments on this video is enough to make you despair, people don't seem to grasp the simple idea that with a little work (very little really) you are turning what is basically rubbish into fuel, a good deal of the paper that finds it's way into our homes these days ends up in the land fill, so instead of trowing it away turning it into fuel with minimal work seems like a great idea, if you make the bricks all year round then you will build a nice stock for winter.
@Prince7641 No worries mate, looking at some of the posts to this thread a lot of these people must have grown up in very privileged households for them not to get what a great idea this is, I grew up in a very poor household and know firsthand what fuel poverty looks like, and with gas and electricity prices soaring I think sadly a lot of todays children will soon know what fuel poverty feels like too.
Don't forget the 150+ dead this winter in the Ukraine, cold kills.
@Prince7641 After I threw out the little paper brick maker. I step it up a notch, using 5 gallon pails. The logs were about 4 to 5" thick. Dried it over the winter to use as an additions source to campfires. What a waste of time. The paper could have been recycle into a much better end use product. Didn't burn well and talk about ashes.
@Redshift21 over here in California, US we are not allowed to burn magazines or newspaper and can get reported if done. they say its toxic for the air....
@Redshift21 never mind the fact that paper is completely biodegradable and that when it makes its' way to a proper landfill with a gas collection system it breaks down and produces natural gas (methane) that is used to power local power plants. There is nothing wrong with a proper landfill, or burning your trash for heat.
What an odd concept! Take some logs, take several hours converting those logs to paper, and then take several hours converting the paper back to logs.
Yeah thats if you have access to trees you can just cut down. In other more developed parts of the world people dont have that option. Trees are only renewable if the growth rate is matching or exceeding the amount which trees are cut down. With exponential population growth increasingly covering the surface of the earth this kind of method is surely a good answer for certain people.
@pof1991 Not if you were smart enough to make them year round and build up a big stock in the summer when you don't need them for the winter time when you do.
@ihavetwonipples My brother in law has one of these and he's saving a ton of money on his winter heating bills, he collects paper and makes these things year round, in the summer when you are not using your wood burner you build up a big stock of these and burn them all winter, he has also built a solar dehydrator and can now make and dry just as many in the winter as he can in the summer, this is free heat if you are willing to put in a little work year round.
@Redshift21 Thank you for your comments, Its nice to see that someone can take this information to net next leval. I would love to see a video of his work. Good Luck
@Prince7641 his dehydrator is a large wooden box which is insulated and painted black inside, on side of the box is double glazed glass and there are small air hole at the bottom and top, the sun heats up the interior of the box causing a natural convection current and the moisture in the brickets is baked out and carried away through the top set of holes, the whole thing is on wheels and can be turned to face the sun as it tracks across the sky
@wjestick Thanks for that. Check out my other videos on Pellets and Briquettes. We use biomass to make pellets including grass, leaves, miscanthus, hemp, straw and so on.
Okay Wood is Renewable. BUT it takes time for a tree to Grow large enough to be Harvest able. and if you cut trees down fast enough there will come a time where the supply or harvest able trees will not Meet up with the demand, especially if it is to supply wood for building. We throw away BIllions of tons of waste paper yearly, this is a good way to re purpose it.
@DarqMarv Enough wood grows in our small garden annually to keep us in logs and kindling for an entire winter. In addition to this a lot of paper and cardboard has binders in it which make a fire burn hotter and can actually damage your stove/fireplace and cause chimney fires.
@EverywhereVirtually You have to watch what you are doing, And you must keep ontop of your maintenance of your stove and chimney and never over stack your stove.
Very interesting idea! Could you provide some more info about how these things burn and how efficient they are for warming a house? No need to be scientific, just some first hand experience :) Thanks.
cut your co2,buy this item that costs tons of co2 to produce.first mining the ore it takes,then smelting it down,then forging it,the building it,then building a place to store these things,then the fuel it takes to ship them..and so it goes....
Skeptic about such "GREEN" things, it uses water for paper log making, and the water is not cleaned :) it's pseudo green technology rather than green one.
Very cool idea, I'm already thinking about how I would go about building something similar just using 2x4 lumber. I would suggest dipping them in some candle wax (or pouring the wax on - whatever works best for you) after they are dry to make them super easy to light. As for you peeps saying an axe and real wood blah blah etc. Well yeah sure that works too, but this is as much about recycling as it is about making a fire. And I for one now know what to do with my shredded documents. 8^D
@myxtzylplyxtz Recycling is not burning stuff... Besides, when paper gets recycled the right way, you need less trees to make new paper, less energy to "transform" wood to cellulose and that saves the environment
@rogermat That if we live in a perfect world. I go to many companies and they cant get rid of there cardboard it is stacked up in big piles just waiting for someone to take it away.
What do you do with all the solid fats from filtering? Check out my video "Burning Fat To Shed Pounds Off Your Energy Bill" Video shows how to make fat logs using newspaper and sawdust.
