I wonder where Clair gets his fly ash. I can't get it except already mixed w/cement from an anon source (don't know where he gets it but it is hush hush).
Sincerely, Judith
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To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
From: slurryguy@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:35:14 +0000
Subject: [papercreters] Re: Recipe Ratios
Two weeks in a Quarry?
You just couldn't stand a vacation on a beach somewhere could you? Just had to go one up on everyone else. You had to go get all uppity high class on us and go where all the rich folks go. Yep... those quarry vactions are top notch. Yes they are. ;)
Great looking press machine there Clair.
Any chance you can try your auger at a lower angle? Most augers don't work well above a 45deg angle or there abouts. Yours looks more like 75deg or so by my highly uncalibrated eye looking at the photos.
Just to make it clear. The mineral to paper ratio for Clair's mix is
1.4 to 1
I assume that's by DRY weight.
I find it interesting that this is probably the highest concentration of fly ash used in papercrete that I've ever heard about someone using. I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work well, though.
What's the going rate for Fly Ash and Portland Cement in your area Clair?
Are you going to be able to get a bulk discount for the quantities you plan to squish through that beast of yours?
Does the beast have a name? Maybe you should go to the new Transformers movie and pick out a name? hehe
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> Hey im back,was out at our quarry for two weeks weird to see the city.First im a man not a girl lol and i live in Alberta Canada. The last mix we did was 100 lbs paper dry,40 lbs portland 80 lbs fly ash,20 lbs jackpine sand (high clay content)in a 200 gal mixer.We found the blocks alot more dense without extra weight,still about 12 lbs.when you press you have to let the mix drain off for at least 6 hrs then you can press quite fast and remove them from the press by hand.Grain augers dont work so we are now building a convayor to deliver the mix.Will be in town for a week and back out again for two weeks.Heet curing hmmm we have been collecting used cooking oil since last fall we have a grain bin half full of 5 gal pails,800 gals.Look at babington burners on youtube.have a good night
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