I was watching a video by a gardener in the UK on growing potatoes and your video was in my feed. Great video, sending thanks all the way from Seattle Washington!
Thank you for watching. Have you subscribed too? It really helps me grow the channel and share the builds, the tools and the fun & games with students in my workshop. Thank you again Jamie
I believe that with pouring the liquid back over you are regaining some of the natural starches and lignants from the coffee and wood shavings, so it's acting as a better glue to hold the briquette together.
You put that so much better than I did. The liquid also has finer grains that fill the gaps. Less air pockets equals linger burn. It just makes sense to me too. Have you subscribed? Jamie
I'm impressed by the gain in heat you're getting outta these bad boys. Great idea man, Keep em coming. We're ALL going to need to learn some different ways to produce our own heat and energy soon, lord knows the pertro dollar is about to collapse and we're heading into a depression the likes of which we've never seen.
The whole process, you employ, is very close to setting up for growing mushrooms. I'd venture to guess your briquette mix is forming mycelium while it sits for 2 months. It is possible this is causing your increased burn times. The whole thing is very interesting .
I'm actually coming from the background of coffee and espresso brewing and there's a fair bit of knowledge about grain sizes and their interaction with water in there. In your briquettes I see some air holes but less of them in the ones where you poured the remaining liquid in, if I understood you correctly. That probably because the water took down the finer particles with it to the bottom, hence filling those gaps. Which made me think: Have you tried vibrating your briquettes? That should get a lot of air bubbles out and compact the lot of them. You could use one of them massage guns or maybe some imbalanced thingy clutched in a drill and then just rattle the whole board that they're standing on
As you know I"m passionate about doing what we can to help the planet and love the recycling of other products / sustainability aspect of these to help others keep warm.
I only discovered your channel by pure chance, but as an avid hot tent camper I'm always looking for unique ways to heat my tent. This is 100% going to be something I try out, superb idea.
Thank you. Be careful with the heat near that tent. I would not recommend it at all [disclaimer] 😂 Oh, and I don't think 'chance' came into it. I think RUclips knows what you like, interested in, might suit you.. (you've watched previously) etc. Thanks for watching Jamie
Thank you. I appreciate that. RUclips still doesn't seem to get that I'm a Woodworker first & foremost, and we do have to get rid of our waste. So the briquettes make perfect sense. But it doesn't recognise anyone else doing similar. Oh well, I'm getting there and you've helped. Thank you Jamie
I stumbled across you today, from Australia 🇦🇺, and I’m so happy I did! I’m fascinated by your method. I was using cardboard and wood shavings and it turned out okay but I think you’ve nailed the secret ingredient! Kudos to you! 😊
I think so too. Thank you for watching. It would be brilliant if you could you subscribe too. And share with others. I think it'd brilliant how this has help so many already. And they're on their own adventures with their waste too. There's a whole playlist of my journey here. Briquettes, make & burn 🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥: ruclips.net/p/PLomQ4jxG80doKGlqFJ__qCpKJMK08K8TA Please like, comment and share, it helps get this method out there with your fellow Australians. Thank you Jamie
@@jammywesty91 yes those two will be burned side by side. Not long now before we need to start keeping warm and have the fire 🔥 going again. I'm still collecting up any Wood I see about. Like old pieces of furniture people leave out. And a network of people who let me know where, what etc. I've got about 4 months supply ready for Winter already. And as time goes on I'll add to it. So yes, some Briquettes burning videos to do very soon.
Wow this is so cool! I'm not really a woodworker (though I have made a few small projects when I was younger), but I was looking for different types of sustainable/minimal waste power for a low-tech setting comic I'm writing about. So happy I came across your channel 😊
That sounds amazing. Please come back let me know how I can see your work. Have you subscribed? It makes a huge difference if you can like, share, Subscribe etc. Cheers Jamie
Just found you by accident today! New subscriber here with a question (only watched a few vids so far). Could you pack the coffee mix into old toilet paper/paper towel rolls, tamp it down with a flat-end rolling pin or small round jar? I'm very new to this, and just trying to find ways to use up my old toilet paper rolls. I feel like I'm throwing away what could be a valuable resource as these rolls pile up in the trash.
I've done exactly that. Yes it works 👍 they obviously take a while longer to dry out. The cardboard goes damp and discolours a bit. But they work. I think there's a clip in one of my videos showing them sitting on my drying rack. Thank you fir watching and your support. Jamie
I've been grinding waste cherry pits from local commercial growers. I'm using shredded paper or corn starch to hold my briquettes together. With corn starch, I have to grind the pits to the consistency of corn meal. The briquettes must be compressed. I use a shop press and am using 240 kgs of pressure. It does the trick. With paper slurry, I just hand press and it is fine. I use a mix of 1 part paper slurry to 1 part ground pits. great videos.
