For those of you that have a wood burning stove or fireplace, and have access to the materials, these fire logs are basically free! I have been making fire logs for a couple seasons, and thought I would share the process here. I saw this somewhere on the 'net, and have improved it somewhat. I am a veg oil user, so I have "dregs" (food particles, animal fats, etc) left over from the filtering process.
The recycled ingredients needed are: Filter waste, Saw Dust and/or shredder shavings, Milk/juice cartons (1/2 gallon), piece of 2X4. You will also need some shipping/box tape (not recycled of course!).
I use the bottom half of a 20 gallon steel drum for a mixing tub. I add the ingredients:
I use a drywall mud whip and 1/2 drill motor to mix up the ingredients:
The next step is to pack the mixture in the cartons, and tamp down with the 2X4:
They should look like this when full:
The next step is to fold the top over, and tape it tight. I loop strips of tape vertically and horizontally around the carton for a tight seal. The carton is oily, and the tape sticks to itself better than the carton:
They last in my fireplace for at least 1/2 hour, and sometimes more than an hour.
ENJOY!!