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=== Clay Fired Brick === | === Clay Fired Brick === | ||
Very traditional, but not too hard to make. I'm not sure what the right bonding material is. Traditionally it's straw, but I think that would burn when fired. | Very traditional, but not too hard to make. I'm not sure what the right bonding material is. Traditionally it's straw, but I think that would burn when fired. | ||
I think I could set up pre-processing to reduce the amount of sand in the bricks. | |||
# Wet mixture to flowing consistency and mix thoroughly | |||
# Pass through screen to remove stones and twigs | |||
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I like the idea of a machine I can load up with clay and pedal and have it deposit bricks, though that may be a bit complicated. A simpler approach would be something that I could feed a board through and it would "print" the bricks on the board. When the board is full, set them aside to dry and feed in a new board. | I like the idea of a machine I can load up with clay and pedal and have it deposit bricks, though that may be a bit complicated. A simpler approach would be something that I could feed a board through and it would "print" the bricks on the board. When the board is full, set them aside to dry and feed in a new board. | ||
[[Category:Earthship]] | [[Category:Earthship]] | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 7 September 2018
Investigations of various building techniques
Walls
Tire Walls
The original concept, but very labor intensive and it is hard to get tires
Compressed Earth Brick
Great material, but requires a press.
Compressed Earth Walls
Labor intensive and requires forms. Final product looks very cool though.
Clay Fired Brick
Very traditional, but not too hard to make. I'm not sure what the right bonding material is. Traditionally it's straw, but I think that would burn when fired.
I think I could set up pre-processing to reduce the amount of sand in the bricks.
- Wet mixture to flowing consistency and mix thoroughly
- Pass through screen to remove stones and twigs
I like the idea of a machine I can load up with clay and pedal and have it deposit bricks, though that may be a bit complicated. A simpler approach would be something that I could feed a board through and it would "print" the bricks on the board. When the board is full, set them aside to dry and feed in a new board.