[papercreters] Re: EPIC dome reassembled near Paris TX

Of course, the Yahoo gremlins strike again. The moment I replied to Dave's post and quoted his text, Yahoo broke up the clickable link to view the photos.

Try this link to view Dave's amazing EPIC dome.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/photos/album/861895350/pic/list


--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "JayH" <slurryguy@...> wrote:
>
> I can't believe nobody has commented on this structure yet.
>
> If you haven't looked at the photos, I encourage you to do so.
> Keep in mind that you'll need to login with your YahooID that you registered on Papercreters to be able to view the photos.
>
> This is an amazing structure.
>
> Well done Dave.
>
> Humpty Dumpty says you're better than all the King's horses and all the King's men.
>
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "aquaponic_dave" <aquaponicdave@> wrote:
> >
> > I have posted some photos
> > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/papercreters/photos/album/861895350/pic/l\
> > ist> to show the progress on my second domes in north Texas, this dome
> > was built last year near Poetry TX and subsequently cut apart, moved and
> > reassembled near Paris. The wall thickness is around 2" and will be
> > increased to 6" for completion. The thinner sections are easier to work
> > with during assembly but I think the next one may well be made full
> > thickness and then assembled. It is not necessary to have curved parts
> > to make a good dome if the radius is large enough.
> >
> > The formula I am using is a fairly stout papercrete with EPS beads mixed
> > in. The EPS greatly shortens the curing time and decreases the weight of
> > the material, typical density is about 35 lbs/cu ft.
> >
> > The method which has worked best has been to blend the papercrete and
> > then add the beads into the mix until you get a fairly smooth mixture
> > without the beads showing too much. I usually mix 2 five gallon buckets
> > of wet paper slurry with one bag of portland, mix that up fairly well,
> > then slowly pour in between two and six buckets of EPS beads depending
> > on the strength of the mix that I want. I have also added synthetic
> > fibers and have seen good increases in strength with additional
> > waterproof aspects.
> >
> > A paddle type mortar mixer is handy for large jobs, but for mortaring
> > work and smaller jobs I just use a hand held mortar mixer. I haven't got
> > a paper shredding setup going yet so I just use the bagged cellulose
> > fiber available at the big box stores. The annoying ammonia smell from
> > that (and the cost) is driving the need for a better source of fiber but
> > the sheer number of other tasks has held that back so far!
> >
> > Enjoy,
> > Dave
> >
>




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