Good idea, but sorry, not free. Paper isn't free, shredder and electricity to shred it isn't free, wood chips aren't free, the chipper and power to chip it isn't free. The barrel you mix it in isn't free, the drill and mixing bit are not free, nor is the electricity used to power the drill. The log maker isn't free, in fact, not one part of this is free. Cool video though.
with a good 2 handed axe I make 20 birchlog pieces in the same time it took you to make one of those paper log thingys.. and in an hour I could easely with the same 2 handed axe make about 1,5 cubic meters of birch log pieces that would last me for a very long time, and as we all know, wood is like paper also a renewable resource, so think I'll stick to my axe for a nice birchlog fire :)
@SignedSign You really don't get it do you.. He's using waste paper, something that isn't of value anymore. You're using wood directly. Wood that could've been used for something of value.
@MrBarrytommy This is a machine for someone to get started like I did now I have sell big machines that does 500KG a hour is that the size you would like.
Might better not say it's "free" energy. I heard the whine of an electric drill (energy used, not produced) & an awful lot of huffing & puffing from the guy as he leaned over (& over) & used his own energy to compress each block. Sounds as though Quite a Bit of energy was used to make each "log". While I can appreciate the "recycling" of waste paper, it's a lot of work, no argument.
Noble, but really...at that rate one facecord would take a week. I had one of these - useless. If you absolutely have nothing else to do, please, go for it.
@b22frozenfire Any one concerned about in fumes take notice. All fumes should be taken away by the chimey if in dout call a heating engineer to do a fumes test. The small amout of ink will not make any different, but if you want to bleach it out using chemicals then you will be harming the environment. or by landfilling.
Great video fella, everyone with a log burner should do this. I have a smaller type brick due to the size of the f-place. A very useful way of getting rid of the crap they keep putting in my letter box. Any concerns however over ink/fumes and all that health blab?
@Tubz101 Any one concerned about in fumes take notice. All fumes should be taken away by the chimey if in dout call a heating engineer to do a fumes test. The small amout of ink will not make any different, but if you want to bleach it out using chemicals then you will be harming the environment. or by landfilling.
Great video fella, everyone with a log burner should do this. I have a smaller type brick due to the size of the f-place. A very useful way of getting rid of the crap they keep putting in my letter box. Any concerns however over ink/fumes and all that health blab?
pretty cool....i think it needs a foot pedal or a longer lever to compress the paper though...and maybe have multiple briquette chambers all under one lever....i'd need to be able to make them in bulk
@crypto0102 I get so many calls from people having to PAY to get rid of their wood waste. From furniture makers all the way down to skip companies. I will be doing a video shortly that will show you, So don't forget to Subscribe to my channel and you will get that information.
@crypto0102 dude go to the yellow pages, look up tree surgeons/landscapers, give them a ring and I bet you one based nearby will be more than happy to drop off a truckload. I used to get about two truckloads of chippings a week to spread around our high ropes etc.
ok just thinking out loud I noticed when you put the brick on the table it was a bit spongy and knowing hard wood burns longer would it not be better to stack and sticker them like drying lumber to continue pressing them till dry ? and if that situation would create a mold you would just have to add a little bleach to the water at pressing
Jesus what a lot of work and mess for a few bricks. Better than nothing I guess, but cutting one dead tree limb into sections would be a lot cheaper and easier and faster, I think.
Don't call it free :D The press did cost you something same as the shavings, the mixer for the drill, the drill itself, the drum, power to shred the paper, run the drill and dry the bricks ....etc...Everybody with a good sense to reality knows, there is no such thing as free, so I don't blame you for putting out this video. At the end, what are the costs to heat the house for a month/year? And of course, making bricks in the summer is prolly most efficient.
@oBseSsIoNPC Just think if you was to sitt around doing nothing all the time you would not get any where in life. This is a way of life for some people that just cant aford to pay for the gas and electric bills the big companies charge.
@beefcake252 Yes, it's great isn't it! Get the kids helping out, they learn how to do practical things and gain skills and character that will last for life. We need more of that.
I have been using these for a couple of weeks now in my outdoor chiminea (metal) and they work great. To address the "mess" issue: I have a floor drain in my basement so I squeeze excess near that, but if you have a slop (or laundry) sink in your basement you can squeeze it out there. "Musty" issue: possibly let them dry in basement where you might have a dehumidifier running? I don't have an indoor fireplace (where I might be worried about
I am not in the know about these fire bricks. Watching the video made me wonder about construction with these bricks. It would be like straw bales construction maybe?
we had this log maker in germany, years ago. but it is forbidden to use it with old newspapers or other printed papers because the ink contains some things that have to be burned at very high temperatures to eliminate, burned at home it will pollute the air with cancerious? particles (sorry - bad english)
This is just a demo ... for ones personal production you would just make a few now and again in the summer while having a pint or 4 ... one could also be creative with the mix depending on where you are in the world. I had been looking for something to do with the massive amount of adds I get in the mail in the US ... good that the credit card companies are good for something. :)
Our brickmaker works great, but we can't use it in a "week or so". We must let the bricks "season" like regular firewood. Ventilate and keep away from precipitation. So don't give up on the bricks too soon, if you are unhappy with the burn, just keep letting them season until they burn well. You will find out the perfect timing for your climate and storage system
Hi, I'm not an expert on this but I have read that the water after squeezing is full of bonding agents and that it is a good idea to recover it and use it to hydrate the next batch. They say it helps bond the logs together so they don't flake apart. Just passing information I have read about. Hope it helps.
