Re: [papercreters] Re: shop press

Seems to me that trying to compress blocks with a shop press would be extremely slow. I guess if you could move them right after pressing that would be better. Perhaps you could put together some sort of vertical stack pressing jig so you'd get more blocks per press?

Greg

From: smt460 <smt460@yahoo.com>
To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 8:00:16 AM
Subject: [papercreters] Re: shop press

 

Hi i havent posted in a while but we have done somework with compressing blocks.
First you need to let the water drain off or it will just
shoot out everywhere and make a big mess.
We found that the blocks dont dry any faster but you can
handel them right off the press but you must be extreamly
carfull when doing this and lay them flat for 1 day
then stand them on there edge.
As for r value Barry Fuller did tests and said it dint
effect the r value but you should pick up a copy of his
report just to be sure.
Hope this helps
You can see our press in the pics area Called
Clair and Bruces pics
Happy papercreting
ps the snow is almost gone lol

--- In papercreters@ yahoogroups. com, "alexis.marcil" <alexis.marcil@ ...> wrote:
>
> Can you explain your t molds a bit? I was looking at compressing to avoid the long drying time and also make the block more solid, hopefully without disminishing the r value.
>
> Does your molds allow you to reduce shrinking/drying time?
>
> thanks
>

__._,_.___

Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional
Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required)
Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured
Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe

__,_._,___