Hey Vincent Clair here from canada,its good to here something from Barrys crew to dispell some of the posts on the site.Building a press is a huge step for anyone there are so many factors to look at so as for the price i can say its priced about right.It would be great to see some pics of the press and how its progressed.We have built a press also and have scrounged every part as to recycle as much as possable,and can appricate the hard work put into it.Having seen your post i will be giving Barry a call myself as i have a couple questions to.
Thanks for the up date ,Clair.
In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Vincent Pawlowski <pawlowski@...> wrote:
>
> Dear papercrete pressing friends,
> > Re: Press
> > Posted by: "billw762" billw762@... billw762
> > Date: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:46 am ((PDT))
> >
> > I wonder if this includes the 5-yard mixer with dump bed and pump, which will feed the press! Might still be a bit pricey, but interesting. Maybe he will see this and post more about it soon! I would email him, but don't want to pay to ask about it.
> >
> >
> I first learned about papercrete from Barry and have kept in touch with
> him. Maybe I can help dispell some misunderstanding. First, he doesn't
> charge for serious, well informed inquiries until they grow to
> consultancy. If you ask about something that is clearly explained on
> the livinginpaper.com website, I think he should charge double for
> laziness. Read the website carefully, it is the best resource on
> papercrete that I have found.
>
> No, the $25k price is for the press only. Barry would love to see
> someone else make and market one cheaper, in true entrepreneurial spirit
> he would probably buy it from you! I have made a number of mixers and
> find that people usually undervalue my work, I am sure his work is
> undervalued similarly. Personally, I believe that he has done so much
> for the field that he should be charging more, but the market won't bear
> that.
>
> The speed is of the manual press is about 1 block/3 minutes, not the
> other way around. An automated version will be much faster. He uses a
> drier mix than most novices, as he has a powerful mixer. More on that
> later.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vince
>
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