Briquette press (Please watch Making new briquette press. Link in description / video card 00.06 )
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- Please check my video. I'm making new briquette press. More info in new Video!!!
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FAQ:
- burn time of a log is 2h
- they dry up to 14 days depends on weather
- u can use all materials that can be shredded and will burn ( tree leaves, dry grass, cotton, pine needles, etc.)
- log burns out completely
- i did that just for concept of proving it can be done
- pipe in the middle is for water drainage and for centering the piston
Interesting, I like the mixture idea; I add used cooking oil also. . I decided not to use a jack - takes too long to go through the process. I decided to use a split mold so I didn't have to press out the bricks, I only had to crack open the mold and out came the bricks. Thanks for the insight.
This is a great idea. I'm getting a cubic grizzly woodstove next year and making smaller versions of these will keep me warm all winter. We have plenty of scrap paper and sawdust around here.
thank you so much for this video. I am sure your idea of using a jack will come in very handy with our briquette project in Zambia.
Glad it was helpful! Hope you will share your project on one of social media.
Not only I like your work, but also love your smoothly soothing music. What a gift God gave you Gracefully to enjoy my living in these TRUMPY TIMES.
A very nice video on the subject. Everything detailed out in picture -no need to listen to or understand the language of comments. That's how the You Tube videos has to be.
Thanks!
absolute genius, parts from semi truck pipe, blander from alternator, seal drivers for the big truck wow wow. i got everything i need!
At: 3:56 you are adding a block under the jack - dangerous. You need to create an inset so that the piston rod fits into the jack's bottom to prevent the piston rod from slipping away from the jack. Overall good production and build. Thumbs up.
You could put a handle on the jack also. Process so time consuming.
The center hole from the pipe lets the brick burn more efficiently. You can do it with out it, it also dries faster with it in there. Hope this helps
A CZcamsr i watched put used coffee grounds in and let the mix ferment for 2 months. His bricks burnt hotter and longer than others because of the oil in the coffee grounds.
Can you please share the link
Wow, what a process! Since you are doing it on a much bigger scale than the average Joe, you might consider contacting a local paper mill. Tell them what you are doing. Ask them for their sludge. You can pick it up in 5 gallon buckets. That will keep you from burning up your drill motor because the sludge can be used instead of shredded newspaper. The paper mills might be able to help fund you turning this into a business.
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Triwiwer nice how long do they take to dry ?
great job. I was thinking along the same lines but was planning on using all thread and adjustable slots so that you move the steel plates up on the press for each lift.
Once they are lit you can smolder them in an airtight container and it'll turn into charcoal, increasing its energy content in terms of heat value.
Be nice to see one of these burn. Most comments on paper/sawdust logs is that they are hard to burn if no added veggie oil or something waxy?
Yea i would add video of log burning, but i actually don't have this press anymore. But i can tell you these logs burn completely. All that was left was some fine dust. If you meant they are hard to catch fire, i never experienced that with these logs. And i never tried to mix any wax or oil to mixture. I once tried to add flour i had left and went bad, but result was kinda explosive. When i was pressing mixture exploded and shot out those fine holes, made a big big mess. I'm still planing on making a hydraulic version of press but I'm currently trying to find financial resources to execute this project.
@michael knowlden you could try that. Please tell me results. But if bricks are really dry i had no problem lighting them up.
I've found the less ingredients, the better they burn.
Time is on your side my friend obviously it would not work for everyone but very resourceful non the less.
Add coffee grain waste - great binder, and smells great too !
Hi Triwiwer, thank you! Simply means yet very clever. And generously shared.
Thanks! Appreciate your comment. Lately i don't have much time to play around with this project..so its on standby. But i hope in winter ill find some time and finish up the project.
I'm flattered that you take me for a man ;-)
Lorayne Caburubias sorry fixed the problem :P
lol i have a fruit press, i will try that, it has a screw down press and works well on fruit. The bricks would be round though!
Wouldn't drilling a hole in a log be faster and achieve the same outcome? Great music.
Center hole and that pipe in the middle are there on purpose. More in FAQ in the video description.
Thanks! We did some modifications(springs for lifting hydraulic jack back in to start position) I'll add update when ill get around :D
I use 40% sawdust and 60% paper. And that pile didn't take long to make...but now I'm doing some plans for automatic hydraulic one ;)
When its done ill upload video. For now if u need any info ill be glad to provide em.
