So I was working with the kitchenaid mixer, using what I call the 'PTO' to shred some cheese and I got to thinking about pelets. Really! So why can't we just make a drum shedder just like the mixer, run dry wood through it, maybe shake out the leftovers through hardware screen and burn what's left? I know it would not be dense like a true pellet, but I bet if the drum was made correct you could get little wood chunks that would work in an auger? This would be a nice affordable way to use refuse wood (such as branches from the yard) to suppliment the pellet supply. I'm already eyeing the craig's list chipper in the barn, wonder if the chipper itself could be modified? Just a thought waiting for more snow, this is getting very old.