Great idea if the access to shredded paper or sawdust is available. I'm not much bothered by the labor involved in producing the log. That's really no problem. But I am concerned with the energy of the paper-shredder/mulcher and the mixer. Does this process have advantages for people with wood-gassifiers and rocket mass heaters? I'm not sure. Neat product though. Could have some useful applications. I'm looking for something to change catalogs and spam mail into material for my rocket stove
@CoffeeAndAViewdotcom I think you can burn just about anything you want in one of those as long as the "anything" that you are burning fits in the feed chute without blocking the airflow. The Rocket stoves are designed for burning readily made materials like tree trimmings, but this block thing could be used as a back up (Maybe.)
You're a bloody genius!!!! They should give you a Nobel peace prize!!! Obama got one, you could too... nothing is impossible. Look at all the good he brought upon the world. You're on you way. Green is the new red... really.
Seems it'd be easier to just shred the paper and stick it into a trash compactor. They'd be cubes instead of logs. Good idea overall.
KuatoChewbacca2012 6 days ago
Can't do this in the States because the EPA says the waste water is a hazmat
Danogil 1 week ago 3
@Danogil So control the waste water, Recycle it over and over again. And if you realy want to go to the next leval filter it.
Prince7641 1 week ago 2
@Danogil If you did this in the states, nobody would say anything to you - who is going to "report" you, your neighbors? If you did 20 tons a day in the states and had water running all over the place, then they might. Nobody is going to do much volume with this machine, and nobody would bother you.
daw162 6 days ago
it ant free if you have to by the mechine
96derricktf 1 week ago 3
@96derricktf Is thats all that is stopping you, lol
Prince7641 1 week ago
@Prince7641 na i burn pelets
96derricktf 6 days ago
Ofcourse it will give of CO2 but that is not the point. You'll be using waste to heat yr house. The only problem I see is in using the woodchips. They cld be costly if bought and if gotten from a sawmill one does not know if the wood is treated. I have done this without buying the press, basically with newspapers, little sticks and water. Put a weight on it and put out in the sun to dry
schoorl200 1 week ago
Have you considered roaming a cow field in the summer months and collecting the cow pies? (Manure pies). Once they are dry, they burn incredibly well apparently, and throw off plenty of heat. This would be genuinely free and with very little labour too!
snuffluphagus2 1 week ago 5
How long do these burn for? Also, how long do they take to dry out?
Once it's dry, I could see using it for insulation. Infact when I first saw the video being made I thought it was insulation being prepared.
snuffluphagus2 1 week ago
How long do these burn for? Also, how long do they take to dry out?
snuffluphagus2 1 week ago
Think I'll stick to cutting my own logs. cut a log that size in about 2 seconds v/s days to make one of those things.
electronicdawg 1 week ago
leafs are good for pressing too, you could get them from neighboors
digitalenigma00 1 week ago
@digitalenigma00 I am just doing a video on Leafs, Please Subscribe and you will see this video soon.
Prince7641 1 week ago
Thanks for showing us this! I'm going to get one now.
loubj33 1 week ago
@loubj33 You are welcome
Prince7641 1 week ago
Ok. What is the useable Kw output from burning one brick ?
What is the full cost of making one brick ?
How many bricks do you use per annum and what percentage of your toal energy use does it contribute
thanks
supersesqui 1 week ago
add a bit of concrete and you can make usable bricks
digitalmorgan 1 week ago
This is how they would be making those artificial charcoal disks to burn incense. Good idea to use with a Hookah! I guess it does not give off much smoke when burnt.
But, if you are burning these anyway it is going to emit CO2, right..
vishva8kumara 1 week ago
@vishva8kumara every thing gives of Co2 But at least its not going to landfill
Prince7641 1 week ago
lmao people just love to bitch about anything(like me bitching about others lol)like i could chop wood quicker,save the dripping water bla bla .ALL THIS VIDEO IS BOUT HOW TO USE JUNK PAPERS AS FUEL .good video
na337 2 weeks ago
As a fire starter I take my dryer lint and stuff it into the card board tubes left over from your toilet paper and paper towel rolls. Works well.
TheGrayman1234 2 weeks ago
how much burning time do you get out of one log?
TheVikingmaiden 2 weeks ago
LOL! My Dad had a paper brick press in the early 80's got it from local hardware store.. As I remember it wasn't worth the time.