It looks to me as though it will be much easier to dry the round briquettes than rectangular ones. Perhaps a larger hole in the middle would assist drying and burning too - ? Good job though. I have a woodburner and am building a cardboard shredder and press.
Ever think about adding in sugar and perhaps oatmeal?
Coffee grounds?
Sugar is a binder.
Logs would make it smell like cotton candy LOL
One time i added buckwheat flour. And mixture didn't press nice. It kinda shoot out of those holes. But i think you could add sugar or oatmeal because it isn't in dusty form. I found out it goes like this: If it burns and you can press it, u can use it :D
Sorry for late reply.
@@Triwiwer No hurry in a reply. I too am watching CZcams VIDEOS! LOL
That flour could still be used - maybe with less water in the mix?
For faster drying maybe use alcohol instead of water?
Ya know, a cup for that, TWO cups for you?
May take a tad longer to make the stuff but boy oh boy would you be happy MAKING the stuff!
Those logs look great, cool idea, well done!
Thanks! I have another press but automatic hydraulic one in build at the moment so when its done ill post the video.
Problem is that in my country there are few paper mills and is not likely they will gave me pulp :(
The main burning fuel i use is wood so this briquets are just something like recycling old paper and sawdust we make in our garage.
And kind of hobby.
Thanks again for comment.
Suggestions
Cap or plug off top of drain pipe?.
Make funnel to add the pulp
This ideas are welcome. I'm currently working on a new press smaller more compact version. And ill try to improve some of the things you have mentioned.
@@Triwiwer thanks for the feedback of my feedback...lol
My father would of loved this bless his soul.
By far the best bricks I've seen so far! But seriously you need to clean up your place
Why? Is just water and paper..
@@gattonpc out of the other brick makers
Hehe its a messy business :D
Great Job TDT, Another way to get the Blender Blades, Similiar shaped things from a Timber yard suppliers, for Bolting timbers together
I have a few out in the shed somewhere, yes, Somewhere !!!!!
Peter Breslin Would love to see what things do u actually think, because would be cool to se if i could make some improvements whit that.
They are the same as your Alternator Wheels but not as strong, I have to get a Rod that fits snuggly inside them, will get back to you when i get it Fitted and , In action. Dont think you have to make any changes to your design, your mulcher is very advanced compared to others I`ve seen, But you could do wth a Handle to Pump the Jack, and a Funnelll to reduce spillage. But this are simple , you have made a great video. and I think you could bag and sell them going dorr to door. Good Luck
Pete
looks just like the giant swimming pool of pulp at paper plant i worked at once they made the recycled brown paper towels that suck there lol
Hey! I make them and than stack them like you saw in video. And than they are there until autumn. But they would burn well after 14 to 20 days of drying. There is really no use for shredder even if there are some sheets of whole paper, they are wet and so the force of press will incorporate them in final log. Never had problems wit that. And i think that my home made blender does the job just fine. Ty for comment and Cya!
They burn for approximately 2h each.
Wow. Great job man
Pretty creative
Physical effort, to complete briquette rate is quite high.
Wow.. That's great storage. Well done 👏👏👏
This would be pretty handy to have. I need to make one with my powerarc.
Dang bro, those are some nice looking finished briquettes. I'd like to make buy a press and try sawdust and leaves as we have a TON of leaves every year that we pay to have the city come and recycle for us. I could get all the free leaves I want from my neighborhood. Very cool
Yes this is exact point of making hole in my briquettes.
fabulous, original Preston log, well done.
thanks
Thanks for suggestion but, entirely new designee with automatic hydraulic press is currently being assembled.
So at this point i don't see to much point for further improvement of this press.
You are good prepared for Long and cold winters!
Thank you very much these are great
Such a great idea
Thats fantastic, great method.
+Annaed marie Thanks!
Have you ever considered using a cement mixer to blend your mix?
I think it would work. But method i used produces nicely blended and shredded pulp and finer end result.
Thanks for comment!
How long does it take for making those three brikets once you prepared your mixture? And hoe long does it burn?
