Above we filled the form with a measured amount of pulp. Our first test was using shredded confetti document paper soaked in a 55 gallon barrel. We are still testing out various amounts of pulp to get an idea of how much to use for consistent sized bricks. And it’s a manageable size for a papercrete brick.Ī little added reinforcement as a precaution. We decided on this size so we could use another piece of scrap 2″ x 6″ as the top. The interior dimensions are 5.5″ x 5.5″ x 12″. Our brick form is made from scrap 2″ x 6″. This little press can produce about 2000 PSI of force. But we are going to use ours for papercrete bricks, and compressed earth bricks. Our prototype is the notch version of the Micro Compound Lever Biomass Briquette Press. The design of the press we found on the internet from Leland Hite’s website: Hands-on Engineering. We finally tested our homemade brick press today.
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