RE: [papercreters] Re: Block cutting

Here's my challenge...when I built the structure using 2x6 studs on a pier style foundation PC was undiscovered by us...once found I immediately flipped the script for obvious reasons...however slip forming between studs seems a lot of work but so are the blocks and even with rectangle forms some cutting will be required due to mix consistency, temperature and how much beer I haven't drank..if doing it over I think rubble trench and slip form would be the most practical, but then again I'm someone who can and have slept in a tree. --- On Wed, 3/21/12, JUDITH WILLIAMS <williams_judith@hotmail.com> wrote: From: JUDITH WILLIAMS <williams_judith@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [papercreters] Re: Block cutting To: "papercreters papercreters" <papercreters@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 3:28 PM   Also they will be heavy and chunks will break off. If you haven't started making them yet and insist on uniform blocks you should make a form that will produce the desired result. I would say individual rectangles into which you pour the slurry. Then you have a piece of plywood or something that fits right down inside the form and apply some pressure. I wouldn't worry about the block sticking to the form if your form material is smooth. Papercrete doesn't like to stick to anything but itself. Follow progress on the new project at http://www.papercretebyjudith.com/blog More papercrete info at http://squidoo.com/papercretebyjudith To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com From: slurryguy@yahoo.com Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:00:13 +0000 Subject: [papercreters] Re: Block cutting   The issue I see with cutting them partially dried is that they are not done shrinking yet. One of the primary reasons (but not the only reason) for cutting blocks is to get a consistent size and shape. If the blocks are going to still shink after cutting, cutting them while partially dried partially defeats that advantage for cutting them in the first place. --- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, Othello English <ifilmswest@...> wrote: > > Thanks again for that very important info...I knew someone who actually died from Silicosis it was sudden and unexpected, he was a construction worker...I wonder what would  happen if I cut them partially dried...I'll keep the group posted after I fire up the operation in a few weeks...that chain saw is looking better all the time. >

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