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Cob: Re: Cob Machinejeanne keevan-lynch jeannekl at pacific.netFri Aug 27 07:53:40 CDT 1999
I don't understand why a big sausage maker has to cost 25k? ---------- > From: SANCO Enterprises <Paul & Mary Salas> <chansey at earthlink.net> > To: Sojourner <sojournr at missouri.org> > Cc: coblist <coblist at deatech.com> > Subject: Re: Cob: Re: Cob Machine > Date: Friday, August 27, 1999 12:55 PM > > Sojourner wrote: > > > "SANCO Enterprises " wrote: > > > > > > The machine I designed and constructed does all of those things you mentioned and > > > much more. The machine mixes and pumps the earthen material out of a 2" hose. The > > > process is identical to conventional cob only you don't have to handle the material > > > unless you want to. > > > > And how much does this machine cost? > > I have built one proto-type machine that has remained unchanged from its original design > and has performed extremely well. Everything on the machine except the valve control body > was salvaged materials with a total cost of about $1500 and 60 hours of labor. This > could be reduced even further if a hydraulic power pack at 80 hp with a 25 GPM pump were > assembled and available. For this project I made the trailer, axle, mounting brackets, > fabricated the engine to hydraulic pump drive and adapter, as well as all the hydraulic > tank and fuel tank. In a production environment, these could be sourced out as off the > shelf items. The labor could easily be cut to less than 40 hours. The key to this pump > system is a cavity pump (Robbins-Meyers). They are very expensive when new, however I > purchased my first 6" pump on a sealed bid auction for $160 and the second 8" pump last > month for $25 (value is over $5,000). A person with average welding and mechanical skills > could easily build one of these machines. > > If this machine were constructed using all new components I estimate the cost to be about > $25,000. My desire is that if Phase II of the USDA SBIR is awarded that the pump design > be made a part of the grant and become public property. My attorney thinks otherwise, > however it will be my decision as to what becomes of the machine. > > > Paul Salas > SANCO Enterprises, LLC > Albuq., NM > >
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