Has anyone tried to make their own heating and cooking fuel out of paper and sawdust? I found this video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-VY4LUC78YW4/homemade_fuel_briquette_press/ and wondered if anyone has experimented. I am thinking about giving it a try, because I have so much scrap paper around. (A 3x3x4 foot box full so far; I am cleaning my garage.) If I can find a free source of sawdust, I think I will give this a try. I am thinking about using a jack such as you use to jack up a car.
Making pressed fuel
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Wifezilla
Low-Carb Queen - RIP: 1963-2021
I have a small Kyoto brick maker. It works OK.
http://www.shopatshowcasecanada.com/paperbrick.html
If I had a way to shred the paper better I would use it more.
http://www.shopatshowcasecanada.com/paperbrick.html
If I had a way to shred the paper better I would use it more.
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I have made paper for many years for crafts and the like, and I am wondering if I can just use a bigger version. I was thinking about soaking the paper in a lot of water for a week or so, until it starts to fall apart on its own, and then, as I think this guy did, use a mixing attachment on my drill. I suppose what could happen if I mix it too soon is that it will become a spinning life form and take over the world.
So maybe I will enlist my grandchildren's help in tearing.
So maybe I will enlist my grandchildren's help in tearing.
Wifezilla
Low-Carb Queen - RIP: 1963-2021
My paper didn't fall apart after a week in water. That was the problem 
If I had a heavy duty shredder and started with fine shredded paper, that would have worked fine. Since we are considering getting one for the shop, the brick maker is in the shed waiting for hubby to finally get that shredder ordered.
If I had a heavy duty shredder and started with fine shredded paper, that would have worked fine. Since we are considering getting one for the shop, the brick maker is in the shed waiting for hubby to finally get that shredder ordered.
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Hmm. Well, I wonder how this will work out. I have boxes and boxes of paper and no shredder at all. Thanks....Wifezilla said:My paper didn't fall apart after a week in water. That was the problem
If I had a heavy duty shredder and started with fine shredded paper, that would have worked fine. Since we are considering getting one for the shop, the brick maker is in the shed waiting for hubby to finally get that shredder ordered.
TanksHill
Super Self-Sufficient
Wifezilla,
I just saw one of those brick makers in the Lehman's catalogue. I was thinking it might work great for us. I have access to paper from school and dh office and with no woods near by...
How well does it work? Is it easy??? We always made newspaper rolls when I was a kid and tied them with a coat hanger or string.
Thanks, gina
ps I am addicted to the nifty knitter and it's all your fault.
I just saw one of those brick makers in the Lehman's catalogue. I was thinking it might work great for us. I have access to paper from school and dh office and with no woods near by...
How well does it work? Is it easy??? We always made newspaper rolls when I was a kid and tied them with a coat hanger or string.
Thanks, gina
ps I am addicted to the nifty knitter and it's all your fault.
