Comments on: Making Wood Pellets

By: Mike Davidson

Mike Davidson — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:04:17 +0000

I want to make my own pellet mill. We’re pretty handy blacksmiths and machinists. The question is how large would I make the press rollers and how much pressure do I need to apply to it to press through the dye? A third question, how many pounds should I run between my press rollers and dye?

By: betty bakhan

betty bakhan — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:23:56 +0000

what about dryer lint from an industrial laundry

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:59:04 +0000

Can treated wood be made into pellets ie. painted or stained timber

By: admin

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:36:16 +0000

Mesquite is commonly made into pellets and sold for BBQ and smokers. Some pellet mills may have difficulty with the harder hardwoods so check with the manufacturer to make sure the mill can handle hardwood.

I haven’t heard of using tumble weed but I don’t know why it wouldn’t work. Pretty much any cellulose material like that can be made into a pellet.

I have heard of sewer sludge being made into pellets to use as fertilizer. I think they combine the sludge with other cellulose materials. Maybe mixing the sewer sludge and tumble weed would work.

By: r rome

r rome — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:43:02 +0000

interested in using paper, and combinations of other waste, also can Tumble weeds (soft) or Mesquite(a very hard wood)be used to make pellots.

also for small city sewer system, can pellots be made of human excrement