[Cob] Vertical Axis Cement Mixer and Cob

[Sridharan D V]

hi ryan...
could you tell us in which part of http://www.hugllc.com/, is the
image of the auger mixer, you mention in the following post.
i am very interested. i think it's a cool idea.
-dv

On 7/31/07, Ryan Hunt <ryanhunt at hugllc.com> wrote:
> We have used vertical axis mixers, but usually with augers.  The straw
> in the cob usually builds up on any straight mixer blades.  The augers
> don't have that problem as much.  We have used a farm size feed mixer to
> do up to 9000 lbs in one batch.  We also have a small one the size of a
> cement mixer like in the link you sent.
>
> You can see more at our web site:  http://www.hugllc.com
>
> Owen Morgan - cobbuildersforum.com wrote:
> > Howdy,
> >
> > I have been itching to post this for some time but haven't had the chance.
> >
> > I was curious if anyone has attempted to mix cob in a vertical axis cement mixer? I saw this displayed with the creation of limecrete and got to thinking that it might be rather useful for cob. I know that with the other horizontal/traditional cement mixer you have to add a lot more water to the mixture to get the right consistancy, but with the vertical mixer it peaked my curiousity.
> >
> > The one that I saw was similar to this http://www.sgconsulting.co.za/Products/Mixing%20principle/Vertical.jpg but it would dump the product out through a hole in the bottom. I can't seem to find a good picture of one, but I thought I would post it to see if anyone has considered this or attempted this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Owen - www.cobbuildersforum.com
> >
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