Another point not related to the database, trying to mix papercrete like the concrete guys do it just won't work. Most people with concrete backgrounds choke on the amount of water used in mixing and say it'll never work. Fact is that most of the water drains away leaving the cement in place. If your papercrete gets hard enough to knock on after just a couple of hours, you are using way too much cement. Papercrete isn't concrete and goes through a completely different curing process.
I have been mixing papercrete for a few years now and have gotten my formula to where I like it. Here's the thing though. I have never been sure of the right amount of water to use. Some people say too much water will make it weak but my experience has been that a wetter mix works better. It seems to be more uniform (the ingredients can really get mixed together) and the resulting blocks are very strong. I use 1/2 sack of portland in the 200 gallon mixer. The mix is about the consistency of oatmeal. If it is too dry it is hard to get out of the mixer. If it is too wet I don't really have a problem with it. The water leaches out and the blocks come out fine. Am I right about this or is it my imagination? And now that I'm slip forming I like the idea of the water from the upper courses leaching into the lower ones and letting them cure more slowly.
The blocks are not hard enough to knock on after a couple of hours but they are after they have cured completely. I am now using up a lot of old blocks, some of them the first I made. They had a lot of cement in them, are very heavy and impossible to cut with a saw. My reason for using papercrete is the light weight of the finished product. I need something I can lift and maneuver into place without help. I see no advantage in using more cement or in limiting the anount of water. My existing building has been standing for 3 years and is doing just fine.
Sincerely, Judith
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From: Spaceman@starship-enterprises.net
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:48:00 -0600
Subject: Re: [papercreters] Re: Ron & Doris Papercrete Formula/ database
The only accurate way to measure the ingredients is by weight (yes water comes in gallons, but each gallon weighs a specific amount). Dry paper gets a lot heavier when you add water to it. When draining, the water loss varies depending on what you are draining on, humidity, wind, temperature, etc. To say dump it on the ground and then use it the next morning, there is no way you can be accurate. That's OK as a general guideline and sure, it works, but for any kind of code acceptance you have to have accurate measurements. A certified testing lab won't accept gallons of semi wet pulp as a quantity.
There's nothing wrong with doing it the way Ron & Doris, and Judith, are doing it. That works great for a one-off project. If we want standard formulas to yield consistent results then we will have to use standard measurements and standard tests.
Another point not related to the database, trying to mix papercrete like the concrete guys do it just won't work. Most people with concrete backgrounds choke on the amount of water used in mixing and say it'll never work. Fact is that most of the water drains away leaving the cement in place. If your papercrete gets hard enough to knock on after just a couple of hours, you are using way too much cement. Papercrete isn't concrete and goes through a completely different curing process.
spaceman
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