Oystein:
Check out this post from last month:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/message/11947I shared my experience with what seems to be a pretty powerful $100 powerwasher. It worked really well.
Will warn you that most of the low end powerwashers seem to be junk. If you go onto a site like HomeDepot.com and read the reviews from purchasers, you'll see that many get only a few uses out of them before they fail. And apparently most don't really deliver the pressure they claim. And, purchasers complain, the warranties are rather worthless. People complain of:
1. Months of waiting for the product to be repaired or replaced. Or,
2. Denial of warranty coverage -- that is, being told that the failure happened due to a cause that is not covered by warranty. Or,
3. The "repaired" or replacement product that comes back is nonfunctional.
Of course, for the first 90 days, Home Depot or Lowes will give you a no-hassle replacement or refund. But after that, you deal with the manufacturer.
I bought the one I got because there were LOTS of purchaser reviews and very very few complaints.
It worked very well for mixing newsprint and mail (junk mail letters, envelopes, etc.). Did it quickly and without any special attachments.
Have no idea how long it will hold up for me. If you buy from Home
Depot and the item is under $100, you can buy a 2 or 3 year extended no-hassle replacement warranty for about $15. Well worth it, I think, on something like this.
I also used my little AR Blue powerwasher to mix a heavy mix of mud and lime. Did that well, too. Much easier than using a mud-mixing paddle attached to a heavy-duty electric drill. (But that works, too.
Using a drill, you have to stop every 70 seconds or so and let the motor cool down before continuing.)
Hope that helps,
Ken
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papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Oystein Tandberg <oystein_tandberg@...> wrote:
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> Greetings,
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> I'm currently mixing papercrete with a shovel, I soak newspapers for a while in a 60 liter bucket, and then use a shovel (it takes forever..); I'm in no position to build any of the mixers I've seen used here - can I use a cement mixer, or are there any other ways?
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> best regards
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