Made my own fire fuel

buZZsaw BRAD My dad had one of those too. I believe he used wire to secure each "log". You had to sift thru the ashes to get the wire out after burning. I was not living at home when he was using that thing so I don't know how well it worked.

 

The second video with the double buckets got me thinking. I have a cider press which I could remove the basket and tray from and substitute a small piece of plywood to place the bucket on. The press screw would bear on the wood plate that he places in the bucket. This would be an excellent way to press out the water just as the third video uses the hydraulic jack!

 

When you run out of newsprint you'll have to try fresh horse manure.
Or maybe mix some in.

 

No likes from me. You can add lots of things! Sawdust, leaves, etc.

 

Seeing since you make lots of noodles have you ever tried it with them? An oak biolog???

 

I remember helping him roll them. He ran out of wire and used duct tape!

 

The issue there is, the wood doesn’t get “soft”. So you’d have to mix it at whatever level worked to get compression so the brick would stay tight.

 

Twine would work good. A “country” boy always has some of that laying around.

 

Great project ! Did they dry out yet ?

 

We used to make these when I was a kid . Mom would bring home all the papers from the music store … we could heat all winter on just 3 chord of these ….


Ok… I’ll show myself out now…

 

Yep. I checked them out when I got home from vaca yesterday. I’ll be bringing them inside this evening.

 

I see it as a resource I’m not waisting.

 

Have you ever cut one open and used a moisture meter to see what it reads?

 

I have not.

 

I think you should make a huge one and noodle it! Be an interesting sight for sure.

 

Which way is the grain oriented?
I think moving forward when I do this again, I will convert some 5 gallon buckets for a large puck. I have a shop press as well...

 

I don't have a shop press but I have a splitter...
Then again, you would need a good quantity of paper to make this worth the effort. I save my paper all year long and it is gone by the spring. Cool project.

 

Splitter would probably be the better idea so I don't soak the shop press with water. It has wheels too so I won't have to worry there.

 

"Splitter would probably be the better idea so I don't soak the shop press with water. It has wheels too so I won't have to worry there." Good idea... you might be able to build a sectioned press box, to squeeze 6-8 bricks at a time too. I know splitters work great mulching computers...