TheTorkerman 2 weeks ago
hello, seems good,do you know where we can find this press?
nick from Athens- Greece (decorplace@yahoo.gr)
thanks and regards
718971NICK 2 weeks ago
@718971NICK Hi you can get them on eBay or Amazon. Thanks Andy
Prince7641 2 weeks ago
@718971NICK Lehmans Website also sells the Newspaper Brick Maker for $29.95
Pat5725 2 weeks ago
I have to say, buying a bag of wood shavings isn't recycling.
And maybe, when you 'squeeze' the water out of your brick, you could do it on a
sloping surface where the water can run into a small bucket, and used again.
Spookychris01 2 weeks ago
@Spookychris01 This video was done in the freezing cold and was not setup as a production line. This video was just to show people what they can do for them self. Thanks
Prince7641 2 weeks ago
TOO MUCH WORK IN AN EMERGENCY OR LONG TERM! Ya best live in the woods and have a STOCKPILE aaand...
kenstasia 2 weeks ago
Excellent. I bought a paper shredder a few years back because I noticed how much junk mail and newspaper go to waste. I started using all our paper to make art. It's been a lot of fun, I recycled a lot of products and even made a little money.
Beatnikzombie 2 weeks ago
Instead of using the log maker you could use large boards and put the stuff between them. Then roll over with your car. You can then cut the finished product into log shapes.
nattsurfaren 2 weeks ago
Hmm very interesting
MrIlikegadgets 3 weeks ago
I bought one of those. Maybe i'm doing it wrong but i find the heat given off is not good, nothing like coal. I use shredded paper. It seems to burn badly and needs a lot of coaxing to keep going. Any tips???
steve21593 3 weeks ago
@steve21593 You are not going to get the same heat as coal whith them. Have a look at my other videos on Briquettes, Try adding other stuff like leaves, I am just doing a viseo for that.
Prince7641 3 weeks ago
@steve21593 I find they don't burn as well when the fire is just getting started as when you have a bunch of good hot coals from some hard wood first. I use a combo of newspaper that I reduce to pulp with a paddle in a drill and a bucket of water and then add about 25% sawdust. Get a good hot fire going for a half hour or so with some wood and then switch over to the dry bricks. They burn great that way.
putawaywet 3 weeks ago
@putawaywet Thanks for your work and comments Steve.
Prince7641 3 weeks ago
@steve21593 sir, there is nothing like anything else. It's too bad you didn't get paid for your opinionated plug.
DRMusicRoom 2 weeks ago
@steve21593
I would think that you need at least 50% wood chips or sawdust to have a good burn. (Probably more) Paper alone becomes too dense when compressed and dried to allow oxygen into the log, and only slightly burns around the outside layer.
RonRay 2 weeks ago
Hello, Just bought one of these. Anyone have any ideas of what all to use to make the logs? Newspaper, Bills, Letters, Junk Mail, etc., etc. Also, Are there any products not to use such as shiny paper. I ordered from a magazine, which I will not name and now get a ton of magazines filled with shinny pages. What about cardboard? Cardboard boxes have glue in layers. Are we talking about the kind of cardboard used to make cereal boxes. I will check back here. jakesunrider@yahoo.com, thanks.
jakesunrider 3 weeks ago
hey you used garageband to make that song:D
boomndrum 3 weeks ago
man ur too late its already snowing :)
serbianhomer 3 weeks ago
I have found that simply cutting cardboard into 16 inch wide strips, rolling it tightly & taping to hold it makes nice logs that burn for a surprisingly long time & produce a lot of heat. I use them to heat my garage when I am working out there in cool weather.
olmon11 3 weeks ago
Looking at some of the comments on this video is enough to make you despair, people don't seem to grasp the simple idea that with a little work (very little really) you are turning what is basically rubbish into fuel, a good deal of the paper that finds it's way into our homes these days ends up in the land fill, so instead of trowing it away turning it into fuel with minimal work seems like a great idea, if you make the bricks all year round then you will build a nice stock for winter.
Redshift21 3 weeks ago 16
@Redshift21 Thanks for that comment. At last someone that understands the full aspect of waste and recycling.
Prince7641 3 weeks ago
@Prince7641 No worries mate, looking at some of the posts to this thread a lot of these people must have grown up in very privileged households for them not to get what a great idea this is, I grew up in a very poor household and know firsthand what fuel poverty looks like, and with gas and electricity prices soaring I think sadly a lot of todays children will soon know what fuel poverty feels like too.
Don't forget the 150+ dead this winter in the Ukraine, cold kills.
Redshift21 3 weeks ago
@Prince7641 After I threw out the little paper brick maker. I step it up a notch, using 5 gallon pails. The logs were about 4 to 5" thick. Dried it over the winter to use as an additions source to campfires. What a waste of time. The paper could have been recycle into a much better end use product. Didn't burn well and talk about ashes.
1stontario 3 weeks ago
@Redshift21 over here in California, US we are not allowed to burn magazines or newspaper and can get reported if done. they say its toxic for the air....
dudewtf1776 3 weeks ago
@Redshift21 never mind the fact that paper is completely biodegradable and that when it makes its' way to a proper landfill with a gas collection system it breaks down and produces natural gas (methane) that is used to power local power plants. There is nothing wrong with a proper landfill, or burning your trash for heat.
dlstb 2 weeks ago
What an odd concept! Take some logs, take several hours converting those logs to paper, and then take several hours converting the paper back to logs.
guitarslim56 4 weeks ago
@guitarslim56 That is called Recycling!
