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- I show you how my newspaper and sawdust Briquettes burn. How Hot, How Long and how to light them. Do they burn good
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I feel like you could probably dry these on top of the stove to expedite the process
I bought my parents and myself a shredder a few years ago. We shred every form of paper we get. I also have friends who shred for me and save tp and paper towel spindles for me(fire starters with dryerlint). I have a sawmill a few miles from me. I do a 60%-40% sawdust to paper brick and bake it in the summer sun using flower bed liner and a brick for compression topped with cinder blocks for weight. The moisture is absorbed by the ground. Works great for my 12x20 cabin home as a heating maintainer instead of using another log.
That’s awesome thanks for watching
Sign up for every junk mail mailing list (snail mail) that you can get on. Your mailman will HATE you...but you'll never run out of combustible fuel.
I'm sure there are some that do that
Lmfao
I bought a pallet of compressed sawdust bricks from the lumber yard. They used a hydrologic press and were very heavy for their size. It was cheap too, $50 for the equivalent of two cord of wood.
We used them for winter camping in Montana and they kicked ass. It burned much longer than firewood by a long shot. Instead of feeding the stove every 90 minutes to two hours, with the bricks, it’s every three and half to four hours in our spruce cylinder stove. Winter camping is so fun when you’re well rested.
There’s less creosote in the pipe and there’s less ash when when everything’s all burned off.
Awesome wish I could buy some. Were was this lumber yard? I’m sure there is no chance it is near me. Thanks for watching
Channel Lumber in Richmond, CA.
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@@derdriuliamhas9038 little far from Pennsylvania lol
In Europe/Germany we can buy those "wood briquettes" (compressed saw dust) everywhere as regular fuel for woodstoves. They burn long & hot, much more than natural wood, because they are so dense. They aren't cheap, though.
a 2000 pound pallet (1 ton) go for 300-400 around here in ohio!..if i could buy a ton for 50 bucks i would never go back to firewood!!..i love the compressed sawdust brick for my wood stove..i can get them for 180 a ton at a local place but in the summer time only so i would have to stock them up..they have to be stored indoors in low humidity or they poof up..burning 24/7 one ton lasts about 25 days..in colder weather i would burn more than a ton per month..so much better than firewood though!..i burn them in a catalytic wood stove
Just a tip. Whenever you’re running a woodstove and you know it’s going good, that’s when you shut the damper on the chimney and on the intake. The smoke will circulate and burn several more times before it leaves your chimney🍻long burn 🤘
Thanks for the info! Thanks for watching
Closing the damper and the intake is a myth and its not good , the smoke will soot your pipe/chimney more that way,A wide-open damper will increase the amount of air reaching the fire and improve combustion. As a result, the fire will burn hotter.
Also start your fire from the top not under the logs,starting the fire from the top allows the wood to burn more efficiently by ensuring that the gases released during the initial stages of combustion are also burned, leading to a cleaner and more complete burn. This technique, known as "top-down" or "upside-down" fire starting, can help maximize the heat output and reduce smoke and emissions.
I’m impressed. I like a good recycle, reuse, and repurpose story.
Thanks for watching Chad
This was pretty awesome to watch. I'm down in Texas so after the deep freeze and no power a couple of years back, I'm always lookin at ways to keep heating ideas on the back burner. Pun intended. I'm kind of kicking myself that I just been tossing the clippings from my paper shredder into the recycle bin all this time.
I remember that happening, must have been a little scary. Thanks for watching
@@DIYJIM Yes sir. Got me a 13K Watt dual fuel generator and put in a dedicated breaker/interlock system just because of that. But you can never have too many fuel sources for heat. Especially when its sent in the mail for free :)
Great idea (this and previous video)!
One item which slightly skewed your experimental data.... For the paper bricks, you did not have any angle iron on top of the stove. For the sawdust, you had two bits of angle iron which probably acted sort of like a heat sink allowing the heat to be pulled out of the left side of the top of the stove.
Consider for future bricks possibly adding wood chips if you have them handy. If you get them green, then they may still have some sap in them to help hold everything together... and burn... and the larger wood chips might lengthen the total burn time. Still mix in paper, and saw dust to get rid of them... but adding wood chips/shavings/etc could help how long it burns
Also, consider when you are constructing the bricks, as you put the tubes in half way, surround them with some of the wood starter material. Then, place the bricks in the stove with the holes vertical and light by putting fire at the bottom of the hole. You could do it with both hole or perhaps even just one.
