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Coal Dust?

doctor evil · 2012-01-05 01:50:57

Hello all Is there anyway I can compress coal dust at home to use for the fire. I'm aware that coal dust particles can combust. I was thinking of dampening with some water and maybe some newspaper and compressing it with flowerpots perhaps. I've googled and saw one result that suggested wallpaper paste or plaster dust, I'm…

05-01-2012 2:50am

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Hello all

Is there anyway I can compress coal dust at home to use for the fire. I'm aware that coal dust particles can combust.

I was thinking of dampening with some water and maybe some newspaper and compressing it with flowerpots perhaps.

I've googled and saw one result that suggested wallpaper paste or plaster dust, I'm wary of trying anything like that incase it is toxic.

Thanks all!

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#2 05-01-2012 12:06pm

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Could you mix it with damp, shredded newspaper and compress it using one of those devices for making paper briquettes.
There was a thread on these gadgets here

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#3 06-01-2012 6:38pm

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doctor evil wrote: »

Hello all

Is there anyway I can compress coal dust at home to use for the fire. I'm aware that coal dust particles can combust.

I was thinking of dampening with some water and maybe some newspaper and compressing it with flowerpots perhaps.

I've googled and saw one result that suggested wallpaper paste or plaster dust, I'm wary of trying anything like that incase it is toxic.

Thanks all!

for a closed fire/stove I use a paper bag with the end of the coal. roll up tight and put in.
NOT for an open fire

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#4 06-01-2012 6:55pm

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hi all mix the coal dust with yellow clay .it is called calum .we still make them ponddigger

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#5 06-01-2012 9:04pm

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I dont know where you intend getting the coal dust from but remember why the older generations stopped using it. It usually gets mixed with stone and the stone becomes red hot and sparks when it heats up.

True fact!

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#6 07-01-2012 2:40am

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It is for an open fire place, don't worry I have not intention of tightly wrapping it in newspaper.

The coal dust is from the bottom of the coal bunkers and invariably the bottom of the coal skuttles.

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#7 08-01-2012 2:54am

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ponddigger wrote: »

hi all mix the coal dust with yellow clay .it is called calum .we still make them ponddigger

Hi ponddigger.

Can you elaborate on this? Where can I find yellow clay.

How effective is this?

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#8 08-01-2012 2:37pm

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Stained Class wrote: »

Hi ponddigger.

Can you elaborate on this? Where can I find yellow clay.

How effective is this?

Link for many more google you can google mixing coal dust and clay culm etc

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#9 08-01-2012 9:35pm

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hi mixing coal dust with yellow clay ,is the way my father showed me how to make culm,yellow clay can be gought on bad soil ,near the ditch where there are dykes:Dponddigger:D

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