Sawdust and shavings.

[4String.]

Folks.

My wood bothering is generating lots of the above and I'm wondering what to do with it all, other than bag it and bin it. As it's all from clean untreated wood I had thought about grading it and selling it for small animal bedding but as the workshop is multi use I can't guarantee there's nothing metallic in it, so I'm now wondering if it's possible to make it into "briquettes" for the log burner.

Suggestions welcome.

Martyn.

 

[DanZac]

The "New Yorkshire Workshop" guy on You Tube makes a briquette maker to burn his sawdust. It looks like you need quite a bit of pressure to get it to stick together though.

His channels worth a look and his ideas might give you somewhere to start from.

 

[grim_d]

I give my shavings to local horsey people (no black walnut though!) as long as it's not full of screws/nails they don't usually mind a bit of rubbish from the floor.

Contaminated shavings go to a friend that has a shavings burner.

Fine sawdust or MDF/ply dust goes in the bin.

Shavings/sawdust are also good for mushroom growing apparently?

There's always people that will take wood waste.

 

[Erie Fred]

The "New Yorkshire Workshop" guy on You Tube makes a briquette maker to burn his sawdust. It looks like you need quite a bit of pressure to get it to stick together though.

His channels worth a look and his ideas might give you somewhere to start from.

Quite an expensive rig there, although it appears to run fully automated.
If the OP has a hydraulic log splitter, consider a simpler test rig that put's the chamber
where the log would go, and have a simpler stop mechanism (albeit manual)

Also, consider if tonnage is a problem, mixing in some form of binder liquid.

 

[gaz1]

is it worth making briquettes no

is it worth burning in another type of burner yes

 

[6ply]

I just chuck sawdust onto the shrub beds to keep the weeds down along with the wood chippings already scattered about. Some real gardeners may complain about the effect on nitrogen (?) in the soil but I'm not bothered at all.

 

[Shiny Steve]

I’m currently producing about 1 bulk bag of sawdust a week atm and have lost my original disposal sight for it( own a small saw milling machine) so watching with interest. Seriously considering briquettes atm.

 

[addjunkie]

I’m currently producing about 1 bulk bag of sawdust a week atm and have lost my original disposal sight for it( own a small saw milling machine) so watching with interest. Seriously considering briquettes atm.

Chicken keepers or horsey folk will use it for you

 

[gaz1]

I’m currently producing about 1 bulk bag of sawdust a week atm and have lost my original disposal sight for it( own a small saw milling machine) so watching with interest. Seriously considering briquettes atm.

i looked into it even to make pellets but the time and hassle just to produce what your going to burn yourself in the long run it wasnt worth it

the quickest way was to use it in another burner as like the ones in the video

very simple made out of slop

 

[Gareth J]

Spread it anywhere with soil. It won't add much nitrogen to it, as the carbon nitrogen ratio of timber is very high, but it will feed the soil. So long as you have sufficient area to sprinkle lightly enough to give it time to incorporate.

Also a useful addition to compost

 

[6ply]

I’m currently producing about 1 bulk bag of sawdust a week atm and have lost my original disposal sight for it( own a small saw milling machine) so watching with interest. Seriously considering briquettes atm.

With that quantity I'd try advertising on Facebook marketplace. Mind you, I've encountered nothing but scammers.

 

[Mick Annick]

Folks.

My wood bothering is generating lots of the above and I'm wondering what to do with it all, other than bag it and bin it. As it's all from clean untreated wood I had thought about grading it and selling it for small animal bedding but as the workshop is multi use I can't guarantee there's nothing metallic in it, so I'm now wondering if it's possible to make it into "briquettes" for the log burner.

Suggestions welcome.

Martyn.

Martyn

Swirling a magnet around in it should see to any metallic particles.

 

[colnerov]

Try offering it to local garages for oil spills. When I was on Airfield Operations we used sawdust on oil spills, although we could use granules but being fine clay it just turned to mud in wet conditions, then we bagged it up and passed it to Grundons for processing for the oil.

 

[not done it yet]

Martyn

Swirling a magnet around in it should see to any metallic particles.

Including all stainless steel, brasses and aluminium, etc?

 

[Shiny Steve]

I’ve tried horsey people but they don’t seem interested

 

[gaz1]

if you had a rocket stove then its also a yes as well

 

[gaz1]

like the hydraulic video at top of page this shows a little more detail

but its cost is way to high for the amount you produce

whilst the pellet mill is also not worth building

as with briquettes they need to dry

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the same user has some good briquttes builds

 

[Turbo]

If you have any fireplaces or wood burners in the house sawdust is great for keeping a fire going overnight, similar to slack. Some even mix it with slack.

 

[oldbikedavey]

I’ve tried horsey people but they don’t seem interested

Toffee - nosed lot , they are...

 

[Guzrik]

I mix it with normal handsoap to wash my greasy hands.
That should help you to get rid of a handfull a week