[GSBN] Tall walls and wet clay

[Tom Hahn]

Hi Laura - I haven't had to break up large quantities of clay as you 
describe, but I have been suitably impressed with the "pulverizing" 
capability of the rotary-blade 'livestock tank" paper-crete mixers 
such as described in these couple of websites...

http://www.starship-enterprises.net/Papercrete/Mixer/

http://www.livinginpaper.com/mixers.htm

The one built per the Living In Paper specs ground up hundreds of 
pounds of dry, bundled newsprint in a matter of minutes.  It might be 
worth a try to get through lots and lots of wet, sticky clay.

Perhaps someone else here can corroborate or refute this idea with 
additional direct experience?

Best,
Tom


>Hi Rikki,
>
>This clay is much more like modeling clay as you describe and 
>difficult to make into a slip. Drying may be the way to go here, 
>which is what we've discussed.
>
>Has anyone else worked with clay in large quantities in this way?
>
>Laura
>
>
>Laura Bartels
>P.O. Box 912, Carbondale, CO 81623
>Ph 970-379-6779, Fax 970-963-0905
>laura at greenweaverinc.com
>www.greenweaverinc.com
>