Small Wood Pellet Machine For Sale

Once the material is conditioned and mixed enough so that it will be consistent it's time to turn it into a pellet. A pellet mill consists of a roller and a die. The die is a piece of metal with pellet sized holes that are tapered on top like a funnel. The roller rolls across the top of the die and pressed the raw material into the die.

As the material gets shoved deeper into small wood pellet machine for sale the tapered holes it gets compressed into a pellet. This generates heat which melts the binder. When the pellets are extruded out the other side of the die they then cool and the binder hardens to form a dense hard pellet.

It may sound a little complicated but it's kind of like cooking, sometimes you have to experiment a little and try mixing things a little differently before it turns out just right. After you get the hang of it it's not hard to learn how to make your own wood pellets. It's a good feeling to know you can create your own low cost heat source instead of relying on someone else to supply your pellets.