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Moves and changes, RecycledPlasticBlockHouses.com

wroughtn_harv — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:34:30 +0000

We’ve started another website just for the plastic block topic. I’ll find a way to make a link on here that’s permanent for those who stumble on to this site looking for information on the blocks.

http://www.recycledplasticblockhouses.com

We received some drawings today

wroughtn_harv — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:27:37 +0000

These drawings are courtesy of Dr. Owen Geiger at www.GRISB.org

These are drawings for making the block box press. We have photos and a material list in an earlier post below. Continue to read will take you to more drawings by Dr. Geiger.

Dr. Geiger has been involved from early on. Everytime I would vary away from the original concept he would be on to me to get back on track. He shares the vision of a manual system that can be used by the semi-skilled under the worst of conditions to create shelter and industry. Dr. Geiger is now in Thailand working with locals who make CEB’s (compressed earth blocks).

We did a compression test today

wroughtn_harv — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:42:43 +0000

We don’t have access to an academics lab to do testing on the blocks. So I did the next best thing…

Click on the “more” for photos and more dialog..

As you can see, the block was distorted in our redneck/red truck compression test.

This is a redneck’s red truck that weighs fifteen thousand pounds or so just about any day of the week empty. Most of the weight is on the front axle when it’s empty, diesel motor and all. I think an estimate of two ton or four thousand pounds or so would be a safe estimate of weight applied to the block.

One of the neat things about plastic is its resiliency. If you look close I think you’ll agree that even if the block failed the two ton redneck red truck weight bearing test it will still work just fine in a wall.