Can I use the Pellet Mill to make animal feed pellets?

Yes! you can. The process is the same, just the raw material is different. Farm owners use Pellet Mills and grinders known as Hammer Mills to produce their own feed for their animals, you can too! Fish pellets, Rabbit pellets, Goat pellets whatever!

What if I need a binder?

Use Pellet Binder, easily stored, safe, all natural, and inexpensive. Costs $62 delivered to your door! Now that’s cheap! Available only through this website. Order Here We are the EXCLUSIVE distributor of Pellet Binder for small production mills.

The question is are you prepared to make 440lbs of pellets an hour? Production capacity is a mathematical formula based on power (HP), the diameter size of the die , how many and what size holes are in it, the RPM’s of the die and how resistant the biomass is that you put into it. To maximize the production capacity of the Pellet Mill, you must have your raw material ready to pelletize, moisture content correct, storage and drying area ready to go, and be able to feed the mill while it operates.

*Produce pellets in smaller batches at first until you get the knack of it. There’s a lot more to produce pellets than just buying a Pellet Mill.

My pellets are mixing with my "fines", what can I do?

"Fines" are simply unpelletized particles that come out the chute with the pellets. You may want to use a 1/8 or 1/4 inch mesh wire attached at the end of your chute to allow "fines" to fall through while formed pellets "roll" down the mesh into your container. 6 to 8 inches in length should do it.

How long do I wait before I can burn my pellets?

If your producing pellets in the Spring, Summer, and Fall, like a good doobie, drying time won’t matter, they’ll be dry by Winter. If you are producing pellets today that you’ll need tomorrow, you will need to setup a drying bed to help air dry the pellets. A simple rectangular bed large enough to hold them, should make them burnable within hours. The more Air and Sun they are exposed to, of course, will speed the drying time.

Can I "set it and forget it"?

No. Pellet production requires attention by you. You will need to prepare the raw material, (Pulverize with Hammer Mill if necessary, adjust moisture, add binder if needed, feed the raw material into the mill, re-feed the "fines" back in, dry and store the pellets.

Where can I get sawdust or other biomass?

If you don’t have a sawmill in your backyard don’t worry, you don’t need one. But you can’t put wood chips into a Pellet Mill, so what’s the solution? A Hammer Mill. Hammer Mills pulverize biomass into particles less than 1/4", which is perfect for a Pellet Mill. If you use a Hammer Mill you will have all the sawdust you’ll ever need and be able to pulverize leaves, hay, alfalfa, pinecones, cornstalks, grass, twigs, acorns, and whatever else is lying around your yard for FREE!

Can I use cardboard boxes and Junk Mail?

Absolutely! Talk about free fuel, throw that stuff into a Hammer mill and grind it up to a pulp, add moisture with a binder and sit by the fire!

How long will it take me to make pellets?

Read through the Talking Pellets Forum there is a lot of helpful information there. Usually you will be able to make pellets almost right away. You may find that you have a lot of "fines" in the beginning, or that your pellets are short and stubby, or that they don’t hold their form, but using Pellet Binder and will correct that for you, and soon you will start to make more consistent uniform pellets.

Nothing is coming out, why?

Chances are you clogged your die. This will occur if you don’t use Pellet Binder, haven’t reamed your die, your sawdust is too dry, or if you used Wafer or Particle board sawdust, these contain glue which will reactivate by the heat the pellet machine generates. In either case, you will need to remove the die and clean it. While you have the die removed, use a ream to condition your die. This will smooth the rough edges of the holes in your die.

How long will the die and rollers last?

A good question. The answer depends on how often you use the Pellet Mill and what kind of biomass you pelletize. Constant use of 4 to 8 hours a day over a period of 2 months using sawdust will wear down the die and rollers and they will need to be replaced. Less use of course and softer biomasses like grasses, leaves, and paper goods, could mean the die and rollers last well over a year. Changing to sealed bearings in the rollers is a good idea.

Can I get parts through this website?

Yes, of course.

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