Papercreters: [papercreters] re. Roofing

Friday, December 3, 2010

[papercreters] re. Roofing

I use my leatherman knife for cutting the side wall of tires. It has a
strong narrow blade and holds a good edge. Lay the tire on it's side. and
put your foot on the center piece to hold it down and open the cut up as
you go. If you want to use a jigsaw or reciprocating saw just grind the
edges off of the teath on a metal cutting blade. This will stop the teeth
from catching the rubber in the cut.

I use tires for all sorts of things. Including as a mold to manufacture
my own free archery targets. I have a large 4 x 4 sand tire with the
sides cut out. I fill it with paper slurry and when it dries it is
capable of stopping the arrows from my 60 pound compound bow.

They are a free resource that is difficult for society to get rid of, and
they last for ever.

Thank you for all the support out there,
Wayne

>
> When I first started thinking of using stacked tires as raised
> beds to keep my veggies out of reach of the jackrabbits I
> had the same concern. A bit of research indicated that
> tires are not toxic of themselves, but they are invariably
> coated with road crud including oil and various other
> nasty things. A good washing with a detergent will remove
> that stuff, which is the black that gets on your hands.
> Clean tires do not turn your hands black, do not outgas, and
> do not leach anything into your plants.
>
> Of course the internet is full of misinformation and I'm certainly
> not a professional chemist, so YMMV.
>
> Cutting tires is easy with a razor knife and water. Avoid steel
> belted for this method, or use a jig saw, which will get very hot.
> spaceman All opinions expressed or implied are subject to change
> without notice upon receipt of new information.
> http://Starship-Enterprises.Net
> On 12/2/2010 4:04 PM, eo greensticks wrote: i like the
> idea of using tires but am a bit concerned about outgassing?if they
> are buried, maybe less a problem for that but maybe still they might
> leach? i am thinking of wrapping tires in magnesium concrete and
> cloth & netting to sarcophagize the tire material, a little bit
> in the spirit of Trash Rocks? Would a cloth and concrete layer over
> the weatherboards then rendered with papercrete be a way to cover the
> tread weatherboards? i honestly don't know if i could cut a tire up
> though! in a bushfire zone, would this arrangement be a way around
> the risk of exposed tire burning?
>