Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: Press

Sunday, April 12, 2009

[papercreters] Re: Press

Hi Robert the pics are on the first page ,the album is called Clair and Bruces pics

- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Deutsch" <robdeutsch@...> wrote:
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> Subject: [papercreters] Re: Press
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> Thanks they are prety nice lookin blocks.But most of the credit goes to
> Bruce he has done most of the fabrication and plumbing it all together.As
> for doing anything differnt you bet it would be verticle not horazontal,due
> to gravity there is a bit of wedging at the bottom of the brick,some are
> fine and some have it ,i think its in the mix consitancy and delivery.We
> will see once we have the new hopper on.And this press is just to see if we
> could press them we will give this one to a friend who is going to south
> america to build a orfanage so this is just a proto type. We have another
> press in the works that we will be starting in a couple weeks once it drys
> up a bit.We have learend so much and thanks to everyons input from this site
> we have been able to come this far.We have also found a new spot to set up
> at right next to a busy hwy,and has a good water supply so we are moving
> forward every day.We have found a old grinder for grain at the acution so
> will modify it for drywall as we can use it in place of a % of cement.We
> also have 2 400 barrel silows of waste frac cement donated to us form the
> landfill and all the newspaper we can use.The head guy at the landfill said
> we are the future and landfills are old dinosuars and do not stop what we
> are doing,we all need to get off the couch and start recycling.Well im off
> to work iv got to spray my dumptruck box today before my boss has a stroke
> lol there is a 75% weight restriction so we cant haul anything till the end
> of april,3 yards in a 10 yard box doesnt pay.lol have a gerat easte weekend
> ttys
> Clair
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> -- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com <mailto:papercreters%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> "Nick Boersema" <picknick@> wrote:
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> > Nice looking bricks Clair. I'm looking forward to the video. If you were
> > starting from scratch is there anything that you have learned so far that
> > would change how you built your press?
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> > Subject: [papercreters] Re: Press
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> > Well 3 a min id like to see that smells a little like bs to me ,first you
> > have to let the mix drain for a while.If you put the normal slurry in it
> > will shoot out like a cow having a bad day.so 3 a min from what i see on
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> > page ,im doutfull.Now getting the dryer mix into the chamber it has to
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> > a mesured amount in each time and every time.It does take a bit of time
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> > the water to drain as well when you are moving the piston forward,and even
> > then the water is coming out fast .I drilled around 150 holes to let the
> > water out as you move the piston forward ,when we did the first test we
> > flexed the 14 inch bridge beam while compressing so you need lots of holes
> > or it will just shoot out any gap you have.I have some video of this its
> > just getting edited right now ,will be doing a demo for my church and will
> > video it with 4 cameras and will post it when done.The snow is melting
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> > now its a goo pit here till it drys up in a week or two. Hope this helps
> > just my observations as i have actualy done it.Have a great easter weekend
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> > Clair.
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