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Sawdust briquette press.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...920#post179492
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...011#post176062
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...770#post152210
What do they add to the sawdust to act as a binder?
Water only (inherent moisture, or even added).Quote:
Originally Posted by basil3w
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.
As answered in this post: https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...920#post179738
Interesting! I'd like to see a better view of the press chamber underneath the sawdust hopper.
I'm with youQuote:
Originally Posted by mlochala