So true 😅

+Alexandria Noipoom You're welcome! :-)

Stick a cork in the centre pipe and not your finger It will take only half the time it took you

+heavenlyskys1 Thank you! I'm glad you liked it and hope you found it helpful.

I did :D and will be making 1 soon

I like it as well. Being an engineer I saw a few things I would do diff such as multiple discs to use it to make bricks, stacking multiple pipes, ways to add length, primarily things to increase the number of logs/ bricks in a given timeframe... but the basic Idea you have is golden!

Great way of simplifying the press, its the best version of this I've seen yet. I live in the UK, what does schedule 40 mean? & what did you find the ideal length to cut each pipe was?

Also from plywood and other composite products that are are glue-heavy.

Scott Schoemann good information

Personally Id be trying all kinds of yard waste to try mixing in, just to see what works.  Yes I'm more than just a prepper, my mindset is more in the area of skills and knowledge than simply stocking shelves. After all no matter how full your shelves are, you still run the risk of emptying them.  So, what do you do when you run out of paper to make logs? and the trees are gone?  need to know in advance!  I already know many things and ways to process burnable fuels, but there is ALWAYS the what if they run out factor.   AND I also know how to make toilet paper....  Id rather make fuel out of something other than paper first... cause there is not risk of thistles in TP made from newsprint!  (tounge in cheek, bur only partially)

If you are talking about waxy drinks cartons, why not create a separate press for these using 4 pieces of ply screwed together so the drinks carton 'just' fits inside. cut the top off the carton, spike a few holes in it, fill with slop and compress the water out, remove the tamp, add more slop & press again. Repeat until the carton is ram packed & all the water is pressed out.

I agree.

Mihai Mateescu 1) Probably for more even & faster drying. Instead of drying something ~5 inches thick, the hole makes it only about 2 inches thick. 2) Yeah, I'm guessing probably, but it looks like it's at a more convenient height where it is.

1. The hole in the middle ser4ves two purposes. 1> To aid drying the log. 2> to aid burning 2. Not if you sat the frame on the floor, then the jack is back at a reasonable height.

cooking would be dependent on how its used. I'd say no to a grill, yes to a closed stove.  Paper smells different than wood based coal and would affect the taste of the food. a closed stove wouldn affect the taste due to no smoke contact. that's how they used dried manure in daysgone by On adding sawdust, it would work. anything burnable that doesn't release noxious gasses would be fair game, such as wood shavings, PROVIDED whatever it is doesn't cause the bricks/logs to fall apart. Sawdust would be a viable filler as it does make an excellent compressible filler, and the sludge from the paper will act as a glue. But here is a thought for you: If you have a ready source of sawdust, start collecting candle stubs ( local church is a good source if you are a "good Member") go to the local thrift shop and get some aluminum ice cube pans or small metal cake pans and mix the dust with molten wax to make a paste, keep the wax molten in a double boiler type setup ( one can with the wax in it, inside a larger can full of water so the boiling water heats the wax) when the sawdust is saturated and fully soaked keep adding more and keep it heated. when you have that thick paste put it in the tray/ pan and before its completely cooled with a heated knife, cut into ice cube sized blocks when firm enough break them apart, now the hard part. wrap these blocks in a couple layers of newsprint and tie off like it is a bottle of wine being given as a gift and rim off leaving some room above the string you tied with, and then take this little "scumbag" (used condom reference intentional for descriptive reasons and not to be gross, so if you don't get it, ask a trusted male friend to explain) and dip it in more molten wax so the paper soaks completely through, using a tong so you don't burn yourself. If you wrapped the paper tight enough it will work as a fuse to light the sawdust briquette you made, This is one of the BEST fire starters you can make, AND if you used paraffin or true Beeswax (true holy candles from church) it works even better, and going by your name, (snap judgement on ethnicity on this) the Jar type Icon holy candles that are popular with Hispanic Catholics, have a blended wax that works fantastic for this due to the fact that this was, like paraffin and beeswax, burns away, rather than simply melts as the wick burns. With cheap candles the wax melts and runs off (crayon wax) because the wick doesn't burn hot enough to consume the wax, the paraffin and bees wax burn at lower temps. so they wont drown the wick in these jar candles. Btw I was taught that by a little old Mexican Lady I new when I was a kid.

+Graysonemory I haven't had any problems with it.

+Graysonemory WD-40 and a rag.

+Rogue K I get a good 20 + minutes per briquette.

then you need to press it a little more

I cant answer for the author, but as an engineer I can tell you that it does add heat output due to increased burn surface/venture effect drawing air in, and the more surface on the wet brick/log per pound of material used, will decrease the drying time, But the biggest benefit would be the manufacturing benefits, such as time reduction, and easier compression, as well as better press, greater water removal, which also adds to decreased drying time.

2 1/2 foot high by a 1 1/2 wide roughly.. I just used pieces I found lying around. Good luck on your build :)

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