Cob: Fantastic window idea!!

Bill&Julie wbates at mn.rr.com
Thu Mar 7 15:14:11 CST 2002 

Hidare! All..* smiles*  Sounds like brain stormming to me...  With that in mind, What would 
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 
the mosture... tada...   ~¿~   bill
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rob & Nat Harmony 
  To: coblist at deatech.com 
  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!!  

  Cob on! 

  Rob and Nat


  >From: Charmaine R Taylor 
  >Reply-To: Charmaine R Taylor 
  >To: Patrick Newberry 
  >CC: coblist at deatech.com 
  >Subject: Re: Cob: Funky windows idea 
  >Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 09:28:02 -0800 
  > 
  >OK now don't all laugh at once, but a cobber friend said she saw a guy 
  >take a real car door, and cob that into the wall so he could have a roll 
  >down opening window...and car glass is strong, shatters into pebbles, 
  >and so his choice, while funky, was clever. 
  > 
  >Also there is a "house" in New Zealand, a dome shaped cob style that 
  >took several auto windsheilds, and cobbed them in longways ( on end) 
  >like skylights, giving natural light from all directions into the 
  >structure., again very strong glass, can resist a lot more than window 
  >glass. He used 5- 6 of them I think, and also used glass bottles around 
  >other areas for colored light. 
  > 
  >just an idea....:> 
  > 
  >Charmaine 
  >http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com 
  > 
  > 


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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Hidare! All..* smiles*  Sounds like brain 
stormming to me...  With that in mind, What would </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>keep a person from using TWO  windows for 
insulation? And person could embed a small</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>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 
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=4>glass,, then put bags of desecant inside to trap 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>the mosture... tada...   ~¿~   
bill</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=robandnat at hotmail.com href="mailto:robandnat at hotmail.com">Rob & 
  Nat Harmony</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=coblist at deatech.com 
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 07, 2002 2:26 
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Cob: Fantastic window 
  idea!!</DIV>
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  <P><BR><BR></P>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!!  </DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV>Cob on! </DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV>Rob and Nat</DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV></DIV>
  <DIV></DIV>>From: Charmaine R Taylor <TMS at NORTHCOAST.COM>
  <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Charmaine R Taylor <TMS at NORTHCOAST.COM>
  <DIV></DIV>>To: Patrick Newberry <PNEWBERRY at HFHI.ORG>
  <DIV></DIV>>CC: coblist at deatech.com 
  <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Cob: Funky windows idea 
  <DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 09:28:02 -0800 
  <DIV></DIV>> 
  <DIV></DIV>>OK now don't all laugh at once, but a cobber friend said she 
  saw a guy 
  <DIV></DIV>>take a real car door, and cob that into the wall so he could 
  have a roll 
  <DIV></DIV>>down opening window...and car glass is strong, shatters into 
  pebbles, 
  <DIV></DIV>>and so his choice, while funky, was clever. 
  <DIV></DIV>> 
  <DIV></DIV>>Also there is a "house" in New Zealand, a dome shaped cob style 
  that 
  <DIV></DIV>>took several auto windsheilds, and cobbed them in longways ( on 
  end) 
  <DIV></DIV>>like skylights, giving natural light from all directions into 
  the 
  <DIV></DIV>>structure., again very strong glass, can resist a lot more than 
  window 
  <DIV></DIV>>glass. He used 5- 6 of them I think, and also used glass 
  bottles around 
  <DIV></DIV>>other areas for colored light. 
  <DIV></DIV>> 
  <DIV></DIV>>just an idea....:> 
  <DIV></DIV>> 
  <DIV></DIV>>Charmaine 
  <DIV></DIV>>http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com 
  <DIV></DIV>> 
  <DIV></DIV>> 
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