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Post by Ausprep on Oct 31, 2013 9:25:50 GMT 10
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Post by bigredtomatosauce on Oct 31, 2013 23:51:25 GMT 10
I've done some reading on these bad boys. Apparently they don't let off a huge amount of heat (when used in heaters) but I'm guessing you can cook on them.
Seems like an awesome way to recycle and reduce your impact on your firewood supplies.
EDIT: Donut-shaped briquettes apparently are the way to go. More surface area and also doesn't smother the fire underneath.
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Post by Ausprep on Nov 1, 2013 6:59:16 GMT 10
I've done some reading on these bad boys. Apparently they don't let off a huge amount of heat (when used in heaters) but I'm guessing you can cook on them. Seems like an awesome way to recycle and reduce your impact on your firewood supplies. EDIT: Donut-shaped briquettes apparently are the way to go. More surface area and also doesn't smother the fire underneath. Great point on the donut shaped bricks. I have also read that they do not give off as much heat but also give off very little smoke. |
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Post by myrrph on Feb 12, 2014 19:01:21 GMT 10
maybe if u do saw dust, dried dead leaves and newspaper you will get what you want.
used in a heater, should work well.
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Post by SA Hunter on Feb 20, 2014 20:50:55 GMT 10
how does just paper go as a briquette?? I've seen the presses for them, but never tried them.
But in a shtf scenario, paper will be gone pretty quickly!
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Post by myrrph on Feb 20, 2014 20:58:28 GMT 10
i saw an episode of Doomsday Preppers where this guy used shredded newspaper + dried leaves to make their briquettes... supposedly 1 runs for 30mins which is awesome.
I think a mix of compressed sawdust, newspaper and dried leaves will do well ... but I don't have a press, so its a little hard to do.
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Post by krisb on Mar 21, 2014 11:20:00 GMT 10
Right now I have a wheelie bin full of shredded paper, a few boxes of sawdust and can easily access dried leaves. I have been looking for the briquette maker everywhere but with postage to tassie it's just too much for them .......... so after watching a few you tube clips have decided to make my own - saw a guy do them individually using a tuna tin .... yeah I'm not doing that with a bin full of paper... don't matter how many kids I have to rope in...... not happening. I have however been thinking about a pvc pipe setup with a base that screws on and has small holes or a type of mesh that will allow the water to pass through, I will then need something to compress the mix into the pipe, not sure weather I will be making individual briquettes, larger log pieces or a mixture of both, but will take some pics and let you know how each turn out when I get it all done. Any suggestions here are more than welcome!
Oh and my boys recently broke their bunk the double and single combo so I have kept the metal meshing parts as drying racks.
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Post by mikie22 on Aug 9, 2014 23:47:15 GMT 10
i saw an episode of Doomsday Preppers where this guy used shredded newspaper + dried leaves to make their briquettes... supposedly 1 runs for 30mins which is awesome. I think a mix of compressed sawdust, newspaper and dried leaves will do well ... but I don't have a press, so its a little hard to do. if you have a small hydrolic car jack that might work if it can lift a car it should have no problem pressing paper hope it helps |
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Post by Frank on Aug 10, 2014 0:19:44 GMT 10
I think that episode of DDP was on 7mate last Thursday. Briquettes didn't look to bad, good way to get rid of old paper
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Post by graynomad on Aug 11, 2014 23:01:56 GMT 10
We saw that as well, trouble is we hardly have any old paper these days. Maybe some food packaging but that's about it.
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Post by krull68 on Sept 21, 2014 22:18:27 GMT 10
For those looking for briquette makers, homecare catalogue on line has them for about $50.00 AUD. I have one, I also got given a second one by some friends. if you use a plastic half barrel, one load can give you about 60 briquettes.
Technique, place paper in barrel, not necessary to shred, leave in over night, get a paint stirrer for an electric drill, place in mixture and wiz away, when it breaks up into a pulp, bucket out into moulds and stand on them, forget using the handles, just makes your arms sore.
Be advised, this is an ongoing process as the bricks take at least a month to dry, especially in a cooler or more humid climate.
You also need an unused area to leave them standing on their sides for the drying time, before you stack them, again out of the weather.
In a slow combustion heater, they do not work really well on their own, but can be used to supplement timber, in a fire box, I understand they work well, as long as they are not on the ground, must have air on all sides.
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Post by SM+? on Sept 22, 2014 0:41:21 GMT 10
I copied and pasted the article on iPad, that way I'll have it for whenever i want it.
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Post by Christos on Feb 9, 2015 23:47:21 GMT 10
Have always been looking at these paper brick makers as a good way of recycling paper and such.
Need to get myself into gear and pick one up.
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Post by blaze on Apr 19, 2015 23:52:57 GMT 10
I use a caulking gun for small briquettes about 50mm wide and I have built a larger hand press which I make 100mm square briquettes. Into my paper pulp I mix sawdust, crushed leaves and dried citrus peel. The dried citrus provides a mild citronella odor and is great to keep away mozzies.
The larger briquettes take much longer to dry but they do work well.
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Post by blaze on Apr 19, 2015 23:54:37 GMT 10
My hand press I built myself from timber lying about in my scrap timber
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Post by Matilda on Apr 20, 2015 8:35:37 GMT 10
Love the idea of adding citrus! After a lot of toeing and throwing and hubby deciding not to go handmade, I purchased one off 'homecare' the catalogue you get dropped on your doorstep. Cost $50 and $2 odd to hand deliver it. Strong construction and works well. Hubby had a production line going and created quite a few which are stored in lidded container (and got rid of heaps of old bills, letters etc that we didnt want to send to the shredders) . Some pointers; electric paint stirrer works well; a frame to dry them which circulates air right around them; good sunny spot as they took a good week to dry in summer as well as a rainproof cover at hand as they are too heavy to move quickly on rack if you get an unexpected rain shower; a strainer (or piece fine mesh) to drain water left as tipping water onto lawn results in confetti like pieces of wet paper which is hard to disperse even with a hose  Best time to make them for us is summer for optimum drying time. Looking forward to using them in our OZPIG this winter.  |
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Best time to make them for us is summer for optimum drying time. Looking forward to using them in our OZPIG this winter.