Just some ideas,
cheers
Thanks for the ideas and thanks for watching
Used coffee grounds are a great additive to these. A lot of coffee shops will give them to you for free(theyd just throw them out anyway).
I might have to try this sometime
I mean, really, what we're doing is just re-constituting trees lol :) I was really impressed when I made them. I like how light they are and how long they last for. And you're making it for free, from old boxes and junk mail, just costs labour. One of my use cases is with a pack stove - having something that fits inside the tiny stove is perfect. It's light, and you can carry a couple nights worth easily .. that's awesome. I wonder about giving them a quick wax dip to waterproof them as well.
You should try and make a video about it. Thanks for watching
Great idea to supplement someone's heat source or a great idea to heat a small space for short time like a cabin or garage
Thanks for watching Jason. Maybe if the boilers go done the inmates can make some for heat. LOL
Personally I think you are smart to save your newspaper and use it in your bricks. No matter what its free firewood. To me it doesn't matter how fast it burns its yours and its free. Why throw away free heat? Compare free heat to an electric heater bill... Id take the newspaper every time. 😊❤
Love the video though its very informative. ❤❤
Thanks for watching I agree
Okay not bad 👍👍 definitely a good way to combine the sawdust and paper into something useful.
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I think if you used them along with wood it’ll definitely reduce the consumption of wood. Going to try this as wood is becoming expensive in the UK
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Going to show these to my brother, that uses wood to heat his home. These would be the perfect base level starters, to stack logs on top of.
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"God is greater then the ups and downs!"
Correct thanks for watching God bless
I would assume the holes allow it to not only dry faster on the inside, but it will allow oxygen to get inside when burning so it burns more thoroughly. Without it, they will probably burn slower
Agree, thanks for watching
I make these for my outdoor fire pit. I don't bother with the holes. I do buy wood shavings for pet bedding to add to them. I usually only start throwing them in after the fire is going. I feel that it is worth the time to make them, even if I am just augmenting the fire with them and not using them full time. It would otherwise just get circle filed.
I might try to make some more this summer. Thanks for watching
Definitely worth saving the paper instead of wasting it, make em into bricks and get a warm day out of it once in awhile.
Not to mention all the extra paper you could gather if you put your back into it.
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Just a comment from my own experience: I use newspapers to make giant "cigars" which contain sawdust.
The newspaper-roll holds the sawdust together nicely, and the sawdust is dry from the the start. So no machines needed, no drying time, instant heat, also free of charge. If I want it ultra-convenient I use ready-made brown paperbags to hold the sawdust together. Works like a charm, is super-quick, needs no drying time and feeds the woodstove with 99.9% wood.
Awesome idea thanks for watching
If you fix the door in your stove you will be blown away by how munch longer things last. We just did ours and I never realized how bad it had gotten
Maybe I will do that, thanks for watching
Noticed the hat. I have the same one. God is greater than the ups and downs.
God bless thanks for watching
Very nice expirament. I also combine to the one I make coffe grounds, composted leaves and olive peats
I still want to make another video with a different mixer. Thanks for watching
I have really enjoyed watching this experiment, it was super cool. I really thought the sawdust would last longer. The pellet one with black on it and hair can't be good, yikes. This was a great use of time, I didn't even know you could make your own starters. I would definitely do this.
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Great Idea! We are all into it now. Here in Europe all bills are send on electronic paper (emails), unless you stop paying them! Now we're waiting for the heaps of paper from the utility companies, dept collectors, you name it. I bet a court case or two would heat us up nicely.
Thanks for watching, hope you have a good Christmas.
@@DIYJIM thanks Jim. Merry Christmas and lots of warmth!
I don't get the newspaper... but I would gladly put all of my bills in a press to make these :)
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You could take this one step further as far as the recycling part goes and put the ash either in your compost bin or just sprinkle it over your garden .
Agree thanks for watching
Traditional pottery makers use ash as a glaze. See if you can find a Potter near you.
I'd use a cross cut paper shredder to cut up the newspaper to make the pulp a consistent size.
50/50 paper pulp and sawdust sounds like a winning mix.
I did buy one definitely make it easier
A paper shredder would be a great help. They are pretty inexpensive.
I just bought one off marketplace.
