Weren't you looking to capture drainage water and recycle it back
into the next batch of papercrete as well?
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Chris Portell" <chris@...>
wrote:
>
> I found that if in my mix too much water it makes a "milkshake" of
all the ingredients. You are shooting for a viscosity/texture more
like "cookie dough". By slurrying the water out of the pulp through
whatever means you are subtracting the amount of water that is
eventually going to leach out of the brick anyway.
> If you intend on substituting more cement then maybe you wouldn't
need to drain off the excess water. Test it.
> Main idea is 50% binder and 50% filler.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Neal Chabot
> To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 10:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [papercreters] Re: Papercrete 101
>
>
>
> Chris, I'm not sure about: "5) I usually slurry the pulp to
remove excess water with an old window screen. Pour it out and let
the extra water fall off."
>
> By "slurry the pulp" does that mean to pour it out of the mixer
onto a screen?
>
> Why is this necessary when the next steps are to add cement and
soil?
>
> Neal
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: lefamaster
> To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 9:44 AM
> Subject: [papercreters] Re: Papercrete 101
>
>
> I'll take a stab at this since I started in 5 gallon buckets.
>
> This is a fibrous adobe mix that works very well for most
climates.
> Check your soil first, if you opt to utilize clay.(if clay is
present
> you are in luck.) You want at least 25-30% clay present. Get a
jar, dig
> down a few inches and put the soil in the jar, fill it half
full of
> water leave it overnight. The varous bands are the content
percentages
> of sand, silt, and clay.
>
> 1)Now...shred that paper.**cofetti shredders work best**
>
> 2) Soak the shredded paper (preferablly overnight.)
>
> 3)Fill the 5 Gallon bucket half-full of shreded soaked paper.
>
> 4) Add roughly 1 gallon of water, and attack with the drill.
You'll
> know it is ready when it looks soupy, and all the chunks are
gone. Like
> a smoothie made of paper is what you are shooting for.
>
> 5) I usually slurry the pulp to remove excess water with an old
window
> screen. Pour it out and let the extra water fall off.
>
> 6) grab an old pint size jar, fill it with portland.
>
> 7) In your mixer, now add the 2 gallons of slurried pulped
paper, and
> portland, mix this well. Add roughly 2 gallons of the *clean
soil* NO
> ROCKS.
>
> 8)mix this up into a cookie dough texture, if to thin add a bit
more
> soil to thicken. If too dry spritz a little water on it ( a
little goes
> a long way...it will shed this water eventually so no
worries....just
> not tooo soupy ok?...)
>
> 9)Pour into form, and wait 30-60 minutes and pull the form. Let
dry for
> 2-3 days then flip the brick as soon as able to o so to
maximize dry
> time.
>
> I have made two 6 foot by 6 foot walls with these bricks. They
are not
> exactly papercrete by definition and fall under a fibrous
adobe. But
> the technique is similar. From this process you can branch out
into
> various other recipes. The main idea is 25-45% paper then a
> combination of binders (clay, cement, mortar) and binders (
sand,
> sawdust, paper, dung, etc)
>
> Hope that helps.
> Chris Portell
> 3)Fill a 5-gallon
> > >
> > > OH -- and thanks to those of you who were so nice and
responded to
> > my premature question about wall building. I've decided to
make some
> > blocks first, then worry about wall footings.
> > >
> > > To my neighbor in St. Hedwig -- I'm north of Dripping
Springs, out
> > by Hamilton Pool -- caliche country.
> > >
> > > Melody in TX
> > >
> >
>
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