Ahh we've chatted before I think? This all sounds seriously called up. Are they holding up? Do they burn well? So many questions but we can start there. Thank you for your support Jamie
@@twcmaker I am unsure of the paper slurry and with pits. I made some last year, dried them, and stored them in sealed plastic bags. They came apart, but I don't think they were maybe not actually dry enough. The size of the briquettes is 8 x 8 x 3 cm so they can be used in a BBQ grill or rocket stove. The corn starch briquettes hold up well. After a year, they are strong. The rate of corn starch to water is 6 water to 1 corn starch. Boil the water, while boiling, mix the starch with enough water to make a thin paste and then mix this into the boiling water. It will quickly thicken. I let it sit for a day. I then mix this with 1 part starch glue to 4 or 5 parts ground pits. I could send images. They burn at 1200 F or 650 C.
Awesome video, the idea of pouring the left over liquids is genius. Looking forward to seeing how this moves forwards. Remembered to subscribe this time too
Hi. Thank you. I really don't. They take a long while to edit and become successful but also lower the views on all my other long form videos. I'm not a full time RUclipsr so my time is important to create and make an income through my woodworking/teaching. I like your thoughts, but it spoil everything I've built up already. Thank you. Jamie
Great video man, thank you. I'm a subscriber but I find it odd that the algorithms didn't feel it necessary to notify me of your video. I didn't know about it until you tagged me in your video that's three months old.
@@bobjackson7516 I don't get why they don't notify subscribers any more. I'm finding it better to actually tag as I've done here with you. And I spend a good 2-3 hours doing it. Because either subscribers don't check on my page or RUclips doesn't notify. It's repetitive but I feel it has to be done. Thank you for coming back & watching 👍 Jamie
@@twcmaker I hate to be a "conspiracy theorist", but it almost seems like anything that might be considered beneficial information for people that want to be more self sufficient is held back.
Have you considered a video about sourcing materials? What if I don't have access to coffee grounds or wood shavings? Corrugated cardboard decomposed? Paper egg cartons? What are the qualities I'm looking for in a waste product?
Thank you for this. I'd like to think others can look around them and use what they have, or see as waste. I suppose to get a similar mix (that can decompose to get a longer burn) then Carbon and Nitrogen are key. Brown corrugated cardboard would be a start, then household waste that could breakdown.. Kitchen waste, uncooked vegetable and fruit waste. I'm using the major Waste from my workshop. My bin gets emptied every couple of weeks and hardly has anything in it. If it would breakdown, it goes in my buckets. People need to look around, see what can be used. Eyes need to be opened, mind expanded and opportunities explored.
@@twcmaker cow dung is used for firewood to cook with in Africa, I hear, so you can chase behind a cow or sheep. Just don't be seen wearing gum boots / Wellington's. 😉🇦🇺
@@twcmaker reading the new comments, i'm considering nut shells from acorn, black walnut, hickory (I'm in the US) and caps and husks from these, too. hmmmmm. I porcess a lot of nuts and other tree seeds for my tree nursery and always have random chaff.
Know what I'd like to see? Test the liquid independently. Pour it into a container by itself, and let it evaporate down to a solid. Is the liquid just fine particulate of the solids, or is the composition actually different enough that it has significantly different properties?
With the marg tubs you could potentially also stack them vertically, with a dummy weight at the top and maybe rotate so the overall compression is about the same over time. Small holes would allow for seepage down into an empty tub at the bottom of each stack for collection and feeding the liquid into maturing mixes or pouring onto the compost heap.
I love this. This is where my head is. My only issue now is they take longer to dry, due to the liquid. But. They really smell. I've left this batch for nearly 3 months. 🙈 Very smelly. 6-8 weeks seems a good cut off point.
@@twcmaker Without drain holes the plastic tubs will contain any liquid so small pin pricks to allow for seeping should reduce the smell which is possibly from rotting. More damp over longer periods might also encourage mould to establish
Oh.. And I had a perfect opportunity when I took the beard back 5". 🙈 You'll have to subscribe and keep reminding me 😂 🤔 Maybe I should go into nest building 🐦🐦🐦🐦(shh don't tell anyone, it's one of my planned videos)
@@twcmaker yes, of course. you asked for subscribers and I complied. :) I get most of my heat from the wood stove during the winter with a mini split for back up...waste not, want not!
@@twcmaker no clue....it is a wall mounted unit that can be both a/c and heater. I do have solar panels which takes some of the power pain from that choice, but I prefer to use the wood stove as much as possible.
I think you could make an excellent video series of a journey to attempt to successfully commercialize “self lighting coffee grind briquettes”. That’d be a neat series of videos. Also still waiting for a video seeing this things burn… perhaps a time lapse with accompanying temperature reader to see its output over its combustion time. Cheers!
What if there was a way to shimmy it so that it would set solid. Like when you drop a cake batter on the cupboard several times to knock all the big bubbles out. And they vibrate concrete in the forms to make it more solid without bubbles. Just a thought.
So I watched a couple of your videos will you make one and show how the different bricks burn and which process you recommend? Were saving grounds up now to make our first batch
Hi. Thanks for this Joel. The last few videos show the latest methods. Scroll a bit further down to watch them burn. I'll do more burning videos over the Next few weeks. Cheers Jamie
Hi, I've been binge-watching your briquette videos and enjoyed them immensely. I made round briquettes many years ago that burned quite well but the big problem.... drying them! I'm in Ireland so you know about the humidity issue and I'm sure you are as jealous of those people in tropical and equatorial countries who can dry briquettes in a day as I am. I was going to dry my briquettes in my workshop but was concerned that my stored wood would have it's humidity affected by the increased moisture from the briquettes so didn't do that and stopped making them. May I ask if you have noticed any significant impact on your own stored wood please? Best Wishes, Brendan.
