Cob: Fantastic window idea!!

Thu Mar 7 13:14:11 PST 2002

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Hidare! All..* smiles*  Sounds like brain stormming to me...  With that =
in mind, What would=20
keep a person from using TWO  windows for insulation? And person could =
embed a small
cookie tin at the bottom of the window (with the bottom cut out of the =
can), that would give access to the space between the glass,, then put =
bags of desecant inside to trap=20
the mosture... tada...   ~=BF~   bill
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Rob & Nat Harmony=20
  To: coblist at deatech.com=20
  Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 2:26 PM
  Subject: Re: Cob: Fantastic window idea!!

  Fantastic Idea!!!!! My wife had just mentioned that exact same idea =
(windows that role down) to me last week.  We laughed at first, then =
stopped and said hmmmm...  If we are going to think and build =
divergently, why not take it all the way!!  We also plan on embedding =
auotmobile glass for windows.  Free, strong and a variety of shapes, =
sounds great!! =20

  Cob on!=20

  Rob and Nat

  >From: Charmaine R Taylor=20
  >Reply-To: Charmaine R Taylor=20
  >To: Patrick Newberry=20
  >CC: coblist at deatech.com=20
  >Subject: Re: Cob: Funky windows idea=20
  >Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 09:28:02 -0800=20
  >=20
  >OK now don't all laugh at once, but a cobber friend said she saw a =
guy=20
  >take a real car door, and cob that into the wall so he could have a =
roll=20
  >down opening window...and car glass is strong, shatters into pebbles, =

  >and so his choice, while funky, was clever.=20
  >=20
  >Also there is a "house" in New Zealand, a dome shaped cob style that=20
  >took several auto windsheilds, and cobbed them in longways ( on end)=20
  >like skylights, giving natural light from all directions into the=20
  >structure., again very strong glass, can resist a lot more than =
window=20
  >glass. He used 5- 6 of them I think, and also used glass bottles =
around=20
  >other areas for colored light.=20
  >=20
  >just an idea....:>=20
  >=20
  >Charmaine=20
  >http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com=20
  >=20
  >=20

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Hidare! All..* smiles*&nbsp; Sounds =
like brain=20
stormming to me...&nbsp; With that in mind, What would </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>keep a person from using TWO&nbsp; =
windows for=20
insulation? And person could embed a small</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>cookie tin at the bottom of the window =
(with the=20
bottom cut out of the can), that would give access to the space between =
the=20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>glass,, then put bags of desecant =
inside to trap=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>the mosture... tada...&nbsp;&nbsp; =
~=BF~&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
bill</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Drobandnat at hotmail.com =
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  Nat Harmony</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 07, 2002 =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Cob: Fantastic =
window=20
  idea!!</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P><BR><BR></P>Fantastic Idea!!!!! My wife had just mentioned =
that&nbsp;exact=20
  same idea (windows that role down) to me last week.&nbsp; We laughed =
at first,=20
  then stopped and said hmmmm...&nbsp; If we are going to think and =
build=20
  divergently, why not take it all the way!!&nbsp; We also plan on =
embedding=20
  auotmobile glass for windows.&nbsp; Free, strong and a variety of =
shapes,=20
  sounds great!!&nbsp; </DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Cob on!&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Rob and Nat</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV></DIV>
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;From: Charmaine R Taylor <TMS at NORTHCOAST.COM>
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Reply-To: Charmaine R Taylor <TMS at NORTHCOAST.COM>
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;To: Patrick Newberry <PNEWBERRY at HFHI.ORG>
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;CC: coblist at deatech.com=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: Re: Cob: Funky windows idea=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 09:28:02 -0800=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;OK now don't all laugh at once, but a cobber friend =
said she=20
  saw a guy=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;take a real car door, and cob that into the wall so he =
could=20
  have a roll=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;down opening window...and car glass is strong, shatters =
into=20
  pebbles,=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;and so his choice, while funky, was clever.=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Also there is a "house" in New Zealand, a dome shaped =
cob style=20
  that=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;took several auto windsheilds, and cobbed them in =
longways ( on=20
  end)=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;like skylights, giving natural light from all =
directions into=20
  the=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;structure., again very strong glass, can resist a lot =
more than=20
  window=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;glass. He used 5- 6 of them I think, and also used =
glass=20
  bottles around=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;other areas for colored light.=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;just an idea....:&gt;=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;Charmaine=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
  <DIV></DIV>&gt;=20
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