Prince7641 4 weeks ago
Yeah thats if you have access to trees you can just cut down. In other more developed parts of the world people dont have that option. Trees are only renewable if the growth rate is matching or exceeding the amount which trees are cut down. With exponential population growth increasingly covering the surface of the earth this kind of method is surely a good answer for certain people.
c0rnf1ake 1 month ago
i would have frozen to death time it takes to make a log
pof1991 1 month ago
@pof1991 Not if you were smart enough to make them year round and build up a big stock in the summer when you don't need them for the winter time when you do.
Redshift21 4 weeks ago
looks like a waste of time, but neat idea.
ihavetwonipples 1 month ago
@ihavetwonipples This is just the begining, watch my other videos.
Prince7641 1 month ago
@ihavetwonipples My brother in law has one of these and he's saving a ton of money on his winter heating bills, he collects paper and makes these things year round, in the summer when you are not using your wood burner you build up a big stock of these and burn them all winter, he has also built a solar dehydrator and can now make and dry just as many in the winter as he can in the summer, this is free heat if you are willing to put in a little work year round.
Redshift21 4 weeks ago
@Redshift21 Thank you for your comments, Its nice to see that someone can take this information to net next leval. I would love to see a video of his work. Good Luck
Prince7641 4 weeks ago
@Prince7641 his dehydrator is a large wooden box which is insulated and painted black inside, on side of the box is double glazed glass and there are small air hole at the bottom and top, the sun heats up the interior of the box causing a natural convection current and the moisture in the brickets is baked out and carried away through the top set of holes, the whole thing is on wheels and can be turned to face the sun as it tracks across the sky
Redshift21 4 weeks ago
@ihavetwonipples wtshf you will have all day to do this
rolling422 4 weeks ago
I love the sight of families doing things together, it was worth making the logs just to spend time with your kids and build the bonds of a lifetime.
My concern about the logs is that a lot of energy went into producing the shavings and the paper to begin with.
Then more energy to make each log before finally burning the log. That is a lot of carbon dioxide.
If you could do this with industrial hemp, the replacement rate would be much faster. You could get a licence to grow a small test crop.
wjestick 1 month ago
@wjestick Thanks for that. Check out my other videos on Pellets and Briquettes. We use biomass to make pellets including grass, leaves, miscanthus, hemp, straw and so on.
Prince7641 1 month ago
i am thinking if you enlarged the process - think of the insulation properties of these bricks? possible house insulation? what do you think?
nutbagbrew102 1 month ago
@nutbagbrew102 This is already being used as house insulation.
Prince7641 1 month ago
@Prince7641 thanks
nutbagbrew102 1 month ago
I seen that on tomorrows world in 1972, you need loads of kids to make that profitable LOL. good video.
Thom.
fuelban 1 month ago
Okay Wood is Renewable. BUT it takes time for a tree to Grow large enough to be Harvest able. and if you cut trees down fast enough there will come a time where the supply or harvest able trees will not Meet up with the demand, especially if it is to supply wood for building. We throw away BIllions of tons of waste paper yearly, this is a good way to re purpose it.
DarqMarv 1 month ago
@DarqMarv Enough wood grows in our small garden annually to keep us in logs and kindling for an entire winter. In addition to this a lot of paper and cardboard has binders in it which make a fire burn hotter and can actually damage your stove/fireplace and cause chimney fires.
EverywhereVirtually 1 month ago
@EverywhereVirtually You have to watch what you are doing, And you must keep ontop of your maintenance of your stove and chimney and never over stack your stove.
Prince7641 4 weeks ago
Very interesting idea! Could you provide some more info about how these things burn and how efficient they are for warming a house? No need to be scientific, just some first hand experience :) Thanks.
fsbxxx1 1 month ago
how long does 1 log burn for approx?
binkiie4dictator 1 month ago
i have that!
magicbow3155 1 month ago
i have that thing
magicbow3155 1 month ago
cut your co2,buy this item that costs tons of co2 to produce.first mining the ore it takes,then smelting it down,then forging it,the building it,then building a place to store these things,then the fuel it takes to ship them..and so it goes....
vincentvangro 1 month ago 2
Skeptic about such "GREEN" things, it uses water for paper log making, and the water is not cleaned :) it's pseudo green technology rather than green one.
emkei3000 1 month ago
Not free! Your labor, time, and raw materials have a cost, not to mention the electricity to mix the raw materials.
ag7g 1 month ago
Very cool idea, I'm already thinking about how I would go about building something similar just using 2x4 lumber. I would suggest dipping them in some candle wax (or pouring the wax on - whatever works best for you) after they are dry to make them super easy to light. As for you peeps saying an axe and real wood blah blah etc. Well yeah sure that works too, but this is as much about recycling as it is about making a fire. And I for one now know what to do with my shredded documents. 8^D
myxtzylplyxtz 1 month ago
@myxtzylplyxtz Thank you for your kind words and advice. Don't forget to Subscibe for more videos on the way. Thanks Andy.
