Re: [papercreters] Peristaltic pump

I'm not in favor of peristaltic pumps for the reasons that Mikey has stated.

 

One of the areas that has not yet been looked at here are the pumps that are made for the pulp and paper industry.   These specialty pump companies have worked with paper mills for years to make pumps for a type of mixture similar to papercrete.   This might be an area to explore.

 

Neal 

 

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From: "Dave S." <Dave.Strait@gmail.com>

I came across an older Delasco peristaltic pump on ebay and would appreciate hearing some thoughts on how helpful it would be in handling materials.

The seller has 2, the smaller one appears to be capable of 2-10 gallons per minute. Asking price is $950 plus $300 freight delivery from NH to MN. He says the whole assembly, gear box, pump & motor weighs 300-350#.

After the great discussion of grinder pumps & exploring the "reckless experimentation" site a lot of things are starting to look like papercrete tooling. The local building supply has a 1hp GE disposer & a deep, laundry sink that looks like a 25 gallon mixer wanting to happen for about $200.

A new, 1 1/2hp, 1-8gpm pump from www.eccentricpumps.com is $3200 plus shipping.

Any experience & insights appreciated.

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