I have made an pneumatic press wich a manually fill with Horse manure. Cubic blocks of 9x9x9 come out in about 2 minutes including storing at the drying spot. Our brikets burn about 45 - 60 minutes.
Just wondering If I put more effort in producing, the work/burn ratio is improving.
Great idea...and I'm now thinking of adding horse manure to wood chips to help the chips bind together..💪
I think I will build one of those things as an attachment for my hydraulic log splitter the small limbs off the trees I cut for fire wood should make good logs and won't have to go to waste I like your recipe for the log mix thanx
Did you ever make the automatic hydraulic one? Link if you did please.
Excellent idea great pice of craft I would consider the idea of adding an electric motor that pumps the hydraulic press would save you time and effort there is videos of how to make one of you can figure a way to add it to the machine would make it easyer for you
Hell yes. Nice stockpile.
Hey, sorry for late reply! I really have no idea how would rice-husk work, because where i live we have lots and lots of sawdust and no rice-husk. But in my experience anything that burns and soaks up the water and can be blend is ok to use. Ive tried making some with tree leafs and it was just ok. Maby ill do video on that in autumn.
Hello, how best can I make Briquettes that are smoke free and last long? Please advice. Thanks
They last for quite some time and burn very well.
Nicely done!!!
I do the paper first using hot water, it emulsifies better
Excellent video!
Got a labor saver suggestion. Why dont you make an eccentric cam for your drill and let it do the work of running the jack lever??
This looks like something i may try in the future.
Do you happen to have a video of them being lit and how they burn?
Thanks
The video is coming up soon. Just editing is taking longer then i thought it will.
HMMM... Do this or cut wood, I'm torn. Ha ha. Great way to use otherwise waste, love it... I'm gonna make an automatic one now, woo..o
Nice plan you have there. Would be cool if we could see your project.
You could make enough in a day to last a few hours at night. But you'd need to eat extra food for all the energy burned. Would it be worth it? Not denying the health benefits.
wow bro, they sell them press logs for 78¢ down at the co-op, cuz that's one labor intensive system you have...I don't know how much your time is worth to you, but for 4.68, I'd say you can recover at least 3 hours a day.
FAQ in description will provide you an answer.
To press briquettes, you dont need: water and paper etc... just saw dust ;)
And tons and tons of pressure.
I really really want to see how they burn! please make a video
i will make video soon!
Nice work man I love your work, hope to watch more of your lovely videos
Great video
how long do you let the newly pressed "logs" dry before they useable ? I saw whole sheets of paper in the mix ..have you thought about adding a paper shredder ?
very clever indeed
Wish you had a video of the press build.. hope the new one your going will have one
nice one we built one like this but makes one at a time from the looks of it that stock pile must of taken some time :) im kinda new to this ryt now so i need to get the mix right and stuff first but i made a couple today ill see how they dry out :)
I love the idea. But get an electric hydraulic press. That's a lot of work
Currently I'm in a process of making a smaller more compact press. New videos coming soon. After i make this one ill try and make Hydraulic one. Currently I'm gathering resources and fonts for that project.
Awesome man, congrats.
+Airton Junior Thanks!
Best system seen today! ! !
Thanks!
How do u make the briquettes press
I will soon make a video on that.
Precisa de cola para preparar o material do briquete?
Thanks! They burn approximately for 2h each.
Can u send me email for how to make briquette machine with different mechanisms
They burn for approximately 2h each...usually i contaminate briquets with wood so i start the fire and put on 2 or 3 briquets and on top i fill up the wood. And than furnace is burning round 6-7h.
do you have a preference to how fine the saw dust are that you use, will a briquette made from sander dust(powder) burn hotter?
Carlo Marra I don't have any preference, i use any sawdust it piles up in my garage.
Nice. How long does one of your log last burning? Well done job :) Maurice
It burns for 2h each. Thanks!
Thanks ! Maurice :)
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Do you not have a lot of time in making them lot that or you just some thing to take up your time .um just asking
I don't understand what you are actually saying...but i made all of these in my spare time. Never i had decidet and did that all day. Just whenever i had time.
Thats what asking , lol I have hard time unstanding my self days
absolute class
Thanks! :D
I made this press for my home usage only. And I'm not intending to sell it any time soon.
