Briquette Press assembly and first operation (Free Fuel).wmv

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12 жыл бұрын

Home made Briquette Press, assembly and first operation. My aim was to improve on other designs seen on You Tube. I wanted the operation to be quick and simple and to produce a consistent product. I also take the view that the enormous pressure that can be achieved with hydraulics is unnecessary. The most important thing being a smooth work flow. As far as I know, many of the design features have not appeared on similar machines, so I hope I have added to the pool of creativity around this subject.
I have received many requests for the CAD file so have now added a Sketchup drawing which can be downloaded here btcloud.bt.com/web/app/share/...

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@pl1nth 11 жыл бұрын

I have watched almost all the bricket press videos available to date and compare them to my version (thirty-five years ago) comprising car scissor-jack, piston, perforated pipe and holding frame. Your design is elegant, well engineered, smooth in operation and, in my opinion, the most practical solution I have yet seen. Very impressed with the maximisation of leverage at the critical point, you obviously have an engineering background. Best Regards Paul

@haroldwestrich3312 5 жыл бұрын

You have DEFINITELY Added to the pool of creativity ! ! ! thank you. beautiful operation, very nice looking finished product. I imagine giving it a few seconds under the max pressure would help it to Spring up a little less during drying.

@grummma 11 жыл бұрын

Great video, best design i found yet! and thank you for using this color, it made me remember that i have iron cast orange juice press in the storage room, in 2-3 hours i finish converting it to coal briquette press. addition to your design , just put the lid you remove every time on hinge on front side of the press, this will be more convenient instead of removing it every time.

@stevanbaker9100 11 жыл бұрын

Suggest a measured container to scoop up the slurry with. Scoop it up in one motion. Scrape the top off and upend it on to the machine. This a hinge for the cap and a stand for your bucket will save a bunch of time. Another stand or rack for the finished briquettes will save a ton of time as well and avoid damage to briquettes.

@owdjockey4459 9 жыл бұрын

Belated appreciation of a great design and superb piece of engineering. My only mundane advice would be to have the device mounted above a large tray to catch all of the extruded fluid. The water will be super-saturated with starch and will help bind the briquette during the drying-out process.

@bosdad7 7 жыл бұрын

Very well thought out and well built.

@vidskitkid 10 жыл бұрын

Well thought out and nicely executed. Your wonderful running description and video skills (lighting and audio) made this a delight to see and easy to understand. Thank you for sharing.

@artelagro 12 жыл бұрын

Very well thought out. I have been working on a design, the concept of which is not a million miles away but mostly made from timber. No success yet but you have given me some good pointers. Thank you. Garth

11 жыл бұрын

Great project! Thank you for sharing it !

@599891 11 жыл бұрын

My hat is off to you sir, well done!

@DBvideo-s 10 жыл бұрын

nice work, greetings from Croatian

@PlkRyszardBieszynski 10 жыл бұрын

great job!

@baconsoda 12 жыл бұрын

Very elegant.

@harryfatcat 11 жыл бұрын

Very nice! I would suggest a work bench right next to the press so you wouldn't have to bend over repeatedly to pick up your slurry and cover etc. Other than that, brilliant!

@josephvolk7297 10 жыл бұрын

Nice design brother !!!!

@sciencejunk 11 жыл бұрын

I think your idea would work, in fact the briquette would force the lid into the open position whilst it is being expelled. The loading phase is the least efficient and to help I have now made a square funnel which speeds this up considerably. Your lid modification would have to allow room for the funnel. I think the next design should automatically load from a hopper. I don't make enough to make further development worthwhile. Many thanks for your suggestion; I hope it inspires others.

@MrLeonard55 12 жыл бұрын

Great design.

@wenui 10 жыл бұрын

you are the BEST..

@calixtobilitardo7116 11 жыл бұрын

ah! ok, é o mesmo processo das maquina de fazer tijolos de solo e simento, no caso para briquetes ficou exelente, uma ves que não necessita de alta produção para o aproveitamento do briquete, vou tentar fazer com o pó fino de carvão com colante de mandioca acho vai ficar muito bom , boa sorte...

@Angus_McGyver 11 жыл бұрын

May I add my voice to the boisterous masses who have already complimented your design.

@z0rkmids 11 жыл бұрын

You may want to consider adding dimples or thick raised lines of weld to any flat spaces on the piston faces; the thicker, the better. This would add even more surface area for drying as well as burning.

