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19-Jan-2006
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Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Carlsbad, California..coastal desert
Country: United States
USDA Zone: 11
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The guy in pic #435 looks like he is gingerly performing some sort of forensics on a..... well...... roadkill.
 What a messy, muddy, grinny good time! Thank you for sharing!! Joanie
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20-Jan-2006
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
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Excellent! I managed to stay just out of the frame on each shot. Perfect composition skills there Pootsie.
Mine is curing quite nicely, I had successfull release from the board on Tuesday evening. I was a bit worried about the wax paper not beeing enough to hold off the water and keep the two from sticking to each other. But it worked like a charm. I peeled the wax paper off the bottom the other night and she is setting up just fine. Of course mine weighs a metric ton, and I don't even have any trees on it yet... Fun messy time for sure. |
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20-Jan-2006
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Ethan, blame Reed -- he took most of the pictures.
Also, the heplful folks at Gardenweb's hypertufa forum recommend keeping it wet for a while to assist the curing process -- like a month or something ... pootsie |
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20-Jan-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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This looks like a great club idea!!!
How did you get permission from the building super to bring in a concrete mixer? Honestly, tell us how the mixing was done-in one big batch? Good job. |
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20-Jan-2006
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The Cat's Apprentice
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Ta, Earthgrrl! The mixing was done in a big mortar-box outside (a member owns the mortar box). The mixing was done in 3 or 4 batches and brought in for individuals to use, carrying the small portions in cat-litter buckets (hmmm, wonder where they got those  ).We also spread plastic sheets over the floor to protect the carpet. We actually didn't leave a mess behind at all, surprisingly. If I recall, the recipe we used included peat and vermiculite and sand, and a little latex admix, but I didn't do the mixing. We had hardware cloth and copper wire to use for rebar. Chopsticks and dowel for drain/wire holes. Rubber gloves. fun fun fun pootsie |
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20-Jan-2006
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Bonsai Farmer
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Dirty guys
Glad I missed the mess, though it looked like a fun time for all.
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21-Jan-2006
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Old Bonsaiman-new pots
 
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"Dr. Dicky" grew a grey beard and moustache...
Dang, he is starting to look like me... or vice versa dale
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22-Jan-2006
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Navigating Real Estate
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Man can you say Headache pootsie. That picture had me swiming after looking at it or at least thinking that my glasses were dirtyyy.
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22-Jan-2006
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
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Yeah Reed was talking about his not being flatering, sheesh at least his didn't make you want to hurl.
I'm not sure why it would make any difference on curing for a month? Mine spent the first two nights under damp newspaper and plastic. It is still under plastic is hardening up nicely but is far from actually cured. Its just cement, so there is no magic in it eventhough it sounds fancy with a name like hypertufa. I would think that the Peat would slow the curing significantly on its own. From what I've heard concrete never really stops curing. Technically this wasn't hypertufa because we voted against the use of vermiculite, and instead used mason sand for a more realistic rock like look. So it isn't all that much lighter than standard concrete. I'm just splitting hairs here. I'm not sure why someone would think it NEEDS to cure for a month. Seems a little excesive to me. Anyone else have any real evidence to support a month long curing period? |
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