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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 -- "The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on rec.woodworking To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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On 2009-09-15, Puckdropper puckdropper 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 Start to grow mushrooms. About any hardwood is suitabe and that way you can eat your waste. seismo malm |
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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 -- "The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on rec.woodworking To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm 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. |
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Puckdropper 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 I am not a pest control expert but was told that saw dust attracts bugs and insects. They eat the fungus that grows on the saw dust. I know from experience that cockroaches like saw dust. At one time I would not bother to clean up the saw dust every time I used the tools. It accumulated and I got a significant cockroach problem in the shop. I cleaned up the saw dust and the cockroaches left. I have kept the shop clean since then. |
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"Puckdropper" puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote in message ... 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 -- "The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on rec.woodworking To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm Exactly the basic stuff used to maufacture charcoal briquets, Add a little glue and coal dust for color. Mold it, dry it, bag it, and ship it. Bob-tx |
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Puckdropper 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 For making fire starters you mix it with paraffin wax. Fill a muffin pan with the mixture and let it set, or do it in muffin papers. Bill |
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On Sep 15, 11:37*am, Dave Balderstone
wrote: In article , BillGill wrote: For making fire starters you mix it with paraffin wax. *Fill a muffin pan with the mixture and let it set, or do it in muffin papers. Or cardboard egg cartons... Or pound a wax coated milk carton full of saw dust. Makes for an excellent firelog. |
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On Sep 15, 4:01*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. We looked into using sawdust, especially planer chips for mulch a year or so ago. Several extension services were not big on sawdust because it doesn't provide much soil nutrition as it breaks down. It also tends to attract termites. However, they did suggest trowing an inch or two between layers in a compost bin. It would add bulk and absorb some of the nutrients from the surrounding compost matter during decomposition. RonB |
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"RonB" wrote in message ... On Sep 15, 4:01 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. We looked into using sawdust, especially planer chips for mulch a year or so ago. Several extension services were not big on sawdust because it doesn't provide much soil nutrition as it breaks down. It also tends to attract termites. However, they did suggest trowing an inch or two between layers in a compost bin. It would add bulk and absorb some of the nutrients from the surrounding compost matter during decomposition. RonB I've read that you compost it until it turns grey, *then* add it to your garden, beds, whatever. Something about the initial decompostion process actually leaching the nutrients out of the soil if you don't compost it first? Insert all available disclaimers here jc |
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"Puckdropper" puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote in message ... 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, Or do this with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPL7KC1DEA basilisk |
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On Sep 15, 11:07*am, "basilisk" wrote:
"Puckdropper" puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote in message ... 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, Or do this with it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPL7KC1DEA That only works if you use PVC for dust collection... |
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On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:01:40 +0000, Puckdropper 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 i Before the innovation of ground foam, dyed sawdust was used to mimic grass and weeds for model railroads and dioramas. -- Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw |
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On Sep 15, 8:01*am, "Joe" wrote:
"RonB" wrote in message ... On Sep 15, 4:01 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. We looked into using sawdust, especially planer chips for mulch a year or so ago. *Several extension services were not big on sawdust because it doesn't provide much soil nutrition as it breaks down. *It also tends to attract termites. *However, they did suggest trowing an inch or two between layers in a compost bin. *It would add bulk and absorb some of the nutrients from the surrounding compost matter during decomposition. RonB I've read that you compost it until it turns grey, *then* add it to your garden, beds, whatever. *Something about the initial decompostion process actually leaching the nutrients out of the soil if you don't compost it first? The sawdust leaches nitrogen until it is composted. So the idea is to add nitrogen. I use it in a pee bucket in the shop. Put some sawdust at the bottom of the bucket, add a few handfuls every time you take a leak. Does not smell and urine adds nitrogen. Into the compost bin when it's full. This idea came from Doug Stowe here on the Wreck many years ago. I also mix it with grass clippings in the compost bin. Works really well in creating nice compost rather than a smelly mat. Luigi |
