Simple Fire Briquettes from Recycled Paper // How To [OLD]
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In this video, I show you how to make very simple fire briquettes from recycled shredded paper.
Materials needed:
Shredded Paper
Bucket
CAULKING Gun
PVC Pipe (40-50mm)
Large Washers
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Any substitutes for PVC pipe?
Get an old ammo crate made of steel... Drill holes in it... Put the mash in, lay a brick on top and stand on it to squeeze the water out... You'll be left with a brick of paper... Let it dry over a week or so... Boom, done.
Roll them using your hand and dry then
Good idea. If you already have empty mastic or silicone caulk tubes, they are already a tube that is the right length so would save needing to buy a bit of tubing.
This is a great idea!! I plan on making quite a few of these for camping this winter. Thank You so much for your help!!
Thank you for the kind words.
Thanks for sharing your discoveries!
love the idea....thanks for the inspiration
Cool! These briquettes are great for making biochar from paper
Informative video. Can you make a video of them burning and give us an idea of how long they burn for. They'd make good fuel for something small like a small wood gas stove or a coffee can burner.
Thanks
Nice to see you back and neat idea to recycle paper!
Thank You.
Thanks for sharing your information !
You have excellent ideas! This one is especially well thought through. Keep up the good work, and thank you for sharing this good content!
Thank you.
Brilliant!
Great idea!
Perfect for rocket stove. Thanks for sharing.
+Ace Sarmiento Cheers.
Pretty nice thanks from. USA pa / state
Nice job thanks sir
making the brackets you can one long 0ne and cut it into the sizes you like with a chop saw/ miter saw. and the guy talking about the caulking gun, dude you can put a grease cartridge in it as well.
and for fun when the bricks dry drill a hole in the center and put sparklers in for some fun effects. your idea for this is genius, thank you for the idea, Bruce from Dalton PA. USA ~ Peace *
Thanks Bruce. This is the best kind of comment. A great idea and supportive. Thank you from Queensland, Australia!
P.S. I might have to try the sparkler trick :)
awesome video using a cheap blender for the paper makes Pulp in second's if your plans are to make alot quickly
Wicked idea
instead of pvc i wonder if paper towel rolls would work as well
also soak dried leaves for a week. Great for that solidness when added to the mix.
Nice idea, thanks.
indeed dry leafs and sawdust to just think outside the box paper is made of?......... right wood so smal woodchips sawdust , leafs , paper let it al soak for a couple of days then take a concrete mixer the kind that you can put in a drill en mix it up
u can all so use 2 seedling trys and make 1 big one im going to try that soon :)
An aspirin bottle cap fits nicely inside a 1 1/2" pipe. Drill 1/8" holes in it.
hey I tried to make it and I used a old caulking tube. I had no trouble getting the compressed pulp out. also take a drill and a old mixer attachment to speed up the braking paper to a pulp.
Awesome . . . great idea!
How could you attach something to make a hole in the center of the paper log? Thank you
paper shredded that small half hour soaking then grab your drill with paint mixer attachment pulped 1 minute. your brickettes are why to small for time spent. make a mould the size of a brick and use a piece of wood slightly smaller and compress down by standing on it. I have used 2 slits of separated wood at bottom and use metal fly screen wire over the slits. basic enough but great bricks. compress one brick twice second is when you top it up.
Great advice. Thanks.
Something like a jubilee clamp will help keep your pvc pipe from splitting too much. But drilling a few holes around instead of slotting the tube seems like a better idea to me. Nice idea using a caulking gun. :-)
Yeah, that would probably work. Or holes drilled instead? Thanks for watching.
Jim
I saw a video (Mitty Mouse : Operating Paper Briquette Press Vers. 2) where 1 man slotted one end of his pvc pipes, but only about an inch (25mm), then drilled holes along the rest of their length. However, he built a bigger, custom press, but his tube design would easily adapt to your press.
+Ron Yerke Thanks, Ron, I'll have a look at his video. Appreciate the tip.
Jim.
Most inks are vegetable based, so you should be good to go, my suggestion is to cross drill holes in the PVC and eliminate the sawing the sides so you keep the strength of the PVC, but get the H2O flow out for drainage. Thanks for the post!
