Cob Clay, Fibers, & FC

[Chuck Learned]

You are right I was merely creating a slurry from Type S. Thanks for
clarifying.

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> From: crtaylor <tms at northcoast.com>
> To: coblist at deatech.com
> Subject: Re: Cob Clay, Fibers, & FC
> Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 4:50 AM
> 
> >Bob,
> >
> >I have been building cold frames in the backyard with different
techniques
> >to be able to evaluate
> >performance and to push the envelope where possible.
> >
> >One mixture I used to try to lighten up Cob was cellulose insulation.
The
> >mixture was something like 2pt sand, 1 pt clay, 1/2 pt slaked lime, 1 pt
> >cellulose(dry) and straw. This held together well.
> >I am mostly interested in cob in non load bearing applications.
> >
> >Chuck Learned
> >
> 
> 
> Hi Chuck...what are you meaning as 'slaked lime'?  if it is Type N,
> hydrate, dry in a bag, then it has already been slaked.
> 
> if you get quicklime and slake it, then  that is different.
> 
> putting dry lime (bagged S or N) is not slaking, it is  just wetting and
> making into a putty or slurry.
> 
> quicklime is impossible to get by the average person, but the bagged
stuff
> will work for most mixes as I understand it.
> 
> 
> Charmaine R. Taylor
> Taylor Publishing & Elk River Press
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