That ash would be good for gardening
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Very interesting concept and clearly works. Maybe not as well as some good firewood but certainly cheaper. I can't believe I've never heard of this before watching your videos on it. December 1st now, seems like a good time for me to try it out. I'm in Washington so it's not too cold where I live, even in the winter, but these could save me a little money when we do decide to make fires so I see no reason not to shred up junk mail, mailers, newspaper, cardboard, etc. as I receive them and make some bricks. Thanks for the videos, and as a fan of DIY in general, I've subscribed and look forward to more videos.
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If the wood pellets are hardwood and have oak in them then the tannin in it can react with the water and cause the black staining.
Good point never thought of that. Thanks for the info. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the great job very good explanations and good tips.learn allot from that experiment i guess the wood burns better than the papers. 🇩🇰🙏👍
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Make some with a mix of ashes,reusing ashes, i usually throw the ashes inthe garden
Thanks for the idea and thanks for watching
I think if you mixed melted candle wax into the mold they would light with just a flame. The saw dust will burn longer.
Heres my take on a fire place
Your venting air outside, but air has to come back in to replace it, so fresh air is coming in the walls to replace what you've sent up the flue
What is a smarter approach is pull fresh air in around the vent pipe the cold air it sucked in brings back the heat off the vent pipe so the fresh air is hot this adds to the effectiveness of heating you can blow the heat off the fire box and fresh air vent pipe out into the room
Adding more heat then it make just burning wood or composted materials.
Last thing is make sure you clean out the flue pipe or your going to have a fire in the flue pipe.
thanks for the information I mainly burn wood this was just an experiment
My local electric Co has an area nearby where they dump wood chops. They are free to the public. Also, many landscaping companies will deliver wood chips for free. But most people don't need a truckload of chips for bricks.
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Parents had a trough, with a slotted rod on a crank, add a bit of flour to the trough, some water, slip a sheet of bets paper in the slot, start cranking. The flour and water acts like glue, when you're at the size of "log" ya want, stop and slide the "log" off the rod.
How much flower in the water? Did they let it soak for a few days? Maybe I can try this. Thanks for watching
@@DIYJIM enough flour to make it a little thicker than water, but, runner than pancake batter, no soaking, as you cranked, it pulled the paper under the flour water in the trough. When it dried, it was solid. A whole down the center from the cranking rod allowed the air to the core easier.
thank you@@billwoehl3051
Interesting concept, but I get just enough paper to use for starting fires with kindling and wood. And I have acres of wood.
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Another idea for fire lighters. Keep used dried tea bags that have been in a sealed jar with some kerosene in them 🇦🇺
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The best is when the wood feels petrified. I don't know if I've used heart wood before.
Definitely not a waste of time
It's free emergency wood.
Never can have too much
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Here's an idea of getting some extra use from a gasoline (we call it petrol in 🇦🇺) powered log splitter. Use that powerful ram with a mold to compress saw dust, etc. 🇦🇺
Awesome idea, I may just try that this winter. I’m thinking electric log splitter, so I can do it in my garage.
@@DIYJIM it won't have the grunt of a gasoline splinter though
@@Hipporider I get that but way more than I can give. Plus I do not have either.
7:57 - See all those flakes from the newspapers? Those will cling to the inside of your pipe and as they stack they become flammable again. When using newspaper for kindling only, its recommended to have the pipe cleaned at least once a year, preferrebly 2. If using compressed bricks of paper I have no idea though, but if you call your local fire station and ask, those guys should know and are usually very happy to help out. Burning newspaper indoors is illegal some places, and other places its legal but not covered by insurance due to the amount of house fires it starts.
Sawdust bricks dont flake, but do kinda come with their own set of issues, mainly in that they tend to burn ALOT hotter than regular wood. Typically what happens is someone buys these bricks from a lumber yard or such, wake up an extra cold day and throw an extra couple of bricks in there to compensate, which then causes their wood burning oven to crack from heating up faster than its rated for.
Im of course not saying you cant (or shouldnt) do this, im just saying that if you do, be careful. And treat these bricks / briquettes different than wood logs, because they are.
Best regards from Norway, next to the north pole.
Thank you for all the information very informative. Stay warp this winter
I remember a lot of chimney fires, the last time these paper bricks were “invented”.
Yup! It is actually forbidden here in Germany (Well...what isn't forbidden here???), because of the unknown content of dye in the paper and the resulting potentially hazardous smoke it could create. Only untreated and all natural wood is allowed as fuel for woodstoves, since several years, for environmental reasons.
