Paper Roll Cores

[wastings]

Well I did my first LONG burn In the NC 30 new install went pretty well, I have read a lot of posts about burning paper Bu.tttttttt not like this. {See picks} I am a printer of news papers so I got this idea as these spent cores {that we throw out} I could find away to use these and heat my house with out using a lot of wood. And here’s what I did, spit and shoved a piece of wood into roll end {no ink on roll ends virgin paper you can nail these like wood} I stared a fire at 9 pm and at 11 pm I had a good coal bed going, {using wood} and I shoved in three logs {as in pictures} and turned air down. Went to bed at 2:30 am {after repeated checks on stove} and managed to get up at 11 am {night shifter} and I will be dang if stove was not still hot. Opened the door racked ash, and the wood I shoved down core {12 in length} was red hot on all three cores 18 hours later stove was cold .now I do relies that it only got down to 52 degrees but I believe this went really well. So I am seeking the advice of you long time wood stove experts, and also the I tried burning paper experts, do you see a problem? I also see more ash but I don’t mind an extra cleaning a week. Now I don’t have the room to store these cores inside, butt I can bring home every night up to twenty cores our more. I also use chop saw to cut cores to length along with wood insert.
Thanks Larry

 

[BrotherBart]

The only thing I would keep an eye on is that the chimney doesn't get plugged up with fly ash. Paper generates a lot of it. If you burn the things why don't you just mix them with hardwood in the stove instead of making Paper Roll Cordon Bleu out of them.

 

[wastings]

The only thing I would keep an eye on is that the chimney doesn't get plugged up with fly ash. Paper generates a lot of it. If you burn the things why don't you just mix them with hardwood in the stove instead of making Paper Roll Cordon Bleu out of them.

Just filling in the three in shaft hole , i feel thats alot of wasted space in the stove.
larry

 

[fossil]

Hmm, "logs in a blanket". Gives a whole new meaning to the term wood insert. Keep us posted as you continue to gain experience with this innovative use of available fuel. Rick

 

[Redox]

Cord-on-bleu; thasss funny stuff, there, I tell ya! Just be careful of the cheese that leaks out. :cheese:

I have tried burning old magazines rolled up in the stove and have not been impressed with the BTU content, but if the mess is manageable, the price sure is right.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Chris

 

[Wireman131]

Is it solid paper that makes up the cores, or is there a glue component that helps hold things together? If there is glue, next question would be if there is any risk of chimney fire, or fouling from the burning glue?

 

[webbie]

I had customer who melted stoves with the cores that were made of particle board.....

 

[wastings]

they are soild unprinted paper cores down to a 1/2 inch cardborad tube, not sure if theres glue in cardbroad or not .when paper rep comes in from canada ill get an answer, but as for the burn i had total control over fire at all times and end up being comfrtable anough to go to bed.