Hi Brendon. The moisture content in my workshop is no higher than it was. Not that I check it every day. And once I've made a batch, I'm not making another for at least a week, sometimes a month. Also once there's a crust on the outside of the briquette and looks dry, it's still got a few weeks to slowly continue drying out. It's all quite slow. So maybe it's only like the week of rain we're having at the moment. The moisture content goes up a little, but comes back down at some point. I think you would be ok if you made 20 one week and 20 the next. And then had to wait a few weeks for the next batch. Try it, monitor it and please come back let me know your results. Jamie
Hi Jamie, thank you for this comprehensive reply. I will definitely have another go at this because heating my orkshop with shavings was pretty satisfying at the time. Best Wishes, Brendan.
Thank you. Yes, heat from a bit of work with waste from the workshop is a great feeling. Come back and let me know how you get on. Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell 🛎 for more content. Thank you Jamie
I don't know. It's worth a try. I don't get enough paper to change direction. Maybe it's something I could try when the sawdust runs out. Worth having in the bank. Thank you Jamie
Hiya from sunny Queensland, Australia. Have you ever burnt a batch with a mix left for a week or two, as opposed to a few months? Thanks for your efforts & yes Ive subscribed 😅
Thank you. Yes I have. Mixed straight away in the bucket, left to dry for 3 weeks and then on the fire. ruclips.net/video/0E63xmkrXZ0/видео.html Let me tell you they completely burn to dust in 25-40 minutes. The video above was over 2 years ago. Jamie
have you considered running the mix through a grinder (like a kitchenaid meat grinder attachment) before pressing to help homogenize and remove air pockets?
I've not. It would be something else to clean out. And some days I make none, others 10-20, then occasionally I'll make 30-40. Watch this other way I found works very well. ruclips.net/video/DhOgGI9j664/видео.html Have you subscribed? It helps me grow my channel and share with others. Thanks again Jamie
Thanks Tim. Still plenty of time to make more. As I said in the video, I've just started another bucket off. They might be ready for Christmas by the time they've decomposed, made and dried out. Let us know how yours do when they burn🔥. Cheers Jamie
You probably answered this 1000 times but I checked the notes on your video and I couldn’t see where to acquire one of those presses or what you call the press please let me know thanks
Hi there. I'm a woodworker too and have always thrown my dust and chips away. I would love to try your recipe, but the only problem is I haven't picked up a recipe in any of your videos. It looks like you mix by feeling and not by quantities. Is there a guideline of quantities I can experiment with. Tnx
Look through this playlist of videos. . Briquettes, make & burn 🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥: ruclips.net/p/PLomQ4jxG80doKGlqFJ__qCpKJMK08K8TA I do say in each video what the mix is. Thank you for watching Jamie
Thanks for the instructionals, I’ve managed to source a load of sawdust from a mates and I’ve started using the margarine tubs 👍 one question… how long do they need drying out for? I’m having to store them outside in the wood shed so they’re covered and catch what sun we have for a good part of the day. Should they be bone dry or do I have to try and find some space in the garage somewhere to let them get bone dry?
You're doing well then. In your case, I would use some scales and weigh one. Write it's weight on a scrap of paper. Do that every day When the weight doesn't drop for 3 days, it's reached equilibrium (as dry as the environment it's in) Then transfer the batch to a drier/warmer place. Like the garage, conservatory or spare room etc, again weigh them and move again when there's no change in weight drop. Then they can be put in the room as near to the log burner or stove as you safely get them. As you use the log burner and it heats up the room, the briquettes will dry out even more. I hope this helps. Hit the like button if it does. Thank you again Jamie
@DogmannUK Oh yes. They only need to be in the tubs a few days 4-7 Long enough that they stay together. Obviously the sides and bottom might still be wet. So turn then every day, or every other day. 👍👍👍
I think you can compress too much. Think half the compression leaves some liquid in, that then helps shrink the briquettes as they dry out. I've been doing this and it really helps. That's why I've done this video, showing that it's not about the liquid being squeezed out. It all stays in the tub and shrinks as it dries.
Following your lead, I have 2 batches dried out in my greenhouse, ready for testing, with a range of 2 & 5 gallon buckets composting alongside. The most recent two tubs contain a very wet sloppy mix, being far easier to mix with a drill paddle. Time will tell what difference that makes. Every batch is covered in green mould though, probably due to greenhouse temps.
