[Cob] has anyone made their own quicklime?

[dirtcheapbuilder-Charmaine Taylor]

OH BOY... 1400 IS NOT ENOUGH I THINK..1800+ OVER TIME, QUICKLIME IS 
DANGEROUS..AND CAN EXPLODE WUITH ANYCONTACT ON MOISTURE..EVEN THAT 
MOSITURE IN YOUR EYES AND NOSE... PLEASE READ UP AND REASEARCH ONLINE 
BEOFRE TRYING ANYTHING WITH  LIME

OPPSS capps..sorry


  slaking quicklime in water is the dangerous  part- highly reactive 
lime will bubble furiously ( normal) and release steam , feebly 
hydraulic will bubble slowly... making a GOOD lime putty is best left 
to the lime producers. buying hydrated lime in bags is  safest, and has 
controlled production.


I applaud your enthusiasm, but please learn a lot more before you jump 
in  visit the NLA  site- national lime association site

www.lime.org    http://www.lime.org/publications.html     they will not 
teach you how to do this yourself either.

good luck




On Oct 12, 2005, at 12:42 AM, karl and tabitha o'melay wrote:

> has anyone made their own quicklime? I have been working for a 
> historic stone mason for the last few months & he told me the other 
> day that he is going to make his own quicklime. i said i'd like to 
> part of that experiment. he said that i can do it myself by sticking a 
> piece of limestone in my wood burning stove (where temperatures exceed 
> 1400 degrees). he said you'll be amazed the piece of limestone will 
> retain it's shape just lighter. allegedly, when you stick the piece 
> into water it "reacts" dissolves into lime putty ready to be slacked.
>
> is it really that easy?
>
> has anyone tried to do this?
>
> are there any additional hazards beyond the standard "quicklime is 
> dangerous stuff"?
>
> k-)
>
>
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