Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: Its Alive

Monday, February 2, 2009

[papercreters] Re: Its Alive

That is very cool. Looks like you used power steering pumps for the
hydraulics? Mashing the PC blocks should make them dry out a lot
faster, I wonder how much (if any) the insulation value will be
diminished though. Oh well, as long as it dries out faster I'd say
you're way ahead, just make the walls thicker! Definitely put a gauge
on that thing so we can see how much pressure its putting on the blocks.

Seems like maybe another way to build a press would be to use a log
splitter; add a piston onto the ram and some kind of sturdy box onto
the rails butted up against the back end. If it just bolted on it
could do double duty as a log splitter and a PC press.

Onward through the fog!

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "smt460" <smt460@...> wrote:
>
> Well we made 2 bricks on sunday with the press no gage for pressure
> readings,will put it on this week.Works great for being all made from
> scrap,lol.Has a few issues like a stronger frame is needed,the 13 hp is
> to little power so we have a 24hp that we will put on to the new
> frame.The water comes out mostly clear with very little sludge on the
> floor,i was amazed.Have 2 meetings this week with city engeneer and the
> Center for Research and Innovation,Grand Prairie has the most pattens
> and inovative research in all of Canada so i dont think credibility for
> the building codes will be an issue.Ernie,if you have any input please
> let me know if you want any other tests am going for load bering walls
> and enviromental as to any leaching into soil,contamination.The next
> blocks will have latex paint in them just to see how it will water
> proof,will have enviro test done on them aswell.
> Clair
>