Thread: getting rid of sawdust

I cleaned out the shed once and put all the shavings and saw dust on the garden. It killed just about everything bar the roses. Just a bit too acid I fear.

mine all goes in a big pile tha t doest seam to be getting bigger. i must get stuck in with teh loader and see if it good compost at teh bottom.

Originally Posted by metricky

We still eat Schulz's mettwurst every week and thick that its the best around here at the moment.Don't know if it possible but we could send some but how would be the hard bit, let me know if you could arrange transport!! We are thinking of making are own as we have a bloke working with us that served his apprenticeship at Schulz's, getting the meat and garlic shouldn't be a problem but finding enough saw dust might take some time lol. we shouldn't have trouble finding some good red to wash down with..

Don't need to send it metricky I will be over there sunday night. I do not think the last few sticks I have gotten there have been as good as the ones I used to get when I was younger. In the past I have just wrapped it in paper and posted it...lol

How's this to get rid of a bit of sawdust;

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMdRRhVJorY&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube- Sawdust Burning Stove.wmv[/ame]

only one problem. i make more sawdust in an hour than that will burn in 8

allan that's an absolute beauty. thanks for posting it carl yes we all make alot more sawdust than we can burn,but the dust that comes out of my shed from the saw,thicknesser and slabmaster would fire one of these things easily. plus the best thing i can see from that is you fill it,light it and walk away how good is that? you don't have to watch it. now on the quiet, if i can get bobl to see it then get him to do some drawings so i can copy it, i'm away. and it's smokeless how good's that for the blokes who've got neighbours

Charlsie, don't worry about Bob seeing it - unless ya want a volcano orange one!!

take a look here;

Double-drum sawdust stove

You could also do a search on the forum here as well, it has been discussed before

Originally Posted by charlsie

allan that's an absolute beauty. thanks for posting it carl yes we all make alot more sawdust than we can burn,but the dust that comes out of my shed from the saw,thicknesser and slabmaster would fire one of these things easily. plus the best thing i can see from that is you fill it,light it and walk away how good is that? you don't have to watch it. now on the quiet, if i can get bobl to see it then get him to do some drawings so i can copy it, i'm away. and it's smokeless how good's that for the blokes who've got neighbours

There's no chance of me making it because we need cooling not heating here.



Just off the top of my head I would make it by using a 20 gallon drum inside a 44 gallon drum.

I wonder just how smokeless it would be with CSM green sawdust and a couple of litres of bar oil in it.

Oh no not another project to do. So simple but looks great. My workshop gets so cold in winter. (Thats why they call Bridgetown Fridgetown.) It is alot better idea than trying to make woodbriquettes. Thanks Sigidi

Originally Posted by West OZ Mark

Oh no not another project to do. So simple but looks great. My workshop gets so cold in winter. (Thats why they call Bridgetown Fridgetown.) It is alot better idea than trying to make woodbriquettes. Thanks Sigidi

You're obviously not using enough hand tools. Get the #7 jointer out and a 6+" wide piece of karri should warm you up nicely!

perfect for a solar klin to retain heat at night . could run copper tube on the inside and water heated from one of these units .

that was my thaught to jim.

What about a steam power plant. I've heard there was a mill that powered itself off its own dust or put it back into the grid. Word it correctly the goverment will pay you for being so Enviro friendly. Melborne company sells new plants. Hey, if they're making ply out of banana trunks, theres gotta be some use. We are Australian after all.