Prince7641 1 month ago
@myxtzylplyxtz Recycling is not burning stuff... Besides, when paper gets recycled the right way, you need less trees to make new paper, less energy to "transform" wood to cellulose and that saves the environment
rogermat 1 month ago
@rogermat That if we live in a perfect world. I go to many companies and they cant get rid of there cardboard it is stacked up in big piles just waiting for someone to take it away.
Prince7641 4 weeks ago
Hi thought you might like this video.
What do you do with all the solid fats from filtering? Check out my video "Burning Fat To Shed Pounds Off Your Energy Bill" Video shows how to make fat logs using newspaper and sawdust.
SVO user :)
Best wishes
Andrew
AndrewKFletcher 1 month ago
Cut your CO2? You mean CO?
HappyJackProduction1 1 month ago
these things could be stacked and WOW great resouce.
firefox8192 1 month ago
It may not cost any 'money' but that ain't free...
I would have liked to have seen them burned, what kind of fire it would produce.
jatroup12 1 month ago
My mate owns his own island and he does this but pure 100% newspaper he gets from his friends who save them for him.
Works a treat hes got a shed with about 150 of them in it!!
Also a great bonfire/BBQ starter!
pycho1000 1 month ago
you can do this with horse manure too!!! yippee!
I've been looking for something like this for years, now only can't get to the web site. must call.
ctnaturalhoof 1 month ago
@ctnaturalhoof You can get them from a company called eko mania they manufacture them
Prince7641 1 month ago
you can do this with horse manure too!!! yippee!
ctnaturalhoof 1 month ago
I would be using horse shavings for the high hydrogen in amonia and a little wax oil or vegy oil.
Hhydrogen4Power 1 month ago
Good idea, but sorry, not free. Paper isn't free, shredder and electricity to shred it isn't free, wood chips aren't free, the chipper and power to chip it isn't free. The barrel you mix it in isn't free, the drill and mixing bit are not free, nor is the electricity used to power the drill. The log maker isn't free, in fact, not one part of this is free. Cool video though.
paintballingguy 1 month ago
So what is mixer of things are used to make the brinks specifically?
Mrinfoone 1 month ago
with a good 2 handed axe I make 20 birchlog pieces in the same time it took you to make one of those paper log thingys.. and in an hour I could easely with the same 2 handed axe make about 1,5 cubic meters of birch log pieces that would last me for a very long time, and as we all know, wood is like paper also a renewable resource, so think I'll stick to my axe for a nice birchlog fire :)
SignedSign 1 month ago 13
@SignedSign its not about ease of use its about recycling. so your comment is redundant..
hitter1 1 month ago
@SignedSign You really don't get it do you.. He's using waste paper, something that isn't of value anymore. You're using wood directly. Wood that could've been used for something of value.
Exicuton 2 weeks ago
@Exicuton Thank you for your coments. I have another video coming out soon using Leaves. Dont forget to subscribe. Thanks Andy
Prince7641 2 weeks ago
Black and decker logger in the 1980s did similar
punkeasy 1 month ago
I've seen a machine do something similar many years ago on Tv but proberly never took off
as nobody cared about recycling then but sorry I would be fed up after one go with that device
MrBarrytommy 1 month ago
@MrBarrytommy This is a machine for someone to get started like I did now I have sell big machines that does 500KG a hour is that the size you would like.
Prince7641 1 month ago
Might better not say it's "free" energy. I heard the whine of an electric drill (energy used, not produced) & an awful lot of huffing & puffing from the guy as he leaned over (& over) & used his own energy to compress each block. Sounds as though Quite a Bit of energy was used to make each "log". While I can appreciate the "recycling" of waste paper, it's a lot of work, no argument.
Noelot2 1 month ago
How ong do they burn? Do you use them primarily to start the fire with wood, or do you burn just the blocks?
sdbooker12 1 month ago
@sdbooker12 They can be used as the main fuel or with other fuel. They burn vey well on as a solo fuel.
Prince7641 1 month ago
Noble, but really...at that rate one facecord would take a week. I had one of these - useless. If you absolutely have nothing else to do, please, go for it.
Kntryhart 1 month ago
How the hell did I get here?
brmnman 1 month ago 30
@brmnman Just like that, It's Magic
Prince7641 1 month ago
Is there an issue with creosote using a newspaper log?
eclipchic 1 month ago
@eclipchic You must clean your equipment on a regular bases so no you should not have a ploblem
Prince7641 1 month ago
Hey smarties its not Carbon Dioxide CO2 that is the problem its Carbon Monoxide CO and carbon C in general.
