Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: New one in Peru -South America-

Thursday, July 15, 2010

[papercreters] Re: New one in Peru -South America-

Dear Countryatheartok,
May I suggest that you try a small experiment using only half the quantity of clay and sand that you are presently using.
From what I have read, about 10% by weight of sand/clay gives the optimal strength and R values. Also the blocks remain light wieght.
Try it on a few blocks and let us know wht you find.
Regards
Ashok

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "countryatheartok" <criswells.ok@...> wrote:
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> Yes my recipe for cement is the same as concrete that is one part cement
> for every 3 parts paper and 2 parts clay or sand. But cement does not
> weigh all that much that small one part cement might weigh 9.4 lbs I
> come up with that number by taking the weight of a bag of cement (94 lbs
> and dividing it by 10 or about 10 gallons of cement to the 94 lb bag) I
> suspect the clay weighs much more than the cement and there is twice as
> much. And there is three times as much paper but it only weighs about
> the same as the cement. What are you calling the right amounts of clay
> and pulp? Is that a 50/50 mixture? And how water proof is that mixture?
> I tried clay and pulp last year left it out in the weathe along side my
> mixture and it turned to mush in about 6 months. My mixture is still
> hard and firm, soaks up water if left on the ground but will dry out and
> remains hard all the time.
>
> BTB
>