Another reason against it, maybe a more relevant one, is the fact that most modern papers are literally "filled up" with cheap filler materials in order to save on the actual cellulose fibers. Bottom line is that you'll end up with A LOT OF ashes and less burn value than one might expect.
That said...I do own such a "brick press", too and intend to do some "brick making" during summertime, too, in the future, from junk newspaper-paper with eco-friendly modern black dye only.
@@19ghost73 my new video I only used cardboard and newspaper and leaves
I have a feeling that. The reason why the batch with wood pellets added started to mold is because they used wheat flour or some kind of organic binder to help the pellets form better during manufacturing.
Maybe, thanks for watching
@@DIYJIM Thanks for the great content. I've been looking at these for a while to try and build one of my own, That's more rugged and can go in The hydraulic press I have.
Well, if you get an schreader, an office one for news paper and cheap chipper from home depot or whatever for cardboard and wood it takes time to feed the machines but no effort at all, if you power them during the summer with solar that's free heating all year around, quite literally.
Agree I might buy a shredder
Have an old deep fryer with some used cooking oil, try deepfrying a pulp log ,let it drip n dry. Wax paper or coat for storage . Give it a wirl watch for creosote tho. Been thinking about this idea for a while now. Good luck 🤞
You should make a video trying this.
Sawdust is king
@DIYJIM just an idea, make the holes a little bigger in your bricks. And have your children fill them with your firestarters. Just an idea.
Or just dump a little candle wax on a few that you make. Good idea
Wet sawdust and paper bricks are perfect mushroom growing media for fungi that consume wood. That mold isn't surprising.
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I have been making bricks for years one day I am going to make bigger mold like 4"by 4" by 24" so I can get 1 1/2-2 hours burn I use the junk mail and cardboard sawdust if I have any it helps with the heat bill.onburn days.
Definitely helps the heat bill, thanks for watching
Very cool video as the tree huggers lose there mind seeing this video 😂😂
Agreed lol, they really like my used oil burner
I keep forgetting to do this! Everytime I open the mailbox I remind myself to start setting all the junkmail to the side. Will at least put a box next to the recycle bin right now.
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Have you considered incorporating spent ash into the paper pulp mix maybe to extend the length of time it stays hot.
Just an idea.
Never tried that , thanks for watching
You can make a hole the same size as the firer starter and place the firer starter in the hole!!! And burn baby 😊😊😊!!! I Don't know if that will work just an idea I need to try it out for myself!!!
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Can you make a big bed of coals with em,if you do can it hold coals for bed time,btw great video
Never tried thanks for watching
If you only use newspaper it seems like a paper shredder would be a good first step. Shred all the paper before you start soaking it... that might blend up better with your mixing tool?
Agree I did that in my other video
Also make sure you don’t use sawdust from pressure treated wood. Too many chemicals. Good job.
Great point!
Use a paper shredder to do your news paper that would make is cut up small
Agree I have been looking for one
Throw them in a bucket of used cooking oil for 5 min before use.
They will have a lot more power😊
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I saw a guy who puts his used coffee grounds in his briquette mix. Have you tried that?
Never tried that, thanks for watching
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goods d summer hobby prepaing firewood for hunting camp
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I definitely hit the thumbs up And Subscribed I think that is a good idea you press on the paper together using your wood and make those breaks mean got nothing to lose you actually save and some money on the wood deck you're putting in the stove cause you aint using it you're just using scraps I think it's a pretty awespecially these days things are type so it's nice to save wherever you can I'm the one I left to a When I left your message about the Lowe's pilot stove I think the auger motor is gone and I'm pretty sure that bearing is gone it shouldn't be able to pick that up and wobble it around so It's gone Last night I was crushing the pellets to make it keep Heat in the house but now it is shot Is starting up and stopping
Thank you very much for subscribing. Maybe you could also look for a used Harman pellet stove P43 or P68 depends on how big your house is and how well it is insulated.
I make Briquettes from sawdust. But I leave it to start composting. They burn over 2 hours now.
Wow thanks for watching
Have you got a video of how you make your briquettes @twcmaker ?
Thanks for this video! Really enjoyed it)
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Although it makes for less matetial, i wonder if having the holes 3-4 vs 2. Or completly removing the holes could change out your time and burn temp.
