Great video! I’ve got a load of coal dust left over in a coal bunker & a large barrel I was donated. Coal dust is explosive so moulding into brickettes is the safest way to burn. I’m considering pouring the mixture into empty cardboard egg cartons that I was saving to make firelighters.
Thanks for your kind comment yes this has always worked for me. And like I say they do need to dry out well I have also left them a good time to dry before using them they do burn so well. Thanks, Kev.
Thank you. I have half a bucket of slack dust left over and was wondering if it were possible to compress and reuse. As smokeless fuel is obviously compressed constituent I guessed is would be, but I didn’t know what I could use to make it bond until I watched your useful video. I’ll give it a go.
Yep, this works for me fine and I do it most years to use up the dust you still get with these modern smokeless fuels they burn OK when they have dried out and better than trying to burn dust! Thanks for your kind comment. Kev.
Now it’s the summer, I have after my comment to your useful video moulded the slack this afternoon that I had left over after this winter. They are currently drying. I do have a question regarding the ashes all being majority of smokeless coal ovals. Can the ash be used for other things, or is it only for the bin? I have heard some say one can use on ice to clear driveway (not tried that), but are there other uses do you know? Hope to hear from you. Thank you. Phillip.
Thanks for your kind comment sorry for the delay in responding. I have not been too well of late so just getting back to things this does really work well still burning mine I made in the later summer and early autumn time. thanks, Kev.
I saw a ten years old RUclips video making briquettes with the same composition. His estimated time of burning was one hour. Edit:video was unloaded 15 years ago.
Excellent and thorough video. I just wonder how essential the chainsaw shavings are to the mix? By my reckoning that's 24 parts coal dust, 4 part chainsaw shavings, 1 part of cement and a drop of water . Did you try these briquette moulds available on EBay - which have 2 levers to compress the mix?
Good point this was for an open fire only with a very thick clay-type flue liner in place! So maybe not to use this kind of homemade fuel on any multi-fuel stove. And also now you can't burn coal anymore in the UK you can use up old stock if you have it. This was mostly all modern smokeless fuel type of dust anyway. Good comment thanks. Kev.
Great video! I’ve got a load of coal dust left over in a coal bunker & a large barrel I was donated. Coal dust is explosive so moulding into brickettes is the safest way to burn. I’m considering pouring the mixture into empty cardboard egg cartons that I was saving to make firelighters.
Thanks for your kind comment yes this has always worked for me. And like I say they do need to dry out well I have also left them a good time to dry before using them they do burn so well. Thanks, Kev.
Great video and super helpful! Love the idea of using a small plant pot as a mould. Keep up the great work!
Thank you. I have half a bucket of slack dust left over and was wondering if it were possible to compress and reuse. As smokeless fuel is obviously compressed constituent I guessed is would be, but I didn’t know what I could use to make it bond until I watched your useful video. I’ll give it a go.
Yep, this works for me fine and I do it most years to use up the dust you still get with these modern smokeless fuels they burn OK when they have dried out and better than trying to burn dust! Thanks for your kind comment. Kev.
Now it’s the summer, I have after my comment to your useful video moulded the slack this afternoon that I had left over after this winter. They are currently drying.
I do have a question regarding the ashes all being majority of smokeless coal ovals. Can the ash be used for other things, or is it only for the bin? I have heard some say one can use on ice to clear driveway (not tried that), but are there other uses do you know? Hope to hear from you. Thank you. Phillip.
Good tutorial, we have smokeless slack too, to get rid of,we might give this a go, have to save the pennies where you can.👍😀
Thanks for your kind comment sorry for the delay in responding. I have not been too well of late so just getting back to things this does really work well still burning mine I made in the later summer and early autumn time. thanks, Kev.
great video explanation Thank you for sharing and I was wondering how long is the burn time ?
You are welcome thanks for your most kind comment. All the best Kev.
I saw a ten years old RUclips video making briquettes with the same composition. His estimated time of burning was one hour.
Edit:video was unloaded 15 years ago.
Excellent and thorough video. I just wonder how essential the chainsaw shavings are to the mix? By my reckoning that's 24 parts coal dust, 4 part chainsaw shavings, 1 part of cement and a drop of water . Did you try these briquette moulds available on EBay - which have 2 levers to compress the mix?
I would think you would want very dry wood chips as coal and wood together creat sulfuric acid that eats stove pipe ?
Good point this was for an open fire only with a very thick clay-type flue liner in place! So maybe not to use this kind of homemade fuel on any multi-fuel stove. And also now you can't burn coal anymore in the UK you can use up old stock if you have it. This was mostly all modern smokeless fuel type of dust anyway. Good comment thanks. Kev.
Great