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Interesting. I had not seen aircrete before. It apparently has about 50% of the strength of concrete and has been used since the 1920's. [1] Being very light
by LinuxBender 6y ago
Interesting. I had not seen aircrete before. It apparently has about 50% of the strength of concrete and has been used since the 1920's. [1] Being very light is a great property. I can think of many uses for this.
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_concrete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_concrete
- peter_d_sherman 6y agoThere's a lot of great videos on YouTube about it; how to make it, how to use it, capabilities of it, etc., etc. Apparently it can be made cheaply, with relatively modest tools... If graphene is the new wonder material for electronics and electronic devices -- then certainly aircrete is the "new" wonder material for housing construction... Also great is that it saves builders from using as much wood; which in turn saves forests/prevents tree depopulation, etc.
- LinuxBender 6y agoI am already envisioning projects I could use that with. I will find those videos. I am curious to see if anyone has used it with a shotcrete sprayer. I bet they have.
- peter_d_sherman 6y agoAlso, if you are entrepreneurially inclined, if you learn how to make Aircrete well enough (post learning curve that is! <g>), I'll bet you could sell your self-manufactured Aircrete bricks -- to various parties... In other words, Aircrete might make a good product for a future business, if you were so inclined... (The reason I point that out is because it's on my list of "things that might make good products for future bootstrap businesses" (although, there's probably one too many products on that list already! <g>))