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Old 01-08-2023, 11:41 AM #912
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Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt View Post
I have a real coal fire in the house, but the smokeless 'coal' is very expensive to buy.

So yesterday, I was clearing out some old newspapers and letters and put them in a bag. Then I had a thought. I wonder if I made paper logs they'd burn like wood. After all, paper is wood. I'm just reversing the process again.

So I went on YouTube and saw a guy who does just that and he says one log will burn for up to 3 hours.

FREE heating.

So I am gonna make some paper logs. Stay warm.

Yes there is a Metal Compressor
You wet the NewsPapers
pack them in
Crunch it down

Remove the brick
Leave it to Dry

It then burns slow in a Fire.

Last edited by arista; 01-08-2023 at 11:47 AM.
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