Kind of my thought, here you are using a cast off material to build a structure but whats the point if you are going to spend 25k on a press. I would make it to where it could do rammed earth as well as cement block. Also need some holes to use as raceways. I agree a manual press may work well and put the ability to build a structure within the capabilities of many people with limited finances.
It seems a really neat machine but the mechanical skills necessary to
build one are beyond the vast majority . Even fairly skilled mechanics
will struggle to build one. On the other hand a good welder should be
able to make a very good hand brick press.
On 4/28/13, Jeff J <yvairguy@gmail.com> wrote:
> 25k yikes, maybe i need to start building some, i wonder if that was a
> prototype? i could see a few improvements i would make
>
>
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Ron" <ronerichter@...> wrote:
>>
>> I have been sharing my passion for papercrete with friends for quite some
>> time and recently it paid off. A friend shared with me a site that is
>> absolutely exhilarating. It is Open Source Ecology a site where they are
>> building (DIY), making plans, and sharing to the world 100 "civilization
>> tool kit" machines. They have a few done already and one is a CEB press.
>> With a few modifications I believe this could produce papercrete blocks
>> far cheaper than the $25,000.00 Barry Fuller wants for one of his.
>>
>> The main site is: http://opensourceecology.org/ and a link to the wiki on
>> the CEB press is:
>> http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Civilization_Starter_Kit_DVD_v0.01#CEB_Press
>>
>> Enjoy!
>> Ron
>>
>
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Forrest Charnock
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