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Coal Dust?

  • 05-01-2012 1:50am
    #1
    doctor evil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,114 ✭✭✭


    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
    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    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


  • #3
    Carlow52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Carlow52


    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


  • #4
    ponddigger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 406 ✭✭ponddigger


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


  • #5
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    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!


  • #6
    doctor evil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,114 ✭✭✭doctor evil


    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
    Stained Class
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,808 ✭✭✭Stained Class


    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?


  • #8
    baords dyslexic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 902 ✭✭✭baords dyslexic


    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


  • #9
    ponddigger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 406 ✭✭ponddigger


    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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