Boric acid is used in cellulose insulation for fireproofing, and I think it also works for insects. I have no idea how much boric acid you would use. The recipe I gave to Mother was for a tow mixer, about five pounds of borax. I really gave up weighing things a long time ago and use a plastic tub that holds the approximate amount. Papercrete is very forgiving of variations in the mix. The source of borax for me is a commercial laundry supply, Three Elephants comes in 30# bags.
Spaceman......How much borax do you put in a mixer load? My mixer has a 160 gallon tank. I have boric acid as a friend of mine who built a straw bale house said they spray that on the bales to make them fire retardant. Do you think that would work also? I consider you an expert on PC so any insight would be greatly appreciated.
--- On Sun, 5/26/13, spaceman <Spaceman@starship-enterprises.net> wrote:
From: spaceman <Spaceman@starship-enterprises.net>
Subject: Re: [papercreters] Re: Borax
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 1:25 PM
A bug would have to be retarded to eat pc!
papercrete is really sweet
but it's not good to eat!
On 5/26/2013 12:08 PM, MotherReiver wrote:
Somewhere I read it will help retard bugs - so I bought a bunch as most of my papercrete projectsd will be for garden spots and pots :)No virus found in this message.
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