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Seismo R. Malm wrote:
Start to grow mushrooms. About any hardwood is suitabe and that way you can eat your waste. seismo malm Caution: I would not consider ANY ideas that involve food if the "sawdust" contains ANY plywood, MDF or laminate residue. Moreover, I wouldn't burn such residue and I wouldn't place it anywhere near where children play. As you probably already know, it's not nice stuff. Bill |
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Luigi Zanasi wrote:
I use it in a pee bucket in the shop. Put some sawdust at the bottom of the bucket, add a few handfuls every time you take a leak. How many handfuls for number 2? -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On Sep 15, 9:29*am, -MIKE- wrote:
Luigi Zanasi wrote: I use it in a pee bucket in the shop. Put some sawdust at the bottom of the bucket, add a few handfuls every time you take a leak. How many handfuls for number 2? Can't you read?? PEE bucket. What you want is a composting toilet. |
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Luigi Zanasi wrote:
On Sep 15, 9:29 am, -MIKE- wrote: Luigi Zanasi wrote: I use it in a pee bucket in the shop. Put some sawdust at the bottom of the bucket, add a few handfuls every time you take a leak. How many handfuls for number 2? Can't you read?? PEE bucket. What you want is a composting toilet. Eaaaeeew-ah. Do those exist? -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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Nova wrote:
Luigi Zanasi wrote: I use it in a pee bucket in the shop. Put some sawdust at the bottom of the bucket, add a few handfuls every time you take a leak. Luigi, are you trying to resurrect the pee/sawdust/mulch thread from back in 1998? ;-) A pee bucket thread would be before I joined the group. I joined just before and read all about using dead cats as push sticks. Either is better than a bunch of liberals whining how bad President Bush was. |
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On Sep 15, 9:48*am, -MIKE- wrote:
Luigi Zanasi wrote: On Sep 15, 9:29 am, -MIKE- wrote: Luigi Zanasi wrote: I use it in a pee bucket in the shop. Put some sawdust at the bottom of the bucket, add a few handfuls every time you take a leak. How many handfuls for number 2? Can't you read?? PEE bucket. What you want is a composting toilet. Eaaaeeew-ah. *Do those exist? Free plans at http://weblife.org/humanure/chapter8_2.html or http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/sawdustoilet.html. This is on topic as they are made of wood and they use sawdust. And think that if you eat food from China, it has been fertilized using uncomposted humanure. While your non-organic food in North America probably used sewage sludge. So when someone tells you to eat ****, well, you can tell them you already do. :-) Luigi |
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On Sep 15, 9:53*am, Nova wrote:
Luigi Zanasi wrote: I use it in a pee bucket in the shop. Put some sawdust at the bottom of the bucket, add a few handfuls every time you take a leak. Luigi, are you trying to resurrect the pee/sawdust/mulch thread from back in 1998? ;-) Who?? Me???? Never!!! Luigi |
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Larry Blanchard wrote in
: On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:01:40 +0000, Puckdropper 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 i Before the innovation of ground foam, dyed sawdust was used to mimic grass and weeds for model railroads and dioramas. I had forgotten about that. You'd need a sifter, but it would probably be a good use for it. At one time, I thought about using sawdust to represent corn loads, but they don't ship corn very far in open hoppers. Puckdropper -- "The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on rec.woodworking To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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On Sep 15, 4:01*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. How about putting it in your car/truck? From the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - "Production of Gasoline and Diesel from Biomass via Fast Pyrolysis, Hydrotreating and Hydrocracking: A Design Case" http://www.pnl.gov/main/publications...PNNL-18284.pdf The "biomass" in the report is wood (poplar) chips. |
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On 15 Sep 2009 09:01:40 GMT, 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 When I get enough sawdust I make a heap in the backyard where it sits for a year, turns gray and reduces in volume. Then I use to mulch my blueberries. |
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"Puckdropper" puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote Well at least it's something to think about next time you're sweeping up the shop. Happy sawdust making, At http://tinyurl.com/bwlxby there's a compilation I made several years ago of contributions to a thread on this topic. Happy sweeping! Jeff -- Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK email : Username is amgron ISP is clara.co.uk www.amgron.clara.net Puckdropper -- "The potential difference between the top and bottom of a tree is the reason why all trees have to be grounded..." -- Bored Borg on rec.woodworking To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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"Jeff Gorman" wrote in message news "Puckdropper" puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote Well at least it's something to think about next time you're sweeping up the shop. Happy sawdust making, At http://tinyurl.com/bwlxby there's a compilation I made several years ago of contributions to a thread on this topic. Happy sweeping! Jeff Nice compilation! I especially like the 'take your sawdust for a drive in your pickup' one. |
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