Ive got a pellet stove & was at the mercy of the rise in cost of pellets, SOoo I looked into making my own(harder than it sounds). But able to be done!!! & if you have wood chips & a lil time for experimenting wood pellets can be free!!!
I got a hold of an ole grain mill that produced animal feed they pointed me in the right direction for what is known as a pellet press, this thing was old & outdated & not very big(just what I needed) the hard part is the recipe & getting the wood chips remulched into an almost fine powder. heating to the right temp. then cooling to the right temp. water to steam to make the binding process along with the above is a rigurous task indeed.
My wife thought I was an Idiot spending $$$ on stuff that looked like it was ready for the scrap yard. friends in the trades(plumbing,Hvac) helped considerably. NOW my chips are wood pellets!! they look good, but burning will be the test, Im waitin to giva a try this year!!!
I saved my bags & just reused them a cattle food scale & bagger helped out!! also used old unit but works fine, along with a ton of large potato chip bag clips !!!I would be happy to help any one out with the process as it took me almost 2yrs to figure it out(trial & error).
LXT......................