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- From: Ken Hargesheimer <minifarms2@yahoo.com>
- To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] soil-cement brick
- Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:05:23 -0800 (PST)
I saw my first home made of soil/cement in 1989 in Dominican Rep. Beautiful.
First brick press was invented in Colombia by an engineer named Ramirez. It was called Cinvaram press. I ordered one for a man in NM in the late 80s. Shipping was $250. They are made in nearly all developing countries. In 1995 in the Ivory Coast I went to a welder with a man who ordered one. US$100.
If there is free labor, it is the lowest cost home possible to build. The press provides 25,000 pounds pressure and is equal to a fired brick. In Malawi I saw operating a press from South Africa that produced over a 1200 brick per day. Took 12 men to operate the total process.
Ken H
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[Livingontheland] Beware enterprises requiring new jig saws,
Zachary Domikez, 01/20/2008
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Re: [Livingontheland] Beware enterprises requiring new jig saws,
TradingPostPaul, 01/20/2008
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Re: [Livingontheland] Beware enterprises requiring new jig saws,
Norma Sutton, 01/21/2008
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Re: [Livingontheland] Beware enterprises requiring new jig saws,
TradingPostPaul, 01/21/2008
- Re: [Livingontheland] Beware enterprises requiring new jig saws, TradingPostPaul, 01/21/2008
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Re: [Livingontheland] soil-cement brick,
Ken Hargesheimer, 01/21/2008
- Re: [Livingontheland] soil-cement brick, TradingPostPaul, 01/22/2008
- Re: [Livingontheland] rammed earth, Ken Hargesheimer, 01/21/2008
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Re: [Livingontheland] Beware enterprises requiring new jig saws,
TradingPostPaul, 01/21/2008
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Re: [Livingontheland] Beware enterprises requiring new jig saws,
Norma Sutton, 01/21/2008
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Re: [Livingontheland] Beware enterprises requiring new jig saws,
TradingPostPaul, 01/20/2008
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