Looks cool, thanks for posting. I take it the corrugated metal pieces are your forms?
BTW, what is "aluminum roll coil" that you mentioned in your plan pictures?
Greg
----- Original Message ----
From: geetus69 <frodopettus@hotmail.com>
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:26:53 AM
Subject: [papercreters] Re: New to the group
Slurryguy,
I've added a photo folder with a few images I had on hand, of the
block making and a few designs I am exploring for the house,
bye,
Blake
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "slurryguy" <slurryguy@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Gina and Blake,
>
> Welcome to the group.
>
> Spaceman is clearly our papercrete dome guru, so I'll defer to him on
> that one.
>
> Blake, on the other hand... that just wasn't fair.
>
> You tell us about casting 2000 block in Norman, and don't post any
> pictures? No fair! hehehe
>
> Pictures please!
>
>
> --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "geetus69" <frodopettus@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Gina,
> >
> > Am in the Tulsa/BA area and successfully cast about 2000 large
> > papercrete blocks over the period of 6 mos while living in Norman,
> it
> > can work although the sudden thunderstorms tend to set you back!
> >
> > I dried them in the backyard and was quite diligent about covering
> > with a plastic tarp if rain was in the forecast. Once dry enough, I
> > stacked them on old wood pallets covering the lot with plastic tarps
> > to prevent rain absorption. I would say on average the blocks
> > required 1.5-3mos to dry thoroughly depending on how wet it was
> > outside. Once dry they were hard as a rock. Currently I have them
> in
> > a storage unit and am looking for land in the area to construct.
> >
> > I do believe from my experience that if I ever were to attempt a
> > slipform or cast in place build, I would construct the roof or a
> > temporary canopy first to shield the wet papercrete b/c on several
> > occasions when my tarps blew off in heavy winds, the top layers of
> > block became saturated and yep, took about another month to dry out-
> > though they are quite usable even after getting wet and drying out
> > several times.
> >
> > Good luck to you on your project, I haven't had any experience with
> > domes, but 80 acres sounds like a dream to have, keep us posted on
> > your progress!
> >
> > Blake
> >
> > --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Redhair Witch <redhairwitch1@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello All I'm new to your group and thought I would say Hi !
> > >
> > > I'm starting a project here in Oklahoma.
> > > I have 80 ac and am building domes. I have been intreged by
> covering
> > a dome with papercreat. I have seen domes that where covered with
> > burlap and concreat and thought that papercreat could be used in the
> > same way. I have been talking to a man in NY who builds dome frames
> > from elect. conduit and covers them with shrink wrap that they use
> to
> > cover boats with. It got me thinking that I could use his idea and
> be
> > able to reuse my frame over and over if I could get the mix and
> fiber
> > support right.
> > > I have done some scree work with just concreat. Has anyone used
> > papercreat for this?
> > > Is anyone else in Oklahoma? I do have some concerns about the
> > humidity here wich can be 90%.
> > > Any info would be great
> > > Gina
> > >
> >
>
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