Paper Log Making
Discussion
Does anybody else make these? I've been doing it for about six months now and have a nice little stash for the winter. It makes me feel like Tom Good. They get a bit of a cheesy smell going when drying out in the boiler room, but otherwise its quite a painless process. Anyone have any tips for "good logs"?
I just use water (and sometimes chuck in some sawdust and leaves).
I shred everything I can at work, stick it in a bucket of water for a minimum of a week, maximum two (gets too smelly after that), then put the papier mache through the machine.
They take an age to dry out, and I have no experience in actually burning them yet (!) We may get the fire going this weekend and give one a test drive.
I shred everything I can at work, stick it in a bucket of water for a minimum of a week, maximum two (gets too smelly after that), then put the papier mache through the machine.
They take an age to dry out, and I have no experience in actually burning them yet (!) We may get the fire going this weekend and give one a test drive.
at that.ShadownINja said:
Tell me more? I always wondered about it. Don't you need some kind of solution to add to the paper?
My brickmaker suggested adding a spot of bleach to the water to speed up the breakdown of the paper. Different papers work better than others, Newspaper ain't too good on it's own.From my experiance either throw the 'log maker' away or by all means make them but only use 1 or 2 an hour while still burning proper wood or coal, if you try to use just the 'paper logs' you will end up with a lot of burnt paper residue on the fire and you will be constantly poking it in an attempt to keep it alight.
Just my 2p
Just my 2p
I think they're ok if you have access to shredded paper, which most offices produce in abundance. And you need a good place to a) make them (messy) and b) dry them (slow & smelly)
I doubt there's much energy in each one, but they burn quite cleanly and are ok mixed in with logs. Not sure it's worth the effort, but I might have another go this winter.
I doubt there's much energy in each one, but they burn quite cleanly and are ok mixed in with logs. Not sure it's worth the effort, but I might have another go this winter.
y2blade said:
The Black Flash said:
Waste of time IMO. If you need fuel, your time is better spent chopping wood...
that was my first thought tbh I'll be sticking to my wood cutting
it is free fuel for me anyway at the momentsaleen836 said:
y2blade said:
The Black Flash said:
Waste of time IMO. If you need fuel, your time is better spent chopping wood...
that was my first thought tbh I'll be sticking to my wood cutting
it is free fuel for me anyway at the momentOnce you get a routine going, it's a fifteen minute job once a week and at the least I know that my paper from work is being securely disposed of.
They compliment the (also free) wood which we burn as well. The wifes' romantic image of a real log fire has turned into paper logs made from out of date MOT paperwork and wood salvaged from the back of vans that we refurbish, but I'm happy (because it winds her up
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They compliment the (also free) wood which we burn as well. The wifes' romantic image of a real log fire has turned into paper logs made from out of date MOT paperwork and wood salvaged from the back of vans that we refurbish, but I'm happy (because it winds her up
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