Making coffee briquettes...recipe and briquette moulding equipment. Upscaled mega briquettes.... and to make the briquettes...
Whilst doing a reconnaissance for an interstate move, had coffee in a cafe local to the area I was scoping out...the Cafe had a bin filled with 5kg bags of coffee grounds. I took a bag for my sister in law's compost heap...and then I thought of the cafe as a continuing source of fire briquette fuel.
Making a briquette binder using flour...this will help reduce the inclination of briquettes to crumble when dried. An interesting idea would be to add aromatics to the binder, like rosemary, orageno, blended citrus peel, lavender, even eucalyptus or tea tree oil to the mix.
Black treacle as a binder? Not exactly a waste product but it may make the woodsmoke a little more exotic.
Leaves as fire briquette fuel (with other ingredients)... Autumn leaf drops can be a useful fire resource for the winter months.
Fire briquette press...could be made with welded scrap steel, using a hydraulic tyre jack for compression. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LPwEbtGMOqs?feature=share
Using a cordless drill to rapidly turn a car jack as a press, for making fire briquettes... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1HSbjdl1aTM?feature=share
I'll never forget - stopped over to my Dad's place years ago for a visit - he's in the garage with a log and a chain saw - pile of wood chips he had chewed >>> ??? - "What the hell are you doing?" - he making fireplace starters for my one sister .... he was tired & winded from his chipping method - I had a better idea immediately - I took him over to the backside of the local cabinet woodshop for the dust collector - always leakage with piles of fine hardwood dust & shavings around the collector - gathered up a 2yr supply in a couple of minutes .....
