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Post by robmac on Apr 18, 2013 19:49:33 GMT
I have an endless supply of sawdust. Any suggestions what to do with it? Keep it polite!
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Post by kangooroo on Apr 18, 2013 19:59:48 GMT
If you were local, I'd gladly buy it from you for my rabbits!
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Post by robmac on Apr 18, 2013 20:13:34 GMT
I'm not looking to sell it just would like to see it used rather than put in a skip. I will gladly drop you some off in plastic sacks when I am delivering in your area. I have thought about processing some of it into logs with compression and some sort of binder but still at an early stage at the moment. I also have a large supply of 4x2 pine offcuts (about 8" x 4" x 2") which is great for woodburners and chimneas and of course the firepit at meets. I have reserved some of this for WVW though!
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Post by billieblue on Apr 18, 2013 20:39:04 GMT
I'll have some wood if ever you're up Bradford way, Rob!
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Post by n brown on Apr 18, 2013 20:56:47 GMT
years ago all the furniture factories had compressors and were glad to give away the briquettes they produced [bring your own bag],which was well handy for poor people,but then they started selling them ,at which point a lot of poor people stopped using them,shame really as they're pretty efficient, burning hotter than coal and about twice as fast,i don't think a binding agent was needed with these old machines
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Post by landydriver on Apr 18, 2013 21:27:52 GMT
A mate tried to compress sawdust into bricks, he couldn't get it to work. He has since been told to add bleach as it brings out the resin causing it all to stick together. Me I just shovel it in to the woodburner. Messy but free heat is free heat
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Post by Rubbertramp on Apr 18, 2013 21:42:01 GMT
If you know of an old school plasterer round your way he might have some off you. When I were a lad spreads used to chuck it all over the floor before they laid up. Makes clearing up afterwards that much easier as the dropped snots stick to the sawdust and not the floor. I know it gets chucked out eventually but at least it has one more use.
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Post by billieblue on Apr 18, 2013 21:52:57 GMT
Spreads and snots? Are they technical terms in the world of plastering, Rubbertramp?
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Post by Firefox on Apr 18, 2013 22:01:37 GMT
Sawdust is quite difficult to turn into briquettes as you need a costly machine which can exert a lot of pressure hydraulically, but in the absence of that, you can use a wet method, mixing it with a newspaper slurry which acts as binder and then pressing in molds and turning out to dry.
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Post by Rubbertramp on Apr 18, 2013 22:30:23 GMT
Spreads and snots? Are they technical terms in the world of plastering, Rubbertramp? Haha, yes......so are stiff, sloppy and bucket
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Post by kangooroo on Apr 18, 2013 23:27:45 GMT
I'm not looking to sell it just would like to see it used rather than put in a skip. I will gladly drop you some off in plastic sacks when I am delivering in your area. That would be very welcome. I use a bales of small shavings every week and pay a fortune for them. I hope you'll head this way one day - there are lots of good wilding places in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean...
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Post by Firefox on Apr 19, 2013 0:08:27 GMT
Spreads and snots? Are they technical terms in the world of plastering, Rubbertramp? Haha, yes......so are stiff, sloppy and bucket In Civil/Structural design we have technical terms like * Shaft friction (piling) * Stiff member/rigid body analysis (structures) * Poker vibrator (concrete compaction)
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Post by robmac on Apr 19, 2013 5:55:22 GMT
I'll have some wood if ever you're up Bradford way, Rob! I'm often in Bradford Carol. I'll let you know when I'm next up there.
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Post by robmac on Apr 19, 2013 5:58:16 GMT
I'm not looking to sell it just would like to see it used rather than put in a skip. I will gladly drop you some off in plastic sacks when I am delivering in your area. That would be very welcome. I use a bales of small shavings every week and pay a fortune for them. I hope you'll head this way one day - there are lots of good wilding places in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean... I am also often down that way! (I deliver all over England/Scotland/Wales). Again I will let you know when down that way and arrange to drop some sawdust and some shavings off.
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Post by Etienne Le Croq on Apr 19, 2013 6:05:57 GMT
I often have snots to deal with when I've built a wall
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Post by robmac on Apr 19, 2013 6:23:58 GMT
Sawdust is quite difficult to turn into briquettes as you need a costly machine which can exert a lot of pressure hydraulically, but in the absence of that, you can use a wet method, mixing it with a newspaper slurry which acts as binder and then pressing in molds and turning out to dry. Yes I looked at some cheap moulds last year www.paperlogmaker.co.uk/I just need to experiment with some mixes.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2013 9:38:19 GMT
If you're not bothered about making money from the sawdust, you could offer it to a local animal rescue charity or riding stable - I remember as a kid having a great time going to the local sawmill to fill fertiliser sacks with sawdust for bedding for our pony. There was a room with a huge pile of sawdust and shavings in it and you just took your own spade and filled your bags and they charged a nominal fee, probably something equivalent to 50p a bag nowadays. But we had a great time burying ourselves in the shavings etc. Probably not allowed these days for H&S :-( I use sawdust to bank up the woodburner at night or if I'm going out for a few hours but want the stove to keep going. I sometimes use it in my loo if I'm just away for a few days but find that for longer trips it's better without for disposal. Could you mix larger shavings with bark pieces to use as garden mulch? I have a paper log maker (compression brick device) and I mix sawdust in with the soaking newspaper. A bit messy but one of those jobs I enjoy doing on a warm sunny summer day in the back yard in my bikini - a good excuse for spending the day outside ;-) Do you have any local shows or big outdoor events near you? If so, you could maybe sell bags of sawdust to them to put down over the inevitable mud baths. Sawdust is good to put in compost bin as a balance for all the green stuff (there should be equal mix of green - leaves, grass cuttings etc, and brown - wood derived stuff, paper etc).
I'm only a mile off the M6 so do let me know if you're passing and call in for a brew. Best to give me some warning if poss as parking is tricky so I'll need to check with neighbours if it's ok to use their space for a while.
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Post by robmac on Apr 19, 2013 10:57:57 GMT
Will do Jess. I have a Cumbria/Scotland trip coming up in the next couple of weeks so I will be in touch. Don't worry if you're not going to be there as I can always leave bags behind a gate or whatever, but a cuppa is always welcome on a long trip if you are there!
Some excellent food for thought in your post, I will follow some of these ideas up. Thanks!
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Post by donkeytoo on Apr 19, 2013 11:59:15 GMT
Spreads and snots? Are they technical terms in the world of plastering, Rubbertramp? Haha, yes......so are stiff, sloppy and bucket I think Rusty Bucket is also a plastered term.
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Post by Lee & Linda on Apr 19, 2013 12:05:47 GMT
We would definitely be interested in offcuts for the woodburner Rob.
We were given a paperlog making gadget, only used it once though as we don't have much paper waste. Not sure where Lee has hidden it but if you want to have a go you would be welcome to it.
Linda
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Post by robmac on Apr 19, 2013 13:08:14 GMT
Hi Linda, Yup, often down your way and have to organise the bench before too long. Will sort out some offcuts and let you know. (we throw away tons of the stuff!).
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Post by lotusanne on Apr 22, 2013 20:56:07 GMT
Well if you are ever up my way Rob on your gallivanting do call in for a brew - don't want any sawdust though!
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Post by robmac on Apr 22, 2013 21:04:43 GMT
Cheers Anne, Always up for a brew!
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