Re: Cement mixer for wax dirt help
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07/02/19 12:30 PM
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Alright, so I assume you dry the dirt completely before putting it into the cement mixer? YOU CAN--on plywood in the sun Or can you add "wet" dirt first, heat it until its dry, then add wax? YES Also, is too much heat with the torch a huge worry? YES, YES, YES, scorched dirt OR WAX ruins it ! I know a guy can burn the dirt with other methods, but being this is constantly mixing, can you burn it with this method? YES
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Re: Cement mixer for wax dirt help
[Re: shortliner16]
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07/02/19 09:02 PM
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Dirt not the problem it's the wax,,, when it smokes
Kenneth schoening
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Re: Cement mixer for wax dirt help
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07/02/19 09:08 PM
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You would need to remove the blades or you would think it would beat it to dust and that dust holds surface tension when wet I like a courser dirt!
Trying coal shale this year and will add aluminum oxide to some and try that out too.
Last edited by Law Dog; 07/02/19 09:10 PM.
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Re: Cement mixer for wax dirt help
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07/03/19 08:18 AM
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Michael Morris
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Made a couple hundred pounds last year for the 1st time (Used a cement mixer), had good success making and using it. I will say this, we tried a batch of freshly dug dirt, and that was a mistake. It took forever. Definitely need to start with dry dirt or sand imho
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