I'd like to make a more boxy shaped one with kebob stakes sticking out of the mortar in different spots as a defensive wall for my miniature war gaming artillery position. Any suggestions on what sort of stones to use?
@abc114able Mix wood glue in water and use to mix the cement with,you will water proof and strengthen the mix making it more pliable (about 40 to 1 ratio) Thomsons water seal or Bondcrete would also do but hey wood glues the same and cheap in those 2 dollar shops.Reserve some of the water with the glue in it and dip the rocks in for a few of seconds before laying them that will bond it all much better,
If you built this on a thick cement sheet 7mm thick minimum you could move it around too.
hi antinbath - I think the thinking is that taking natural resources faster than they can be raplaced by nature is never very wise ecologically - peat marshes, which are a habitat for a whole range of wildife, are disappearing at a rate of knots, undersea environments are being destroyed by bottom-dredging, forests are being destroyed, all leaving the inababitants of those environments with nowhere to go but extinction. I don't know if pumice fields have their own wildlife but why take chances?
Brilliant video. Question, couldn't one use ANY stones to make this wall? Why volcanico rock? I'm making a small wall for a miniature fairy garden that I'm creating with my grandson. I have small cottages and want to make tiny walls around the village. I also considered using polymer clay. Also, is that "real" mortar, like used in normal walls?
@TheFragrantMuse Thanks for the comment. You can use any stone. I needed a lightweight one which is why I used pumice. Yes, the mortar's the real stuff, although it may be a bit coarse for what you're after.
@TheFragrantMuse That sounds like fun, would love to see how it turns out! I think the volanic rock was used because of the light-weight quality, can't see why normal rocks could not be used, just need a strong base to build on.
thanks for that - I've been trying to find something like this for, oh, months! I'm having to build my garden on a table-top, because I'm disabled and can't reach down to the ground; I've been trying to find some kind of "natural" retaining wall for it, and this looks like it!
One thing: I read somewhere in my travels that using pumice isn't a good idea, ecologically; they say make hypertufa and use that: would this work in your project? Of course, I'd have to learn how to make that first!
@franl155 Apart from the transportation impact I can't see how pumice would be bad ecologically. It's a natural and abundant product. Hypertufa is worse ecologically as the amount of energy to produce it, being an artificial aggregate, is much greater. The cement used to bind it is also worse. I'd recommend going natural!
do you think that this will be suitable to make a model castle? im thinking that i can make the keep and outside of the castle with lava stone...
XxStrawberrySweet 2 weeks ago
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Honeysucklebommie 4 weeks ago
I'd like to make a more boxy shaped one with kebob stakes sticking out of the mortar in different spots as a defensive wall for my miniature war gaming artillery position. Any suggestions on what sort of stones to use?
abc114able 1 month ago
@abc114able Any stones are fine. If it's for war games and you want it to be portable then pumice stone is the lightest.
antinbath 1 month ago
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@abc114able Mix wood glue in water and use to mix the cement with,you will water proof and strengthen the mix making it more pliable (about 40 to 1 ratio) Thomsons water seal or Bondcrete would also do but hey wood glues the same and cheap in those 2 dollar shops.Reserve some of the water with the glue in it and dip the rocks in for a few of seconds before laying them that will bond it all much better,
If you built this on a thick cement sheet 7mm thick minimum you could move it around too.
Honeysucklebommie 4 weeks ago
i came
MJFAN666 1 month ago
what do you mix with the water?
scootermaster090 2 months ago
Very cool I must say. I should get some of my stuff on here.. you inspired me.
PumpkinMan66 2 months ago
aw what a cute little wall !
BarbaraMParis 3 months ago
hi antinbath - I think the thinking is that taking natural resources faster than they can be raplaced by nature is never very wise ecologically - peat marshes, which are a habitat for a whole range of wildife, are disappearing at a rate of knots, undersea environments are being destroyed by bottom-dredging, forests are being destroyed, all leaving the inababitants of those environments with nowhere to go but extinction. I don't know if pumice fields have their own wildlife but why take chances?
franl155 7 months ago
Brilliant video. Question, couldn't one use ANY stones to make this wall? Why volcanico rock? I'm making a small wall for a miniature fairy garden that I'm creating with my grandson. I have small cottages and want to make tiny walls around the village. I also considered using polymer clay. Also, is that "real" mortar, like used in normal walls?
TheFragrantMuse 7 months ago
@TheFragrantMuse Thanks for the comment. You can use any stone. I needed a lightweight one which is why I used pumice. Yes, the mortar's the real stuff, although it may be a bit coarse for what you're after.
antinbath 7 months ago
@TheFragrantMuse That sounds like fun, would love to see how it turns out! I think the volanic rock was used because of the light-weight quality, can't see why normal rocks could not be used, just need a strong base to build on.
greatruaha 1 month ago
@greatruaha Any rock's fine.
antinbath 1 month ago
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TheFragrantMuse 7 months ago
thanks for that - I've been trying to find something like this for, oh, months! I'm having to build my garden on a table-top, because I'm disabled and can't reach down to the ground; I've been trying to find some kind of "natural" retaining wall for it, and this looks like it!
One thing: I read somewhere in my travels that using pumice isn't a good idea, ecologically; they say make hypertufa and use that: would this work in your project? Of course, I'd have to learn how to make that first!
franl155 8 months ago
@franl155 Apart from the transportation impact I can't see how pumice would be bad ecologically. It's a natural and abundant product. Hypertufa is worse ecologically as the amount of energy to produce it, being an artificial aggregate, is much greater. The cement used to bind it is also worse. I'd recommend going natural!
antinbath 7 months ago
haha oops, found it.
411smiths 1 year ago