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  1. May 12, 2021, 01:04 PM #1
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    Sawdust briquette press - GIF

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    What do they add to the sawdust to act as a binder?
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    Quote Originally Posted by basil3w View Post
    What do they add to the sawdust to act as a binder?
    Water only (inherent moisture, or even added).
    3rd world recipe: 1 pail of water to 2 pails of sawdust. Leave overnight. Press. Leave to dry/ cool.

    When pressed, the water gets hot enough to make the polycyclic biopolymer lignine in the wood to act as a binder.
    If the briquette is pressed too hard, and not left to cool it could even set itself on fire. Has happened when palleted too early.

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    Interesting! I'd like to see a better view of the press chamber underneath the sawdust hopper.
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    Interesting! I'd like to see a better view of the press chamber underneath the sawdust hopper.
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