logmaker ?????????

[manxminx]

i dont have a wood burning stove or even a fire in the house just one we use outside but my mum has one i was looking on a site that sold ladybird houses ( pest control) and came across a logmaker this is what it said

Try the easy to use Log Maker and help reduce the rubbish put in landfill sites by using it to make fuel logs. These logs can be made from newspaper, cardboard, leaves and even twigs. The log maker creates fuel logs that can be used straight away without the need to be wetted first. The logs can be used in open fires, solid fuel and Wood burning stoves. They make an ideal starter fuel. The log can last for up to an hour depending on the materials used in it.

i've told my mum and she has asked me to order her one what i want to know is does anybody here have one and are they any good

[manxminx]

found a bit more about it

You can recycle:



newspaper, paper, junk mail, paper bags, old cards
shredded cardboard, toilet rolls, cereal packets.
paper and card food wrapping and containers
tea bags, olive stones, coffee beans, nut shells
coal dust
small pieces of wood, sawdust
dried leaves, twigs

[Muddypause]

Actually, Kerry, this has come up several times on this forum. Do a bit of a search; you'll probably find several threads.

As I recall, opinion is a bit divided - some people seem to get good results, and are happy with them, others find them messy, a lot of work, and the results are not particularly impressive.

Let us know what your mum makes of it after she's had it a while.

[manxminx]

thanks i found them just me being lazy again i think this one is a newer one as you dont have to wet them and wait for the logs to dry out also they are log shaped and not bricks it will be me making them my mum and nan are going to save all the rubbish that i can use in it for me and i will give most to my mum and some for me for the outside stove

[red]

yeh we have both kinds of logmaker - the kind you make out of wet paper.. and this one you mention that uses dry

the dry one is... ok... makes neat compact 'logs' you can store and put on the fire - but it not much better than putting paper and cardboard straight on the fire.
i would say alot less work and effort than the wet kind.. and makes more sense in winter as trying to find somewhere for the wet bricks to dry out can be tricky.

[Altica]

I have heard of these before, some friends of friends have one and they love it. Not sure if they have the wet or dry kind, though I guess it's more likely to be the wet kind. They've had it for a few years now.

[Wombat]

Hey Kerry!

I have the wet one, but am not familiar with the dry one. Could you post details (name, pic etc.) so I could get an idea of how it works?

Nev

[manxminx]

http://www.shopeco.co.uk/index.asp?func ... ductid=186

i dont know if this will work nev but i hope it will

[red]

yes thats the one we have - like i said its a way of really squishing paper and bits and pieces into managable shapes.. but not a whole heap better than just putting the paper on the fire.
the kind you make out of wet paper last a reasonable time

[Wombat]

Thanks Kerry, no I had not seen that type before..................I wonder if they have 'em here.......

Nev