On Sep 15, 5:01*am, Puckdropper puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:
While cleaning up the shop today, I had a bunch of time to think. *
(Sweeping requires very little mental activity.) *So, while shoveling
pilefuls of saw dust into a bucket, I started to wonder about uses for
it.

Could the sawdust be glued and pressed to make particle board? *It's got
irregular shapes, and it's not all the same species. *Here's a get rich
slowly scheme... Drive to neighborhood shops and collect the sawdust from
them. *Then make boards. *I know I had at least a 1x12x3' worth of
sawdust under the saw. *It only took 4 months.

About that press... Most people have something that weighs a couple tons
in their own driveway. *Maybe a car could be used to run over the boards
a couple times to pack it nice and tight. *(Or make a really heavy man
hopping mad?)

How about using it for fire starting? *I know it won't burn well by
itself (the top layer burns, but the bottom layer gets choked out.) *A
little sawdust, some alcohol, and some pressure, and you've got a free
fire starter right?

Well at least it's something to think about next time you're sweeping up
the shop.

Happy sawdust making,

Puckdropper
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I use it for the occasional accident while changing the oil. The rest
goes to a guy I know who does auto repair work in his garage.