@@twcmaker Oldest mix 50/50 shavings/coffee started on 27th July. All other dated batches have varying degrees of mould. Curiously, the only two 10l buckets with no mould at all, are 33/33/33 shavings/coffee grounds/coffee husks ( from the roastery) dated 14th August. All of the above are in loose lidded tubs in my greenhouse. I created 2x20l tubs of wet sloppy mix at 50/50 last week, thinking ti would ferment rapidly in the greenhouse, drying out at the same time, as they are open to atmosphere with no lids at all. . A thick 2" green head rapidly appeared, which has now settled to a skin just like rice pudding. When prodded this morning, the tough skin reveals a nice looking moist mix below, but I won't disturb it just yet. I suspect it might be better to stir it all again half way through, like a compost heap it would get re-oxygenated , allowing fast aerobic activity, as opposed to extremely slow anaerobic activity. Commercial composters do this with tractors. My friend owns a cafe & her son owns a roastery. His friend owns a much larger roastery & bought a coffee briquette machine for £20k, but doesn't use it. I hope to visit & find out more. Ash.
Hi Ash. Yes I would mix more frequently if it's in that heat (I'm not used to that sort of heat, so I'm unsure how to advise) I would think that in the greenhouse you could accelerate the process x 3-5 times. Less water, more mixing would keep bugs away.
@@twcmaker Todays batch uses chips/dust from am axminster planer thicknesser. with spiral cutters. Mixed timbers, but a lovely light mix of tiny pieces & dust. Feels like the best mix so far, but time will tell.
Sounds wonderful 👌👌👌 Will you leave it to Compost? We've had a fire the last two nights and the briquettes are brilliant. I make the fire up, leave for a while and then go back to it, and the wood has gone to dust leaving the briquette still glowing. Used 3 in each night. Just to take the chill off the house.
Jut had a thought.... I assume you have 'cupcake tins' over there? If so, you cold get two tins, use one as the mould, the other as the press. Then you could make them six, eight, or twelve at a time. Sure, they're smaller, but that could be beneficial in some situations, maybe.
Now that IS a good idea. 'Small tin loaf' over here would be good for my size of log burner 👍 Brilliant 👍 I knew I'd get some good ideas off people. Thank you
@@twcmaker I had to Google that, I'd never heard of it. YES! That rectangular shape would actually be better than the round cupcake shape. In addition, there's a company called "Lee" that makes lead smelting moulds for making ammunition. Might be worth a look as well. You're very welcome Sir. Cheers from Missouri USA.
I wanted to watch a few of the brick making videos. But something is wrong with the playlist. after 4-5 seconds into the video, the thing just skips to the next video. its unwatchable. I really wanted to see some of your tricks... but apparently RUclips does not support you the same way it does to other customers. Shame on you RUclips.
@@sandorkurta9829 I've not heard of this before. If you go to my Playlists you should find Briquettes making and burning 🔥 🔥 🔥 Choose from there. If it still doesn't work. Can you let me know please. Thank you Jamie
Thank you for making a difference as well as teaching us how to save trees!
Thank you for watching.
Jamie
I was watching a video by a gardener in the UK on growing potatoes and your video was in my feed. Great video, sending thanks all the way from Seattle Washington!
Thank you for watching.
Have you subscribed too?
It really helps me grow the channel and share the builds, the tools and the fun & games with students in my workshop.
Thank you again
Jamie
I believe that with pouring the liquid back over you are regaining some of the natural starches and lignants from the coffee and wood shavings, so it's acting as a better glue to hold the briquette together.
You put that so much better than I did. The liquid also has finer grains that fill the gaps. Less air pockets equals linger burn. It just makes sense to me too.
Have you subscribed?
Jamie
View count might be low but you're crushing it on engagement because this is genuinely awesome.
@@whataboyt Thank you. I appreciate that.
Jamie
I'm impressed by the gain in heat you're getting outta these bad boys. Great idea man, Keep em coming. We're ALL going to need to learn some different ways to produce our own heat and energy soon, lord knows the pertro dollar is about to collapse and we're heading into a depression the likes of which we've never seen.
Let me know what you think of this method. It's suitable for all to create their own bio fuel using Coffee and other waste materials
The whole process, you employ, is very close to setting up for growing mushrooms. I'd venture to guess your briquette mix is forming mycelium while it sits for 2 months. It is possible this is causing your increased burn times. The whole thing is very interesting
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Hi Steve. If there is mycelium, then it's not visible to me. I have grown mushrooms in my mix, they were reasonably quick and beautiful.
@@SteveEh if it is dry enough, the briquettes should remain relatively sterile
Your channel came up after watching a video on emergency preparedness...Subscribed.
@@stargazer1359 Oh okay. Emergency preparedness. Well, it's using waste for fuel. So it could be in that category.
Thank you for your support
Jamie
I'm actually coming from the background of coffee and espresso brewing and there's a fair bit of knowledge about grain sizes and their interaction with water in there. In your briquettes I see some air holes but less of them in the ones where you poured the remaining liquid in, if I understood you correctly. That probably because the water took down the finer particles with it to the bottom, hence filling those gaps. Which made me think: Have you tried vibrating your briquettes? That should get a lot of air bubbles out and compact the lot of them. You could use one of them massage guns or maybe some imbalanced thingy clutched in a drill and then just rattle the whole board that they're standing on
Thank you. I think if they were a bit wetter, that would work. Great idea thank you. I'll see if I can try it out.
Cheers
Jamie
As you know I"m passionate about doing what we can to help the planet and love the recycling of other products / sustainability aspect of these to help others keep warm.