@JonSenior 11 жыл бұрын

Very impressed with this machine. Not sure if you're aware of it, but sawdust burning stoves have been made which rely on a central hole to burn from. The briquettes are dry formed inside the stove and burned from the middle outwards. I'd be interested to know if your manufactured briquettes burn faster as a consequence of the hole.

@breezeblockindustrie 11 жыл бұрын

i like that well done

@FretsNirvana 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent design! Do you think this could work with larger briquettes?

@Angus_McGyver 11 жыл бұрын

this is the best design i have seen. I've watched the video many times. I wonder, with more use, how is it working for you? are there any changes you would make? Do you find you have to adjust the depth stop often for different batches of pulp? thanks!

@craigkillen6609 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, can I buy this or can you send the parts list with dementions

@sciencejunk 11 жыл бұрын

The Sketchup model is nearly ready and I will post it on-line in the next few days

@drankfromtoilet 10 жыл бұрын

That's awesome where can I buy this at

@tenkaraman 10 жыл бұрын

Good! Can I buy it? I am living in japan.

@danvestin8085 Жыл бұрын

Great design. Tried to download the drawing from the link in the description but it doesnt work. Is it still possible to download it?.

@R321742 11 жыл бұрын

Nice work, any chance we could have a video of the burn please.

@random-zr6jx 5 жыл бұрын

Do you sell these? Could you add a heat element of some sort to almost cook an seal the outer edges of the briquette

@greggv8 11 жыл бұрын

It could use a bit of pipe or an eyebolt or something on it somewhere to store the plug for the center round pipe. I wonder how much harder it would be to operate with 2 or more chambers?

@sciencejunk 11 жыл бұрын

I now use a funnel with integrated cover instead of a plug which can be seen in the Sketchup model.

@shannonbowen398 11 жыл бұрын

Excellent design! is there a way to get any drawings/measurements for this press?

@CraigArndt 11 жыл бұрын

Very nice design and build. Excellent! Worrying about the CO2 levels would not be my reason for doing this however.

@patrickloko220579 11 жыл бұрын

Nice machine, very well thought. Congratulations. I also would like the measurements if its not a problem. I'm already thinking of improvements to your model.

@germoorhead 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, are the plans for this still available. I clicked on the link below, however it's empty. Or am I doing something wrong ??

@sciencejunk 11 жыл бұрын

I like your idea for a hinge, and I can't see any drawbacks with this.

@CraftyCrafty 11 жыл бұрын

Great design you should knock 2 or 3 up and sell them on Ebay, the best mix for the briquette is 90% sawdust 10% paper, i would be more than interested in buying one from you.

@Simonious1 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks, got it. :)

@collegesynewave 11 жыл бұрын

Have you ever considered modifying the unit to say create 5 bricks at a time would be a great time saver.Do you think the mechanical advantage here could provide enough compression to create a further 4 bricks?

@sciencejunk 11 жыл бұрын

Have a look at the notes for the link. If it's not working please let me know. There is also a video showing the Sketchup model. Thanks

@sciencejunk 9 жыл бұрын

I have just updated the link to the sketchup file

@sciencejunk 11 жыл бұрын

I have a very rough CAD drawing which should give you the critical dimensions. It is drawn on Turbo CAD but I could save an Auto CAD file format if this is more useful. Let me know if you want to try it. I have added a funnel which speeds up loading. A sliding box would clash with the mechanism although there are machines used for making clay bricks that achieve this.

@janezd.2921 11 жыл бұрын

Hello, can you publish it somewhere online? I am interested in this also.

@alexandrkondratenko1158 5 жыл бұрын

Очень интересная конструкция. Но почему не заглушить отверстие вверху вместо постоянного использования болта? Так ведь будет проще.

@sciencejunk 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. Since making this video I have made a square funnel which also caps the round tube. This makes filling much quicker.

@bamsefar1 9 жыл бұрын

I have watched the video multiple times since yesterday. Are utterly impressed !!! . I would love to have one made; and use it at my home; to supplement my use of ordinary firewood. This morning; I had dialog with a local company/ metal-show; which may be able to manufacture the press for me. They had problems opening the google-sketch-file I sendt them, so they asked for PDF-files. Would it be possible for you to help me out with PDF-file-versions of your drawings ? I would be most greatful. Best regards, Ola

@sciencejunk 9 жыл бұрын

bamsefar1 I don't have PDFs, and from SketchUp I can only save SKP files. All I can offer is to make screen prints of each section and send them to you as JPGs. If this helps please send me your email address. It might be easier if your metal workshop installed the free version of SketchUp, this would give them a better feel for the mechanism. I wish you success.