It's all about the method
Hi ya.
Firstly you need to steep the newspaper in water for a few days (the longer the better) ie. completely immersed in water. Then it will go into a pulp and no longer look like paper. This is when it's ready to be pressed. Once in the press it should remain in the press for at least 6 hours before removing it from the press with weights on top of it. Once removed it should be dried out thoroughly. 100% can take up to two weeks.
This method only really works if you have several presses and spend a while at it each day to get a "stock" of blocks. It takes quiet some time and effort and planning and patience.
Once they are fully dried they give off tremendous heat and last ages and actually give off little to no ash.
It sounds to me like yours either wern't soaked for long enough or were still damp when you tried to light them.
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