Thank you Gill.
@@twcmaker and I remembered to hit the 'BELL" so I don't miss your videos! 🙂
And I'd forgotten that already 🙈
Thank you Gill.
I only discovered your channel by pure chance, but as an avid hot tent camper I'm always looking for unique ways to heat my tent. This is 100% going to be something I try out, superb idea.
Thank you. Be careful with the heat near that tent. I would not recommend it at all [disclaimer] 😂
Oh, and I don't think 'chance' came into it. I think RUclips knows what you like, interested in, might suit you.. (you've watched previously) etc.
Thanks for watching
Jamie
Saw a previous video of yours, came back upon the idea and saw this vid - just subscribed. Thanks for putting this content out there!
@@RedMike-ym8hd thanks Mike. I appreciate the support. Shares, likes, comments etc It all helps.
Jamie
I found your other briquette video this stuff is absolutely great man. You have gained a subscriber man. Your wood working is beautiful as well.
Thank you. I appreciate that. RUclips still doesn't seem to get that I'm a Woodworker first & foremost, and we do have to get rid of our waste. So the briquettes make perfect sense. But it doesn't recognise anyone else doing similar. Oh well, I'm getting there and you've helped.
Thank you
Jamie
I stumbled across you today, from Australia 🇦🇺, and I’m so happy I did! I’m fascinated by your method. I was using cardboard and wood shavings and it turned out okay but I think you’ve nailed the secret ingredient! Kudos to you! 😊
I think so too. Thank you for watching.
It would be brilliant if you could you subscribe too. And share with others. I think it'd brilliant how this has help so many already. And they're on their own adventures with their waste too.
There's a whole playlist of my journey here. Briquettes, make & burn 🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥: ruclips.net/p/PLomQ4jxG80doKGlqFJ__qCpKJMK08K8TA
Please like, comment and share, it helps get this method out there with your fellow Australians.
Thank you
Jamie
20-30% heat gains over wood is really impressive. Keen to see how these compare to one another.
Beard's looking sharp! 😎
@@jammywesty91 yes those two will be burned side by side. Not long now before we need to start keeping warm and have the fire 🔥 going again. I'm still collecting up any Wood I see about. Like old pieces of furniture people leave out. And a network of people who let me know where, what etc.
I've got about 4 months supply ready for Winter already. And as time goes on I'll add to it.
So yes, some Briquettes burning videos to do very soon.
@@jammywesty91 Sharp... Grey Steel sharp 😂
Wow this is so cool! I'm not really a woodworker (though I have made a few small projects when I was younger), but I was looking for different types of sustainable/minimal waste power for a low-tech setting comic I'm writing about. So happy I came across your channel 😊
That sounds amazing. Please come back let me know how I can see your work.
Have you subscribed? It makes a huge difference if you can like, share, Subscribe etc.
Cheers
Jamie
Question. Is there a rough proportion for the wood to coffee? By mass? By volume? or it really just "add some of this and some of that"? Thanks!
Yes, by volume. Roughly 50% thicker shavings from machines, 30% Coffee grounds. 10% very fine dust and 10% water.
Does that help?
Jamie
Just found you by accident today! New subscriber here with a question (only watched a few vids so far). Could you pack the coffee mix into old toilet paper/paper towel rolls, tamp it down with a flat-end rolling pin or small round jar? I'm very new to this, and just trying to find ways to use up my old toilet paper rolls. I feel like I'm throwing away what could be a valuable resource as these rolls pile up in the trash.
I've done exactly that. Yes it works 👍 they obviously take a while longer to dry out. The cardboard goes damp and discolours a bit.
But they work. I think there's a clip in one of my videos showing them sitting on my drying rack.
Thank you fir watching and your support.
Jamie
Very interesting!
Thank you.
Worth a subscribe?
Jamie
I've been grinding waste cherry pits from local commercial growers. I'm using shredded paper or corn starch to hold my briquettes together. With corn starch, I have to grind the pits to the consistency of corn meal. The briquettes must be compressed. I use a shop press and am using 240 kgs of pressure. It does the trick. With paper slurry, I just hand press and it is fine. I use a mix of 1 part paper slurry to 1 part ground pits. great videos.
Ahh we've chatted before I think?
This all sounds seriously called up. Are they holding up? Do they burn well? So many questions but we can start there.
Thank you for your support
Jamie
@@twcmaker I am unsure of the paper slurry and with pits. I made some last year, dried them, and stored them in sealed plastic bags. They came apart, but I don't think they were maybe not actually dry enough. The size of the briquettes is 8 x 8 x 3 cm so they can be used in a BBQ grill or rocket stove. The corn starch briquettes hold up well. After a year, they are strong. The rate of corn starch to water is 6 water to 1 corn starch. Boil the water, while boiling, mix the starch with enough water to make a thin paste and then mix this into the boiling water. It will quickly thicken. I let it sit for a day. I then mix this with 1 part starch glue to 4 or 5 parts ground pits. I could send images. They burn at 1200 F or 650 C.
Blimey. That's hot 🔥
Turning it into a fine art. Very wonderful and thank you for your experimentation
Thank you very much.
