Don't Make The Mistake With The Wrong Pellet Mill

To many people make the presumption that one pellet mill is pretty much the same as any other. This presumption could not be more wrong, however many pellet mill resellers trade on this presumption to sell more cheap pellet mills. So what are the differences, what is the wrong pellet mill? It comes down to your raw material and the purpose of the pellets you wish to produce. Lets say for the case of this example you wish to produce wood pellets for fuel. Processing wood fibre is pretty much unlike any other material, and it is not the material most pellet mills were designed for. Wood fibre requires more heat, more compression and more power to generate a pellet of sufficient density. Wood pellets are used for horse bedding, however the primary use is as a fuel. The reason pellets burn so well is their high density, however with the wrong pellet mill you not achieve sufficient density. The pellets may look fine, they may have a good shape and surface shine. The key assessment is how easily they break under horizontal pressure. A fuel pellet that has any value will take quite a bit of force to snap, and it will break cleanly without producing many break away fragments. You can see literally hundreds of videos of pellet mills on YouTube and other websites. The pellets may appear to be good quality, however the reality of often very different. So what features does the wrong pellet mill have when it comes to making wood pellets? To begin with the pellet mills rotate at a too higher speed. This is fine for animal feed but far to fast for wood pellets. That high speed puts even more strain on the motor, therefore when you try to process wood fibre through these pellet mills you will find it is very easy to stall the motor. The second key issue is the key, its condition and its depth. The holes are simply too short to offer enough compression, and the holes are too rough which causes them to block. We get many requests for help about blocking dies on these pellet mills. We spend a lot of time preparing the holes on our dies for a smooth finish for wood pellets.

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