at first I thought this would be a great alternative to conventional mixing methods, but then when I seen that it cuts the straw up then, i realized that this would not be good for cobbing but great for earthen plaster making and earthen flooring. Cob walls need the tensile strength of the straw.
Have you ever heard of adobe? And no, I don't mean acrobat or reader! :)
Well adobe is pretty similar to cob as building material, that is clay, earth, straw and water, but whereas adobe you make bricks of it and let it dry, with cob you build with it while still wet.
Just to much work and time. There has got to be a better way, something like a mulling machine used to coat sand with oil for sand metal casting only for the purpose of coating straw with a clay sand mix...
Glad I don't have laundry duty at your house!
B4realalready 1 year ago
at first I thought this would be a great alternative to conventional mixing methods, but then when I seen that it cuts the straw up then, i realized that this would not be good for cobbing but great for earthen plaster making and earthen flooring. Cob walls need the tensile strength of the straw.
TheDudeRulez09 1 year ago
wtf is cob lol
goodvocalcover 2 years ago
Have you ever heard of adobe? And no, I don't mean acrobat or reader! :)
Well adobe is pretty similar to cob as building material, that is clay, earth, straw and water, but whereas adobe you make bricks of it and let it dry, with cob you build with it while still wet.
magua73 2 years ago
love the beats
xhellabentx 3 years ago
The blades do break through the straw, but that's ok. You can add straw as you go.
Ya. It's a lot of work making cob. It's good for you though.
iloveadobe 3 years ago
@iloveadobe I agree it's good for you but a JCB is quicker.
RivenBloak 1 year ago
Just to much work and time. There has got to be a better way, something like a mulling machine used to coat sand with oil for sand metal casting only for the purpose of coating straw with a clay sand mix...
cheaphardwarez 3 years ago
@cheaphardwarez a three tonne swing shovel works well.
RivenBloak 1 year ago
One smart man! Can this be done in a small cement mixer though?
usmartine 4 years ago