I'll get there
Jamie
Awesome video, the idea of pouring the left over liquids is genius. Looking forward to seeing how this moves forwards. Remembered to subscribe this time too
Thanks 👍 it won't be long before we have to start burning these. So the two in the video will burn side by side. Thanks for the sub 👍
Jamie
You need to do some shorts on the coffee bricks.
Hi. Thank you. I really don't. They take a long while to edit and become successful but also lower the views on all my other long form videos. I'm not a full time RUclipsr so my time is important to create and make an income through my woodworking/teaching. I like your thoughts, but it spoil everything I've built up already.
Thank you.
Jamie
Great video man, thank you. I'm a subscriber but I find it odd that the algorithms didn't feel it necessary to notify me of your video. I didn't know about it until you tagged me in your video that's three months old.
@@bobjackson7516 I don't get why they don't notify subscribers any more. I'm finding it better to actually tag as I've done here with you. And I spend a good 2-3 hours doing it. Because either subscribers don't check on my page or RUclips doesn't notify. It's repetitive but I feel it has to be done.
Thank you for coming back & watching 👍
Jamie
@@twcmaker I hate to be a "conspiracy theorist", but it almost seems like anything that might be considered beneficial information for people that want to be more self sufficient is held back.
I'd not thought of that 🙈 you could be right. That's a little depressing.
@@twcmaker Unfortunately, it's the world we live in these days.
I suppose.. It's typical now
Another great video
@@hankhill962 thank you Hank
Have you considered a video about sourcing materials? What if I don't have access to coffee grounds or wood shavings? Corrugated cardboard decomposed? Paper egg cartons? What are the qualities I'm looking for in a waste product?
Any saw mills in your area? It's rubbish to them saw dust. Maybe contact any local joinery companies, Men's Sheds, small wood turning businesses. 🇦🇺
Thank you for this. I'd like to think others can look around them and use what they have, or see as waste. I suppose to get a similar mix (that can decompose to get a longer burn) then Carbon and Nitrogen are key. Brown corrugated cardboard would be a start, then household waste that could breakdown.. Kitchen waste, uncooked vegetable and fruit waste.
I'm using the major Waste from my workshop. My bin gets emptied every couple of weeks and hardly has anything in it. If it would breakdown, it goes in my buckets.
People need to look around, see what can be used. Eyes need to be opened, mind expanded and opportunities explored.
@@twcmaker cow dung is used for firewood to cook with in Africa, I hear, so you can chase behind a cow or sheep. Just don't be seen wearing gum boots / Wellington's. 😉🇦🇺
They do, and small bushes get cut down and used. So alternatives are important across the globe. Yeah, watch the wellie wearers 🙈
@@twcmaker reading the new comments, i'm considering nut shells from acorn, black walnut, hickory (I'm in the US) and caps and husks from these, too. hmmmmm. I porcess a lot of nuts and other tree seeds for my tree nursery and always have random chaff.
Thanks for sharing mate
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Know what I'd like to see? Test the liquid independently. Pour it into a container by itself, and let it evaporate down to a solid.
Is the liquid just fine particulate of the solids, or is the composition actually different enough that it has significantly different properties?
I'm going to try this. I need to know as well.
Someone else has said it might even burn as 'liquid Gold' I think like alcohol. Thank you.
With the marg tubs you could potentially also stack them vertically, with a dummy weight at the top and maybe rotate so the overall compression is about the same over time. Small holes would allow for seepage down into an empty tub at the bottom of each stack for collection and feeding the liquid into maturing mixes or pouring onto the compost heap.
I love this. This is where my head is. My only issue now is they take longer to dry, due to the liquid. But. They really smell. I've left this batch for nearly 3 months. 🙈 Very smelly.
6-8 weeks seems a good cut off point.
@@twcmaker Without drain holes the plastic tubs will contain any liquid so small pin pricks to allow for seeping should reduce the smell which is possibly from rotting. More damp over longer periods might also encourage mould to establish
I left these in the tubs for 5 days. Then turned over each day to allow each face to dry out. 👍
Did you try my previous suggestion about adding waste hair clippings to create a fibre-reinforced composite?
Oh.. And I had a perfect opportunity when I took the beard back 5". 🙈
You'll have to subscribe and keep reminding me 😂
🤔 Maybe I should go into nest building 🐦🐦🐦🐦(shh don't tell anyone, it's one of my planned videos)
I'd like to make some of these bricks. I'll be checking out your other videos. thanks!
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Jamie
@@twcmaker yes, of course. you asked for subscribers and I complied. :) I get most of my heat from the wood stove during the winter with a mini split for back up...waste not, want not!
A mini split?? Is that an early Austin? Or British Leyland?
@@twcmaker no clue....it is a wall mounted unit that can be both a/c and heater. I do have solar panels which takes some of the power pain from that choice, but I prefer to use the wood stove as much as possible.
Ohhhh I get it. 👍 👍 👍
I think you could make an excellent video series of a journey to attempt to successfully commercialize “self lighting coffee grind briquettes”. That’d be a neat series of videos.