MagedoStel 1 month ago
buy self an used small cement mixer ,,, it will save you alot work
superwhiz88 1 month ago
@b22frozenfire Any one concerned about in fumes take notice. All fumes should be taken away by the chimey if in dout call a heating engineer to do a fumes test. The small amout of ink will not make any different, but if you want to bleach it out using chemicals then you will be harming the environment. or by landfilling.
Prince7641 1 month ago
Great video fella, everyone with a log burner should do this. I have a smaller type brick due to the size of the f-place. A very useful way of getting rid of the crap they keep putting in my letter box. Any concerns however over ink/fumes and all that health blab?
Tubz101 1 month ago
@Tubz101 Any one concerned about in fumes take notice. All fumes should be taken away by the chimey if in dout call a heating engineer to do a fumes test. The small amout of ink will not make any different, but if you want to bleach it out using chemicals then you will be harming the environment. or by landfilling.
Prince7641 1 month ago
Great video fella, everyone with a log burner should do this. I have a smaller type brick due to the size of the f-place. A very useful way of getting rid of the crap they keep putting in my letter box. Any concerns however over ink/fumes and all that health blab?
Tubz101 1 month ago
@Tubz101 Thanks Tubz101
Prince7641 1 month ago
pretty cool....i think it needs a foot pedal or a longer lever to compress the paper though...and maybe have multiple briquette chambers all under one lever....i'd need to be able to make them in bulk
GaryKist 1 month ago
So where do you get the materials? Great if you own a woodmill I guess?
crypto0102 1 month ago
@crypto0102 I get so many calls from people having to PAY to get rid of their wood waste. From furniture makers all the way down to skip companies. I will be doing a video shortly that will show you, So don't forget to Subscribe to my channel and you will get that information.
Prince7641 1 month ago
@crypto0102 dude go to the yellow pages, look up tree surgeons/landscapers, give them a ring and I bet you one based nearby will be more than happy to drop off a truckload. I used to get about two truckloads of chippings a week to spread around our high ropes etc.
Tubz101 1 month ago
bet you'll have to clean your chimney out more often with this fuel. bet it makes more soot.
donkeywarmer 1 month ago
@donkeywarmer Please give it a try and let me know. Thanks
Prince7641 1 month ago
@donkeywarmer Try it out and let me know.
Prince7641 1 month ago
make em in the summer, dry them in the sun like bricks, store in a cool dry place, winter heat. I like it!
enderwigginsx 2 months ago
@enderwigginsx Thanks for that. I will have some more videos on this subject soon
Prince7641 1 month ago
also one could add scents to the logs to make the fire smell nice as well as oil to make it burn longer
twighahn 2 months ago
@twighahn In Florido more Briquette are sold with scents in than any other.
Prince7641 1 month ago
PAPER LOG BRIQUETTE MAKER RECYCLE BRICK BLOCK MAKER
twighahn 2 months ago
i would like the link to the ebay page that has the press
twighahn 2 months ago
@twighahn if you go to eBay .co.uk you will find them. Thanks
Prince7641 1 month ago
looks like one of those meatloaf pans!
johnq4ward 2 months ago
I once did this with gasoline instead of water. Did it once only though. Stove is gone now.
scannerguy1968 2 months ago
@scannerguy1968 Thanks not good, :-(
Prince7641 1 month ago
Old technology used anew!
Curious to know proportions of paper to shavings as well as how much ash is left behind as compared to wood.
PatientZero000 2 months ago
Why not try ground up leaves.. I like that brink maker.. nice design.
josephdupont 2 months ago
How about mixing in pulverized leaves???
josephdupont 2 months ago
@josephdupont I am just about to do a video on leaves. I company here in the UK make Leave Logs for sale. Keep a lookout for the video.
Prince7641 1 month ago
ok just thinking out loud I noticed when you put the brick on the table it was a bit spongy and knowing hard wood burns longer would it not be better to stack and sticker them like drying lumber to continue pressing them till dry ? and if that situation would create a mold you would just have to add a little bleach to the water at pressing
beernchickens 2 months ago
@beernchickens I left them all summer and did not get any mold. PLEASE do not add any chemicals to your Briquettes.
Prince7641 1 month ago
Jesus what a lot of work and mess for a few bricks. Better than nothing I guess, but cutting one dead tree limb into sections would be a lot cheaper and easier and faster, I think.
AmericanTrekker 2 months ago
Don't call it free :D The press did cost you something same as the shavings, the mixer for the drill, the drill itself, the drum, power to shred the paper, run the drill and dry the bricks ....etc...Everybody with a good sense to reality knows, there is no such thing as free, so I don't blame you for putting out this video. At the end, what are the costs to heat the house for a month/year? And of course, making bricks in the summer is prolly most efficient.
oBseSsIoNPC 2 months ago
@oBseSsIoNPC Just think if you was to sitt around doing nothing all the time you would not get any where in life. This is a way of life for some people that just cant aford to pay for the gas and electric bills the big companies charge.