I'm trying to figure out how powerful a jack I need to buy. I'm going to make one of these with my powerarc.
pretty cool....how do they burn compared to real wood...i see u have them outside,,,how to they stand up against snow and rain !?
Good One!!
Neat, more like a log...
Yes it really looks like a log :P
if we use rice-husk, instead of sawdust, what will be the proportion of ricehusk and water..???
is this idea good...?? is it gonna be more efficient and better than coal, for burning purposes ?
cheers
What about incorporating dried leaves or even pine needles if you don't have saw dust?
I wouldn't use pine needles. With pine wood you get too much creosote build up in the pipes and chimney. I assume you would get the same from the needles. I did see a video on CZcams where a guy used dried leaves he raked up in the fall and that seemed to work out fine for him. I wouldn't use maple leaves. They are hard to keep burning in pile by the road so I think they would be hard to burn pressed into a brick.
did you use a 1/4" drill bit to drill your holes in your fill tube to drain the water or are they smaller and what size. Its an neat. plan on building one. Thanks
The hole size is 1/4" actually it is 6mm but ok even 1/4 should be ok ;)
If holes are under 10mm you should be ok there won't be 2 much material leaking out ;) And thanks!
If you have that much sawdust, you time would be more effectively spent making a sawdust "rocket" type stove that you can burn bulk sawdust in directly.
I'll do it too 😃
what is the title of the background music?
I'm having a real problem making briquettes...the paper mulch cloggs the holes up and stops the water coming out., then the pressure builds up so much that the mulch ends up being forced passed the ram and spurts out of the top and bottom.
I've tried different size holes and different amounts of holes but nothing seems to work , the water won't drain out?
The mulch i'm using is news paper with some saw dust.
any idea's what i may be doing wrong.? Thanks
+Kev Bond, Soupy mixes seem to compact better as the water is displaced by pressing. Losing excess material during pressing is the result of too mushy a mix, over size drain holes, and poor seals; in my experiences. A bottom plate that extends, kind of an insert, a 1/4 or more up into the press helped me. The tighter the fit at the bottom and for the plunger, (or top press plate), the better compressing ability and lower material losses I achieved. There's no set rule, too many variables. It's a messy process. Experiment with smaller batches and a caulking gun style press. Helped me a lot on the learning curve. I can tell you that any time I get over about 40% of anything besides paper- a fail seems inevitable. Hope this helps... I only press for fun, not fuel. I don't claim to be an expert.
thanx for ur contribution. so it seems paper is the big one. after a press, how long do u let the logs dry? or r they ready to go after coming out? I can appriciate the holes and an extra soupy blend vs a more viscous blend for pressing the water out.what ur really doing is pressing water vs a paper mulch, when it's more soupy. makes sense. my saw dust will then be more of a filler to make the logs burn longer. i just load up a paper bag with sawdust into my wood stove and still get a good burn. paper never burns well and always leaves too much ash
Kev Bond !
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I should make one of these with my everlast welder.
Do you just air dry these?
Yea i air dry them preferably on the sun.
Good job
cool. almost sounds like jerry garcia playing guitar. what band ?
Nice Job ! ! looks like you been working hard. How long will that pile last you? I had an extrusion press that made 4" x 4" with a one inch hole and they burned best with real wood added. They did make a large amount of ash. Do yours?
Harold Westrich For about a month. Log stays intact but turns into fine ashes. So when you touch it after its done burning, it completely disintegrates.
+Triwiwer DoTsI Could the remaining ash be used on your garden or compressed again into charcole briquettes?
@@focusedeye garden.
It burns out completely.
Bet you could make lye soap out of the ash too,some anyway.
Yea I'm with ya on the impact but id use a screw type car jack...
Hi Triwiwer, are your blender made from two alternator fans?
Carlo Marra Indeed 2 alternator fans ;)
I would like the spec. on your press. Can you use wood chips instead of saw dust. I can get lots of wood chips,
What do you mean by spec? Dimensions maybe? You can use wood chips, and paper an glen that together. It would still be ok ;) Tried that and it have worked for me.
Nice job! Your briquettes look very dense. Have you conducted a burn test with them?
Thanks. Of course I tested them. And I must say they are excellent. They burn out completely.
I like the simple design of your press, as well the final product. Can you please send me details about it? I have also some work done, and want to wider the job.