Also still waiting for a video seeing this things burn… perhaps a time lapse with accompanying temperature reader to see its output over its combustion time.
Cheers!
ruclips.net/video/I6auqbKBjPE/видео.html here's the burning video.
I don't get the 'self lighting' part. Do you mean spontaneously combust?
@@twcmaker yes.. perhaps soak in some ignition fluid. Like a Shisha charcoal or starter logs
@@twcmaker I see no burning transpiring
Another thing to do with coffee residu, is mix it with pieces banana peel . It can be used as ground enhancer for garding instead of fertilizer
It can.
What if there was a way to shimmy it so that it would set solid. Like when you drop a cake batter on the cupboard several times to knock all the big bubbles out. And they vibrate concrete in the forms to make it more solid without bubbles. Just a thought.
I think it could work 👍👍👍
How robust are they when dry? Could you throw them into a trailer for example? Or with the square ones made with the multimate?
Could you add used vegetable oil possibly? It may help bind and will obviously add calorific value.
I wouldn't. But you could. Then come back and let me know how you've got on.
Jamie
It may well lead to chimney fires too.
It could easily.
So I watched a couple of your videos will you make one and show how the different bricks burn and which process you recommend?
Were saving grounds up now to make our first batch
Hi. Thanks for this Joel.
The last few videos show the latest methods. Scroll a bit further down to watch them burn.
I'll do more burning videos over the Next few weeks.
Cheers
Jamie
Hi, I've been binge-watching your briquette videos and enjoyed them immensely. I made round briquettes many years ago that burned quite well but the big problem.... drying them! I'm in Ireland so you know about the humidity issue and I'm sure you are as jealous of those people in tropical and equatorial countries who can dry briquettes in a day as I am. I was going to dry my briquettes in my workshop but was concerned that my stored wood would have it's humidity affected by the increased moisture from the briquettes so didn't do that and stopped making them. May I ask if you have noticed any significant impact on your own stored wood please?
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Hi Brendon. The moisture content in my workshop is no higher than it was. Not that I check it every day. And once I've made a batch, I'm not making another for at least a week, sometimes a month. Also once there's a crust on the outside of the briquette and looks dry, it's still got a few weeks to slowly continue drying out. It's all quite slow.
So maybe it's only like the week of rain we're having at the moment. The moisture content goes up a little, but comes back down at some point.
I think you would be ok if you made 20 one week and 20 the next. And then had to wait a few weeks for the next batch.
Try it, monitor it and please come back let me know your results.
Jamie
Hi Jamie, thank you for this comprehensive reply. I will definitely have another go at this because heating my orkshop with shavings was pretty satisfying at the time.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Thank you. Yes, heat from a bit of work with waste from the workshop is a great feeling.
Come back and let me know how you get on. Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell 🛎 for more content.
Thank you
Jamie
How well would it do with paper and coffee I wonder?
I don't know. It's worth a try.
I don't get enough paper to change direction. Maybe it's something I could try when the sawdust runs out. Worth having in the bank.
Thank you
Jamie
Hiya from sunny Queensland, Australia.
Have you ever burnt a batch with a mix left for a week or two, as opposed to a few months?
Thanks for your efforts & yes Ive subscribed 😅
Thank you. Yes I have. Mixed straight away in the bucket, left to dry for 3 weeks and then on the fire.
ruclips.net/video/0E63xmkrXZ0/видео.html
Let me tell you they completely burn to dust in 25-40 minutes.
The video above was over 2 years ago.
Jamie
Question.?. Is mold ever an issue .?.
Only that the coffee grounds come with a layer. Once it's in the bucket, mixed up and covered I don't see it again.
Jamie
have you considered running the mix through a grinder (like a kitchenaid meat grinder attachment) before pressing to help homogenize and remove air pockets?
I've not. It would be something else to clean out. And some days I make none, others 10-20, then occasionally I'll make 30-40.
Watch this other way I found works very well. ruclips.net/video/DhOgGI9j664/видео.html
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Jamie
Do you give the mix a stir from time to time?
From time to time, yes
Great video Jamie, winter is coming. My Briquettes 🟫 are waiting for the season.
Keep on the good work ❤. Regards Tim
Thanks Tim. Still plenty of time to make more. As I said in the video, I've just started another bucket off. They might be ready for Christmas by the time they've decomposed, made and dried out.
Let us know how yours do when they burn🔥.
Cheers
Jamie
You probably answered this 1000 times but I checked the notes on your video and I couldn’t see where to acquire one of those presses or what you call the press please let me know thanks
@@DJ-uk5mm I have 😂
They're not what they used to be. The metalwork is not as good as this 10 year old model.
Google paper briquette maker
Hi there. I'm a woodworker too and have always thrown my dust and chips away. I would love to try your recipe, but the only problem is I haven't picked up a recipe in any of your videos. It looks like you mix by feeling and not by quantities. Is there a guideline of quantities I can experiment with. Tnx
Look through this playlist of videos.
. Briquettes, make & burn 🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥: ruclips.net/p/PLomQ4jxG80doKGlqFJ__qCpKJMK08K8TA
I do say in each video what the mix is.
