Thread: recycling wood chips/dust for firewood

I think a lot of people would be surprised to know the amount of each log that goes up the spout.

I've heard typical expectations are 30% saw dust, 30% hard waste and 40% end product.......I'm sure some would be able to do better.....I'm also sure there are time when one would hope for 40% on the pile.

either way that ends up witha pile of waste you couldn't jump over.......on a motorbike

think of the mess that would make on your carpet

cheers

G'day Soundie.

We get 30% recovery of usable product form the logs we cut.(100ton of log = 30ton of wood) 60% of sawdust etc etc .
So...30% gets cut for flooring production.
This 30% then gets dried and dressed into T&G.
Now, Of the original 30% we then get 45% recovery of the dried product into T&G.
So, 45% of 30% = a schit load of waste...

I can't help you with making blocks for the fire, but for outdoor heat there is a solution.


I get a 44 drum with a 2 inch hole in the bottom. place a piece of pvc storm-water pipe over the hole and fill the 44 with shavings dust etc. ram the sawdust down firmly with a broom handle or large diameter dowel, add more shavings as needed to top the drum up. when you remove the waterpipe you will have formed the flue and the rammed shavings should stay in place. you need to provided some access for air to get under the drum, but otherwise just light it up and it will burn from the centre out. Just add marshmallows

Works for me

James

Yjnb, add some sodium nitrate bit of sulphur... seal the top and you got a solid fuel rocket motor!