[AT] oil dry

[Steve W.]

Stephen Offiler wrote:
> Wood ash!  Wow, interesting idea, Charlie.  I do use it for de-icing the
> walkways, but since my woodstove grate is kind of coarse, I get plenty of
> small chunks of wood coals mixed in the ashes, and you know how tenacious
> carbon black is...  so, I only use it on walkways and curtail it near the
> house.
> 
> I've been using kitty litter (we have three cats) mixed with sawdust, and I
> tend heavier on the sawdust because I have a lot of it and I'm sort of
> frugal ;-)  Now I've gotta try to mix in some wood ash as well.  Definitely
> need to figure out some kind of sifter to remove those coals.
> 
> SO
> 

If you REALLY want to be frugal, You can take the sawdust/litter mix. 
Absorb the oil/fuel and then use a cheap bbq grill and a few chunks of 
charcoal and burn the oil out. Use an air blast to "sift" the burnt ash 
out and mix it back into the unused stuff. Don't leave the burnt ash in, 
it creates slime if it gets wet.

-- 
Steve W.