Thank you for watching
Jamie
Thanks for the instructionals, I’ve managed to source a load of sawdust from a mates and I’ve started using the margarine tubs 👍 one question… how long do they need drying out for? I’m having to store them outside in the wood shed so they’re covered and catch what sun we have for a good part of the day. Should they be bone dry or do I have to try and find some space in the garage somewhere to let them get bone dry?
You're doing well then.
In your case, I would use some scales and weigh one. Write it's weight on a scrap of paper. Do that every day When the weight doesn't drop for 3 days, it's reached equilibrium (as dry as the environment it's in) Then transfer the batch to a drier/warmer place. Like the garage, conservatory or spare room etc, again weigh them and move again when there's no change in weight drop. Then they can be put in the room as near to the log burner or stove as you safely get them. As you use the log burner and it heats up the room, the briquettes will dry out even more.
I hope this helps. Hit the like button if it does.
Thank you again
Jamie
@@twcmaker i was just thinking would taking them out of the tubs now they’re reasonably dry help?
@DogmannUK Oh yes. They only need to be in the tubs a few days 4-7 Long enough that they stay together. Obviously the sides and bottom might still be wet. So turn then every day, or every other day. 👍👍👍
I wonder if a log splitter machine could be adapted for compressing saw dust? You would think 30 tonne would do a decent job. 🇦🇺
I think you can compress too much. Think half the compression leaves some liquid in, that then helps shrink the briquettes as they dry out. I've been doing this and it really helps. That's why I've done this video, showing that it's not about the liquid being squeezed out. It all stays in the tub and shrinks as it dries.
Following your lead, I have 2 batches dried out in my greenhouse, ready for testing, with a range of 2 & 5 gallon buckets composting alongside. The most recent two tubs contain a very wet sloppy mix, being far easier to mix with a drill paddle. Time will tell what difference that makes. Every batch is covered in green mould though, probably due to greenhouse temps.
How long have they been in the buckets?
@@twcmaker Oldest mix 50/50 shavings/coffee started on 27th July. All other dated batches have varying degrees of mould. Curiously, the only two 10l buckets with no mould at all, are 33/33/33 shavings/coffee grounds/coffee husks ( from the roastery) dated 14th August. All of the above are in loose lidded tubs in my greenhouse.
I created 2x20l tubs of wet sloppy mix at 50/50 last week, thinking ti would ferment rapidly in the greenhouse, drying out at the same time, as they are open to atmosphere with no lids at all. . A thick 2" green head rapidly appeared, which has now settled to a skin just like rice pudding. When prodded this morning, the tough skin reveals a nice looking moist mix below, but I won't disturb it just yet.
I suspect it might be better to stir it all again half way through, like a compost heap it would get re-oxygenated , allowing fast aerobic activity, as opposed to extremely slow anaerobic activity. Commercial composters do this with tractors.
My friend owns a cafe & her son owns a roastery. His friend owns a much larger roastery & bought a coffee briquette machine for £20k, but doesn't use it. I hope to visit & find out more.
Ash.
Hi Ash.
Yes I would mix more frequently if it's in that heat (I'm not used to that sort of heat, so I'm unsure how to advise)
I would think that in the greenhouse you could accelerate the process x 3-5 times.
Less water, more mixing would keep bugs away.
@@twcmaker Todays batch uses chips/dust from am axminster planer thicknesser. with spiral cutters. Mixed timbers, but a lovely light mix of tiny pieces & dust. Feels like the best mix so far, but time will tell.
Sounds wonderful 👌👌👌 Will you leave it to Compost?
We've had a fire the last two nights and the briquettes are brilliant. I make the fire up, leave for a while and then go back to it, and the wood has gone to dust leaving the briquette still glowing. Used 3 in each night. Just to take the chill off the house.
Jut had a thought.... I assume you have 'cupcake tins' over there? If so, you cold get two tins, use one as the mould, the other as the press. Then you could make them six, eight, or twelve at a time. Sure, they're smaller, but that could be beneficial in some situations, maybe.
Now that IS a good idea. 'Small tin loaf' over here would be good for my size of log burner 👍
Brilliant 👍
I knew I'd get some good ideas off people.
Thank you
@@twcmaker I had to Google that, I'd never heard of it. YES! That rectangular shape would actually be better than the round cupcake shape.
In addition, there's a company called "Lee" that makes lead smelting moulds for making ammunition. Might be worth a look as well.
You're very welcome Sir. Cheers from Missouri USA.
@@twcmaker You're very welcome Sir, glad the thoughts were helpful. Please keep us posted!
Fiquei curioso pra saber como isso queimaria em um motor à gasogênio.
I would love to know too
I wanted to watch a few of the brick making videos. But something is wrong with the playlist. after 4-5 seconds into the video, the thing just skips to the next video. its unwatchable. I really wanted to see some of your tricks... but apparently RUclips does not support you the same way it does to other customers. Shame on you RUclips.
@@sandorkurta9829 I've not heard of this before.
If you go to my Playlists you should find Briquettes making and burning 🔥 🔥 🔥
Choose from there. If it still doesn't work. Can you let me know please.
Thank you
Jamie