Yes. 12 divided by 40 = .3 cubic feet - if a bucket is .66 cubic feet- then a little less than a half a bucket- the cement will pack within the sand, so you see this standard mix is 50% mortar and 50% paper - 2 lbs of fiber is maybe 1/4 of a bucket - it will expand - still weigh the paper
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I hate to be anal about this, but if a 5 gallon bucket equals 2/3 of 1 cu. ft. how is it possible to put in 3 cu. ft of sand? Do you mean 0.3 cu. ft. of sand?RafFrom: Clyde T. Curry <clydetcurry@yahoo.com>
To: "papercreters@yahoogroups.com" <papercreters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [papercreters] Additives
A five Gallon bucket (full) is 2/3 of 1 cu. ft. or = 1/40 of 1 yard -In one yard of supercrete, as in this mix, there would be approximately 80 lbs fiber , 12 cu. ft. of sand , 3 cu. ft. cements - Math I hate it -So, in a bucket - 2 lbs of fiber, ,3 cu. ft. of sand and seven Lbs of cement - some times we use lbs. , sometimes cubic feet etc.From: Flea Flier <fleaflier@yahoo.com>
To: "papercreters@yahoogroups.com" <papercreters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [papercreters] Additives
Can you translate this for me to a batch that would be mixed in a 5 gallon bucket? As I envision it, I would soak about 10 lbs of newspaper overnight in a 5 gallon bucket, then add enough water to cover 1 inch above the newspaper, then macerate the living hell out of that. When it's all in a mush, I would add the portland cement (volume ? or weight ?), perlite (volume ? or weight ?), and fly ash (volume ? or weight ?) assuming I can find it. I would like to use a standard 15 oz soup can or something like that for all my measures for the sake of simplicity. How many cans of the portland cement, pelite, and fly ash would I need to add to the macerated newspaper?RafFrom: Clyde T. Curry <clydetcurry@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [papercreters] Additives
Im sure others may disagree, still after 1000 mixes i find the following to be the strongest most productive mix to be as follows -Make mortar and add paper - Mortar typically is made with 3 of aggregate and one of cement - then add newspaper fiber - For instance, in one yard of material (27 cubic feet ) Half the mix would be fiber (approx. 80 pounds ) the other half would be about 12 cubic feet of sand, perlite, or pumice, does not matter which, filled with 3 cubic feet of cements. Cements should be adjusted with 10 to 20 percent of pozzolonic material for the fastest cure and to get rid of the excess water that is held by the excess of unreacted calcium hydroxide in the cement - More later- ask questions _ Clyde T CurryFrom: Emiro R <emirojas@sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 10:05 PM
Subject: [papercreters] Additives
What is the most common aditives used in some papercrete formulations?. I understand there are some compounds used for curing, glueing, insect repellent etc. Pls, give me some info. I am new. Thanks
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