+Mike Infrared Cross drilling huh? Yeah, I reckon that is a pretty good idea; I'll definately have to try that. Thanks Mike!
I'm glad you liked the video. Take it easy.
Jim.
Some people also get free saw dust from local lumber yards and add a couple of hand fulls into the fix.
Good idea!
what if you use a PVC in cap and drilled holes in the end think it might work better not sure never done it just a idea
Yeah, that's a great idea! I might have to try that, thank you.
Jim
Urban Self Sufficiency use hose strap to prevent tube separation during pressure application & water sqeeze out. Drill random holes along tube so water can exit entire length of tube. Less drying time.
Thanks for the tip! I'll have to try it.
Great idea - maybe use a threaded fitting that would be easy to unscrew when brickett is done.
what about alcohol, our something like it? will dry faster.
Could you do this with sawdust?
Good idea : using a caulk gun~
Because I do not know English well tell me, please, how many kg of fuel would be needed for a night in a fireplace. Thank you very much!
Put a paint stirrer in your drill in 10 mins of mixing you can be compacting.
Yeah, that, and a lot of other things I would do differently now... With more experience under my belt.
You could do weeks for this or just get some wood
How long did they burn for?
How long will they burn for
what keeps it from molding?
Keeping it dry.
Try to drill several holes 3-4 mm on the pipe
Would've been nice if you also ignited a few...to see how they really work....just a thought...but thanks
You're so right! I've been thinking the same thing for 6 years since I made this video 😂
have you tried them and know your burn time?
Not quite as long as a piece of timber the same size.
Could use old bread pans
Yeah . . . maybe drill a few holes in it to allow the water to escape, fill it, put a board on top of the mush and stand on in to compress it. Good idea.
wish I could saw that fast!!!
+Nick Pearce Me too.
U can actually use an empty caulk/silicon tube as it free and I’m guessing if u have the gun u will have caulk =-)
Yeah, for sure!
Do you know that the ink they use for newspaper never drys? So I wouldn't feel that comfortable pouring the excess water into my garden. And are you sure it needs to soak for a week? I feel like a day would be more than enough..
i soak mine for a day sometimes on rare ocasion (depending on the weather) i have to give it an extra day (i live in a humid continental region)
pcfreak1992 its not legal to make these bricks in germany iirc.
+Richard Decker: You're right in a way. I did some quick research and it turns out that you're not allowed to burn paper in ovens with a nominal power under 1000kW, but as far as I know, it's accepted to use it to start a fire. Apparently by burning the paper with the ink the fire releases dangerous carbon monoxide and certain hydrocarbons that are not just an environmental but also health hazard.
So buying a special press made for this and making these bricks is legal, but not burning them for the previously mentioned reasons.
As one can imagine, it would be much smarter to recycle the paper, so it can be turned into new paper, like for example for paper bags, etc.
pcfreak1992 ah, thanks for clarification. I heard this about the bricks from my german cousin, so i wasn't sure.
The main thing is not to just let the water soak in, but rather, allow the paper to pulp and break down enough to allow the paper to compress into a very dense brick. The extra time allows this. You can try it with a shorter wait though, they just might not burn quite as long.
why wouldn't you just burn the paper?
Start doing them now and you'll have enough for next winter.
its not a grease gun it is a caulking gun. jeez.
Why split the tube? Could have ground down the circumference of the washer that go into the tube to make a better fit of squeezing out the water. But burning paper as the second use (First use being printing document for whatever purpose) is not really a good use of the resources. Should use recycled paper in this process and use the freshly shredded paper to make recycled paper packaging instead. At least we get 3 uses out of them.
I split the tube to allow it to flex appart so I can get the bricks out easier. And, of course, if you can reuse the paper to make more paper, go for it!
How long do you think it takes paper to absorb water.....
Not very long, but it needs to break down enough to bind together tightly to form into a stronger brick; that way it burns slower.
