[Cob] Lime

[Jon Kerr]

Aha! It's not just me!

It depends on the quantity you want of course, but I actually found 
pickling lime at the grocery store a block from my house. Right next to 
the ATM. This would only really be good if you're covering an earth 
oven, not a house, otherwise, here are the responces I got when I had 
the same trouble:
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a) avoid quicklime. If you JUST HAVE to experiment with it--and it's 
dangerous to turn it into slaked lime--try water treatment plants.

b) ask around.  Ask for Hydrated Lime.  The farm bureau co-op in my 
county, and the county to the south do not ever carry the hydrated 
lime. The TSC--don't know about the co-op--in the county to the East 
only has it in the spring.   I was getting right frustrated by all this 
until some people living in the--very tiny--county to the north said, 
"our co-op has it all the time."   And they do.

-and-

When I first started looking for hydrated lime I didn't see any around. 
   Then I looked again and now I find it wherever cement is sold to 
builders.   Have you checked with plaster suppliers?  Bricklayers?  
Those guys use it all the time.

You REALLY do not need quicklime.   I think you can ignore the lime 
putty proponents as well.   Check Charmaine Taylor's site 
(www.dirtcheapbuilder.com).

I'm sure the lime you want is out there, just labelled and packaged in 
a way that you are not seeing.
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The above comments came from Amanda Pack and Lance Taylor respectively.

Jon


On Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at 11:05  PM, Anenhaienton wrote:

> Hello, I am wondering if anyone can tell me where I
> can buy quick lime or hydrated lime suitable for
> making plaster. I have called every local hardware
> store, building center and even the concrete companies
> and no one seems to know what I am talking about. They
> only carry agricultural lime. I am in northern New
> York and can also cross the border into southern
> ontario. Any help is appreciated.
>
> -Anenhaienton