Now you understand why guys feel an irresistable urge to jump up and touch low hanging signs in stores.
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Garth & Kim Travis <gartht@...> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> A decade and a half ago, when I first learned about papercrete, the
> standard recipe was 70% paper, 20% sand and 10% Portland cement. We
> made a small muffin size test batch in a blender and let it dry. To
> test how useful it was, we ran a wire through it and hung it from the
> ceiling. We then inserted a coarse thread wood screw and hung a one
> gallon jug of water from the screw. Every time we walked by, we batted
> the jug, trying to make the screw pull out. After six months, we took
> it down. You could put the screw in and out by hand, but you couldn't
> pull the screw out. It really sold me on the quality of papercrete for
> building. I would not be worried about attaching shelves to well cured
> walls, they should hold.
>
> Bright Blessings,
> Garth & Kim Travis
> www.TheRoseColoredForest.com
> Bedias, Texas
>
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