hydraulic briquette press machine (II)

-7.5kW/380V
-200 bar
-hydraulic cylinder fi 110mm/50mm x 400mm
-hydraulic oil min.30l, max.80l
-briquette fi 75mm
-safety control voltage - 24V DC

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Nice machine. If you do a lot of cooking, that little press will pay for itself quickly at the current price of those wood pucks. Do use anything for a binder, or is it just wood only?

Thanks
Price of briquette in Croatia is $2-10kg . I can make 200-300kg / h depending on the type of wood.
Only dry wood without binder.

What creates the resistance to compress the sawdust rather than just push it out loose?

The tube has a cone (1-2 °) inside and it provides great resistance to the passage of sawdust.