Slurryguy is rambling nonsensically outside the box again. LOOK OUT
BELOW!
I don't know if the technique would be practical, but what about
building an elevated mixer on a tall platform or strong scaffold?
It would be awesome to be able to run a long trough just like they
use with cement trucks. You could dump the slurry straight from the
elevated mixer down the trough into the forms. The real trick would
be powering the mixer. Maybe you could rig a long drive shaft from
your tractor's pto?
The only pumping would be a simple cheap water pump. IIRC you have a
front end loader for your tractor that could do the lifting of the
dry cement and dry paper.
It would be a more complex construction to build the elevated
platform to be sure, but the big payoff is labor savings when you
dump the slurry into forms. I bet you could work really fast with
such a system.
I would highly recommend building the platform wide enough that there
is plenty of room for a walkway around the mixer and a strong railing
for safety.
Ok, now that I'm done rambling, feel free to go back to discussing
reality again.
:)
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "ElfNori" <elf@...> wrote:
>
> You're absolutely right. The downside is it's difficult to get
plans to solidify because of all the possibilities.
>
> I'm using in-place porous forms. I need to be able to pour or pump
the mix into my forms. Alternately, I need to be able to drain the
mix, then dump it into the forms.
>
> ElfN
>
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