Prince7641 1 month ago
what is that presser called
androe4show 2 months ago
They are called a Briquette Maker
Prince7641 1 month ago
Dont you just love child labour :L
beefcake252 2 months ago
@beefcake252 Its not Child Labour its call a Family enjoying time together
Prince7641 1 month ago
@beefcake252 Yes, it's great isn't it! Get the kids helping out, they learn how to do practical things and gain skills and character that will last for life. We need more of that.
ccoraxfan 1 month ago
Reminds of when I was a kid and I used to make Adobe bricks for 2 dollars a brick. You figure out real quick why people go to college.
JDRBNFB 2 months ago
This could be a new buisness.
TheFunnysamnoob333 2 months ago
@TheFunnysamnoob333 Here in the UK a company gets paid to collect the leaves and he turns them into Leave Logs for sale to Big DIY companies.
Prince7641 1 month ago
would it be easier to MIX the PAPER and SHAVINGS before adding WATER ?
calum61 2 months ago
I have been using these for a couple of weeks now in my outdoor chiminea (metal) and they work great. To address the "mess" issue: I have a floor drain in my basement so I squeeze excess near that, but if you have a slop (or laundry) sink in your basement you can squeeze it out there. "Musty" issue: possibly let them dry in basement where you might have a dehumidifier running? I don't have an indoor fireplace (where I might be worried about
creosote buildup) but in chiminea they are great!
Tboom49 3 months ago
@Tboom49 I am so glad that someone els has gone and done this for them self. I would like to see a video of you using them, Please send me on.
Prince7641 1 month ago
I am not in the know about these fire bricks. Watching the video made me wonder about construction with these bricks. It would be like straw bales construction maybe?
James33160 3 months ago
@James33160 nice way to make MILK but messy.
99XM 2 months ago
@James33160 look for vids on papercrete. amazingly cheap and solid. for building not burning
fatpius 1 month ago
seems like a bit of a waste of time... it would seem like far too much energy is used to create the product. Carbon neutral? nope.
04023088 3 months ago
we had this log maker in germany, years ago. but it is forbidden to use it with old newspapers or other printed papers because the ink contains some things that have to be burned at very high temperatures to eliminate, burned at home it will pollute the air with cancerious? particles (sorry - bad english)
shabbesgoj 3 months ago
what about the residue like pine logs making creasote and can cause chininey fires?
hows this stuff?
commando7144 3 months ago
This is just a demo ... for ones personal production you would just make a few now and again in the summer while having a pint or 4 ... one could also be creative with the mix depending on where you are in the world. I had been looking for something to do with the massive amount of adds I get in the mail in the US ... good that the credit card companies are good for something. :)
corax2012 3 months ago
This is just a demo ... for ones personal production you would just make a few now and again in the summer while having a pint or 4.
corax2012 3 months ago
Our brickmaker works great, but we can't use it in a "week or so". We must let the bricks "season" like regular firewood. Ventilate and keep away from precipitation. So don't give up on the bricks too soon, if you are unhappy with the burn, just keep letting them season until they burn well. You will find out the perfect timing for your climate and storage system
keepdancingmaria 3 months ago
Hi, I'm not an expert on this but I have read that the water after squeezing is full of bonding agents and that it is a good idea to recover it and use it to hydrate the next batch. They say it helps bond the logs together so they don't flake apart. Just passing information I have read about. Hope it helps.
Landotter1 3 months ago
Great idea if the access to shredded paper or sawdust is available. I'm not much bothered by the labor involved in producing the log. That's really no problem. But I am concerned with the energy of the paper-shredder/mulcher and the mixer. Does this process have advantages for people with wood-gassifiers and rocket mass heaters? I'm not sure. Neat product though. Could have some useful applications. I'm looking for something to change catalogs and spam mail into material for my rocket stove
TheDarjeelingZen 3 months ago
Can I burn these in a Rocket Mass Heater without a problem
CoffeeAndAViewdotcom 3 months ago
@CoffeeAndAViewdotcom I think you can burn just about anything you want in one of those as long as the "anything" that you are burning fits in the feed chute without blocking the airflow. The Rocket stoves are designed for burning readily made materials like tree trimmings, but this block thing could be used as a back up (Maybe.)
armanflint 3 months ago
Precious helper you had.
workonitm8 4 months ago
Better hurry! was that snow flakes falling?
Nice, it gives ideas for refining the process.
Not trying to be funny, but wouldn't that work with cow pies? They burn pretty good when they're dry.
workonitm8 4 months ago
You're a bloody genius!!!! They should give you a Nobel peace prize!!! Obama got one, you could too... nothing is impossible. Look at all the good he brought upon the world. You're on you way. Green is the new red... really.
MrRossi18020 4 months ago
3 drills later =P
MrSokitumi0007 4 months ago
some people are lazy bloody bastards
gnismo88 4 months ago
Some people mention the labor involved in making these "logs" I guess they have never chopped wood before? Talk about labor intensive.
F1nddatruth 4 months ago
I suppose bark chippings could be used as well as leaves, shavings etc, as long as it is mixed up well with a good paper mache-brilliant.
LEAFCUT 4 months ago