I tried that in my other video burning my leaf briquettes. Thanks for watching
What if you made one of the holes bigger and made a fire starter in it?
Guess that would work
If it was black it was mold, only takes 24 hours to take hold and can consume a full size house in as little as 12 days.
Crazy thanks for watching
these briquettes feel like 'if you have it, might as well." They are good, they work, but no need to go out of the way to do it.
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I use a car jack to press mine. I don't know how they will burn. Mixed them with cardboard, paper, newspaper and sawdust. I don't have any holes in them so I hope they will burn. I guess holes could be important.
I am going to try to make some more while it is warm out. Maybe I will try some without holes. Thanks for watching
Holes are just to dry them faster
Thanks for the review although im left lost by what would the smoke tell you that the fire wouldn't?
Nice clear smoke equals full clean burn. Thanks for watching
I'll keep my air source heat pump thanks. Good fun though.
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I have tried with these and it's a complete waste of time unless you have a constant supply of saw dust to mix it in the paper pulp, which I don't have. Than again they burn quick, dirty and don't generate a lot of heat. I think pallet wood it's a better choice here, at least I don't have to make bricks and I can get them for free anywhere.
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If you’re going to make them anyway with free materials, just do them and get the almost free heat.
Whichever way you make them.
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If you have time to spare and you can turn off the TV you can get free heat so it's probably worth your time
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Great video
Thanks!
Well. Do they burn well?
sure but not as long as real wood
Why isn’t this an industry? If you did this on a larger scale you could totally cash in. What electric driving solar panel want to be wouldn’t bye this. Really neat. I get sooo much cardboard I want a press.
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The thing is, paper burning produces a bad smell especially indoors
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How about mixing saw dust and paper together
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This is really cool video but after watching it I was wondering isn't there lead in newspaper I mean like the ink can be transferred into the smoke I don't know. It was fun to watch and you know any way you can save money.
I don’t think there’s lead in the newspaper. Thanks for watching
There hasn't been lead in ink in a very long time
How many briquettes you can make daily?
never tried that
In my uneducated opinion any way you can safely heat your environment, with just work and the materials you already have is a good thing.
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Any update on the mixer upgrade?
I bought a shredder much much easier
Buy yourself an inexpensive paper shredder and shread as you read your newspaper.
I was thinking about doing that. Thanks for watching
Do you measure the 40%/60% sawdust/paper by volume or weight?
Volume but it is not super important. I’m in the process of another video right now. Making more briquettes with different mixtures.
What does the hat mean?
God is greater than the ups and downs. Thanks for watching
Maybe check the temperature before you open the door and let all the heat escape? I mean we all have our ways of doing everything. Just a thought.
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I enjoyed the video but was wondering if the smoke they make is toxic with all the chemicals used to make the flyers and such like pages of a magazine. New Sub now.
Really not sure if they are toxic. If I make more I’m only using newspapers. Thanks for subscribing
@@DIYJIM You need to be careful with the wastewater... it should go straight down the drain. Many inks contain heavy metals and you don't want that stuff building up in your garden. Same with the ash, don't use it in the garden. Plain cardboard, paper using plant based inks like soy ink or just plain wood ash from the fire is fine to use in a compost heap, even your sawdust briquette ash should be fine... but not any coated papers/or traditional inks.
@@cros13 thanks for the information never thought about that. Good to know
Hard to tell but is your hat showing greater than /less than, up and down?
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mans came from church, I just got back from church too
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I’ll stick with wood. However I believe it is time to build a mass rocket stove in my basement
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What about smoke?
5:17 I show the smoke
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That is black mold on your pellet bricks it's very hazardous to your health
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I would still do the opposite :D This is condensing. Crumple and put some light kindling on top. It will burn quick and not fly up.
Once it is going throw a log in. Often the old way is still better.
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I think you had mushrooms growing in your pellet logs
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Just soak newspapers, fold and pile them and press. Dry the blocks and you are done !
So don’t tear up or shred them?
@@DIYJIM No, waste of efforts. Take simple white vanilla newspapers and press them folded and piled. You can add a bit of natural glue to the water like wheat flour or other. Forget about the tubes. Just do not make too thick bricks if you do not have a whole summer for drying.
One thing to understand is that a brick has exactly the same global amount of energy than the sheets in it. If you pile and press to make a brick, it is just to slow down the speed of burning. There is absolutly no "new" energy coming from the time and efforts you waste in making them.