It was in writing when I read it years ago, but a search this morning doesn't turn up the original reference. I have been through several computers since that time, so no hope of finding it in history or stored on a hard drive.
The idea was that in NM adobe is defined as a mix of clay, sand, and fiber - normally with a stabilizer like portland cement. Exact proportions are not specified. The standard specifies a maximum number of cracks, and pc is far superior to normal adobe in this respect. Since magazines have a clay coating, the clay content is provided.
Without a reference, we'll just have to chalk this up as a rumor, though I'm sure I didn't imagine it. I'll keep looking.
spaceman
JUDITH WILLIAMS wrote:
The only problem I had with magazines was that the spines didn't pulp up. They are made with some really strong glue or plastic. If you pulp the magazines so they are very mushy you can just pick the spines out. I guess if you were going to use a lot of them you could run all the magazines through a table saw to take the spines off before pulping.
Interesting about magazines being OK according to the adobe code. Is that is writing somewhere?
Sincerely, Judith
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