Two issues with that. How would you get all the pulp out, considering you're working with a perforated tub you'd end up eventually with the exterior...
It is not yet on the market and I doubt it would be cost effective for PC.in the near future. its amazing for repairing historic buildings and old bridges....
Have you used a washing machine to make papercrete? Could you put hammer milled or shredded paper in the machine, add cement, churn for a while then let the...
Long time since we talked last allot has happened since then. An old service connected injury has put me in a wheelchair for the most part. So things are a bit...
Thanks Charmaine that's the answer I was looking for. I didn;t really think things out before I wrote that question. I was just thinking about all the derelict...
On the subject of unused appliances, one person did mention using a garbage disposal hooked to an outdoor sink to pulp paper. If that person is still on list I...
I am not the person that mentioned doing this, but I did build an apple press a number of years ago that we used to deal with the apples off the 9 trees in our...
Hi All, Sasha here from Hornby Island BC Canada www.hornbyisland.com Anyway, my wife and I have the foundation cleared for a 900sf PC studio up here. You can...
Our plumber recommends periodic cleaning of the disposal with ice cubes. Seems to work pretty well, although our unit is not the most utilized thing. - Ernie...
Hi, recently a friend and I have gotten into papercrete and have been quite interested in its potential as well as using other paper aggregates with starch...
I'm working on getting my little dome ready for winter. Yesterday I assembled and placed the top pent/clerestory on the dome. There are a couple of 3D views of...
To the person who asked about the disposal. yes you can make a lot of papercrete by grinding the paper in a disposal first-- it flows to a bucket THEN you...
... No not strange at all. Too bad this didn't come up prior to the group gathering in NM. there is a small church in Santa Fe, with the "mysterious" stair...
Charmaine, I'd never tried sawdust and would like to do it, could you repeat the proportions you use in your favorite mix? If you want to use it as an interior...
I got a pick up load of magazines from our school library and am not sure if i shred them first before putting them in water? I was thinking of letting them...
Charmaine, I'd never tried sawdust and would like to do it, could you repeat the proportions you use in your favorite mix? If you want to use it as an interior...
Nice Charmaine, Thank You and the group you rode in on. Glad to. I use a basic mix of 12 sawdust 2-3 of lime, 4 of clay. no other fiber. but this is NOT a...
The more soaking the better, that drill will beat you up is it isn't soaked enough. Shredding first will make it easier, but still soak after shredding to make...
It appears to me that the characteristics of a PC block are substantially different from those of a conventional brick or that of a conventional cement block. ...
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...
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...
Or little bells & smells like pepper...if it's a grizzly bear. Anyone heard/seen that joke? In light of the rising frequency of human - grizzly bear...
I would add to Spaceman's good advice that there is a caveat: if you soak the papers (any) for longer than 3 days: it will begin to rot (mold). Voice of...
Charmaine, You said " I have done this on a small scales and it works. cow manure to clay also makes a great floor. Could you expand on the last sentence? I...
Charmaine, You said " I have done this on a small scales and it works. cow manure to clay also makes a great floor. Could you expand on the last sentence? I...
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