Tuesday, September 16, 2008

[papercreters] Re: mix ratio ?

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Keith" <keith_wasteoil@...> wrote:
>
> anyway, the only ratio that Ive come across is 60/20/20
> paper,crete,sand.... if there is a better established ratio, please
> let me know. BUT, my real question is : is this by weight ?

60/20/20 is a bit heavy on the paper for some applications. Really it
varies on what you are trying to make. If you are going to have water
exposure I would go higher on the portland content and/or seal it or
add latex to your mix. And yes, most folks do the ratio by weight.

- Ernie

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