Urban Self Sufficiency or you could use a dril with a mixer bit to break up the paper in minutes
Fair statement. Cheers.
you either have no wife or a really cool one messing up the carpet like that haha
Hahaha, that's not carpet, it's painted concrete . . . in my garage.
Nope just tell her to keep quite lol its half yours anyway
instead of trying to knock the pulp brick out with a stick why not just turn the pipe around in your caulking gun and press it out easy like
caulk gun, not a grease gun
crazy russian hacker stole this idea
yeah you're right hahaha
Good God, if you let that soak for a week it's going to go foul. overnight is sufficient, mix it with a paint mixer attached to a drill motor and you're in business. A lot less stinky.
maybe youre right but the best way is to let it soak so long so the fibers loosen
I guess it depends on where you live too. I soaked this for about 2 weeks and it didn't smell at all. But I can see how, in some weather, it could go rancid. Thank you both for the comments and suggestions.
I love toxic ink and glue burnt into my food !! Yummy
Use your brain douche bag.
Burning paper releses alot of bad particles in the air...
A fair statement.
Nah! briquettes in any shape or form can burn very clean once they're dry. My charcoal briquettes are part paper and are boiling beans cleanly.
Lol you have ants looking around your place lol. Australia?
Yep.
eh
Too much work for very little results. You're better off using a bucket with holes to form your paper logs.
Yeah, I reckon you're right. A piece of plywood cut into a circle to stand on to compress the pulp in the bucket... Sorted.
How long does such a briquette burn. What is it's application? BBQ? Campfire? Call the gun whatever you want mate! LoL
+punknhead23 Campfire for me.
I am concerned with chemicals they might use during the process of creating the paper.
I only use mine in the camp fire, not for cooking. If you're worried about it, I'd suggest not doing this then. There's no need to go out of your coomfort zone when it comes to safety.
very true. it would be a good option for heating a home where the smoke is going outside. ty.
Nah! newspaper has nothing but soy-based ink, so don't worry about it.
BURN one! 😀
please stop calling that caulking gun a grease gun.
I will now. Thanks.
Urban Self Sufficiency Noble sir. May I ask why grease gun. Cool accent btw
I know it's called a caulking gun. I picked up the habit of calling it a grease gun from my father; a bad habit but difficult to break.
+Urban Self Sufficiency call it what you like. I'm an Aussie too and feel like a spastic calling it a 'caulking gun'... What's wrong with grease gun?
Beacuse you dont grease things with it you caulk things with it, why call a bike a car and a car a bike fucking mong.
+Urban Self Sufficiency 00:48 "Grease Gun" ??... NO,.... It is a CAULKING GUN, mate... CAULKING GUN.. Yeah,so :O*
This has already been pointed out, thank you.
Letting the paper sit in water for a week, doesn't the water become a cesspool?
+Theball Player Depends on where and how you keep it. Covered and in the cool and it's all good. Jim.
+Theball Player Depends on where and how you keep it. Covered and in the cool and it's all good. Jim.
+Theball Player Depends on where and how you keep it. Covered and in the cool and it's all good. Jim.
way to go you are burning ink in your house...
another copy/paste
I'm not sure I understand this. Are you in agreement with what a lot of other people are saying in the comments?
paper poop
Your steps are all sorts of wrong.
I just went to your channel to watch your instructional video and I couldn't find it...
That's weird. It's been there for 2 years. I just come on here and look to see if anyone has come up with anything new. Have a great day.
grease gun....really....pretty sure its a caulking gun. yep im going to take your advice on something you know nothing about.
im sure they make a grease tube fore that but yeah i agree that has to be purposed for caulk
Yep, it's a bad habit . . . calling a caulking gun a grease gun. When I was a young fella, my father always called it that and it obviously stuck. But even though it's too late to change it on the video, some people still find it useful.
Thanks for watching . . . it's 'helpful' comments like yours that drive me to improve.
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Suggestion. Take 2 buckets and drill holes in 1. Stack them together put your water/paper in. when you're ready to separate pull the perforated bucket out and use the solid as a press you can drain all the water at the same time and get quite a bit more pressure. Great idea though.
Good idea . . . a good, constructive comment. Thank you.
Great idea think im gonna use that idea