Fwd: SB: just say no to crack!!!

[Athena & Bill Steen <absteen@dakotacom.net>]

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> From: Athena & Bill Steen <absteen@dakotacom.net>
> Date: Fri Nov 22, 2002  02:04:06 AM America/Phoenix
> To: Keith Rowe <keithrowe@ezpost.com>
> Subject: Re: SB: just say no to crack!!!
>
>
> On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 06:21 PM, Keith Rowe wrote:
>
>>
>> a) mix up some more stuff, with higher clay content, and force it into 
>> the
>> cracks, once it is all dried up, and hope it does a decent job of 
>> holding
>> the whole works together.
>
> Difficult to do well.
>>
>> b) Let it happen, then put grout of  a different color in the cracks 
>> as if
>> it were tile. This would look waaaaay cool but who knows what strength
>> issues we'd face.
>
> Probably a reasonable remedy if you open up all the cracks enough to 
> make sure that they are well filled.
>>
>> c)slightly dampen the spot and force the clay with downward pressure 
>> and
>> rubbing, to seal up the cracks.(personally I think they'd just 
>> reappear, but
>> then if I knew 'thing one' about this stuff we wouldn't be having this
>> conversation, would we?)
>
> They will reappear.
>
> The other option is to make a dry mix of finely screened sand and 
> powdered clay, brush it in dry as you would when finishing a brick on 
> sand floor and then moisture it all. You can make a little bit of a 
> prepared wet mix to finish the top.
>
> Bill
>
Athena & Bill Steen
The Canelo Project
HC1 Box 324
Canelo/Elgin, AZ 85611
absteen@dakotacom.net
www.caneloproject.com
>


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