Tuesday 4 June 2013

Making briquette press at home

It is possible to make a briquetting press at home because a simple briquetting press can be made from few materials and these materials are quite affordable. It is quite cheap and easy to prepare a simple briquette press and can be made by anyone who is keen on creating briquettes.

It is quite easy to make homemade briquetting press that can be of different designs and can also be constructed from a diverse range of building materials. There are some Manufacturers of Briquetting Press that are made from cheap materials while on the other hand there are commercial briquette presses that churn out thousands of briquettes per hour. These ones are undoubtedly meant for the commercial sector and it is important they are bought from reliable and reputable manufacturers. However, for those who are keen on making a simple briquette press at home will not at all find it expensive from any angle.

Guide to make briquette press at home

1. Procure a steel pipe with 1.5” diameter and cut a uniformed length of 6”.
2. The next step is to cut metal sheet with 1.6” in diameter so that it can be welded on one end of the steel pipe and once welded it would look like a can.

3. Cut two other pieces of metal sheet measuring 1.4” in diameter and these should be able to move through the pipe.

4. Purchase two bolts and nuts and weld the first nut and bolt at the center of one of the circular sheet. The second nut and bolt has to be welded at the center of the other metal sheet. The lose nut is meant to attach the bolt firmly on the circular sheet of metal.

5. Get the metal can that was made in step 2 and make a hole that will be wide enough for the nut of the bolt to pass through. Welding flame can be used to make the hole.

6. The next step is to make a stand out of timber. Cut one piece of timber measuring 3” x 3” by 9” long and another two pieces measuring 3” x 3” by 3” long. The two smaller pieces have to be fixed to the longer piece so that they can become the legs. 5” nails can be used to join the timbers. A hole needs to be drilled at the center of the longer piece of timber for the bolt to pass through it.

The process for making a simple briquette press is completed and now it can be used to make briquettes. This is one of the simplest ways of making a briquette press at home and can be done with materials that are extremely affordable to procure. When someone is making a briquette press at home a lot of welding has to be done and it is advisable to call someone to do the welding. It is important that once the briquette press has been made the various parts are joined in a manner so that they can aptly press the briquettes.

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