Papercreters: Re: [papercreters] Re: Interested, but not necessarily in making my own PC

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Re: [papercreters] Re: Interested, but not necessarily in making my own PC

Wayne,
I agree. Anything that will allow soaking and agitating is an
'appropriate mixer'.
The only 'standard mixer' seems to be a large tank and does seem appropriate
for many people that want to make fairly large quantities of papercrete.

IMHO, using what you have or building what you need no matter the size is the
true 'appropriate mixer'.

Noting against anyone that wants to make any kind of 'appropriate
mixer'. To me
using the right tool for the right job is good. But if I am going to
do something other
than 'the standard job', a different tool may be better for me at the time.

Take care...
><> ... Jack

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Wayne <huon@intas.net.au> wrote:
> No I dont actualy. I use a standard cement mixer. A "proper" papercrete
> mixer is one persons idea which has been adopted as the "standard", but
> realy there is no standard. When paper or cardboard is mixed with water
> and agitated it naturaly separates the fibers. If you add water and paper
> in a drum with a screw top you can leave it in the back of you pickup or
> in the trunk of your car while you drive around and it will make the paper
> slurry. Just add the cement powder when you are ready to make papercrete.
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> Wayne
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>> I assume you do that because you have a "proper" papercrete mixer. The
>> person who started this thread doesn't sound like he does. Sounded like
>> he was looking for shortcuts.
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>> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Wayne" <huon@...> wrote:
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>>> I have never shredded any paper or cardboard when making papercrete. I
>>> just toss the bundled papers and cardboard in the mixer whole. Real
>>> easy.
>>>
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>
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