The Framers Forum

Hi

Ages ago i bought a gadget that u can crush newspaper in and making newspaper "bricks" to burn on the fire.

Has anyone ever tried putting, say, a weak mix of PVA and water with morso droppings and crushing them in said gadget, i guess it would have to dry in the crusher, or bond, if it does??

Experience welcomed, if not, i'll try it myself and report back!

thanks

Why not make up a few moulds out of 4 x 2” timber that you can knock apart easily, them make a sludge of the chippings and the PVA solution and just pour it into the mould and let it go off over a few days.

Word of caution be careful of the fumes that the bricks (mixture of moulding finishes and the glue or either on their own) might give off, it could be carcinogenic….

We use Morsø shavings as kindling during the winter, although not in a “brick”. Because the mouldings are kiln dried, they burn hot and fast and will catch our fireplace logs in minutes.

The fumes from the shavings give me a blinding headache, but flames are reeeeal purdy.

Seriously, be careful if you are planning to use shavings from finished mouldings. The fumes, if not exactly toxic, can’t be good for you.

Bill Henry wrote:We use Morsø shavings as kindling during the winter, although not in a “brick”. Because the mouldings are kiln dried, they burn hot and fast and will catch our fireplace logs in minutes.

... and they make a great bed of hot cinders in the bbq to put the charcoal on.

Dermot wrote:Word of caution be careful of the fumes that the bricks (mixture of moulding finishes and the glue or either on their own) might give off, it could be carcinogenic….

...and don't forget to sweep the chimney.

griff buch wrote:... and they make a great bed of hot cinders in the bbq to put the charcoal on.

and after you've cooked the food put more chipping on to help keep you warm after the sun's gone down.

Just be careful you don't wake up dead.

If you and the neighbours wake up at all?

I was looking into something similar to this. I live on a narrowboat so i keep warm in the winter by burning my off-cuts. I use unfinished mouldings almost exclusively so no major pollution issues. I use Morso pooh for kindling but it burns far too quickly to be useable all evening

My big idea was to buy one of those pneumatic log splitters and adapting it to produce large pellets. I don't like the idea of gluing the stuff together - its not exactly green to burn petrochemicals - unless you find some other way less polluting. But the commercial systems sold to large timber companies don't require glue - if you apply enough pressure it'll all stick together anyway

This is the type of thing i mean -

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-6 ... litter.asp

So far i haven't found the time or the money to start experimenting

slightly disconcerting that there are topical ads in the box at the bottom of the page, my computer is intelligent!!!!

oops, they apperared to have gone, did i imagine seeing adverts for paper and wood processing things? I've just worked a twelve hour day so it could be me...

framejunkie wrote:I don't like the idea of gluing the stuff together - its not exactly green to burn petrochemicals - unless you find some other way less polluting.

Well, there's always rabbit glue. I'm sure a local farmer would be delighted to provide some rabbits to add to the mix.