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SKIP books, get 'em while they're hot!!! Skills to Inherit Property
"The rule of no realm is mine. But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands, these are my care. And for my part, I shall not wholly fail in my task if anything that passes through this night can still grow fairer or bear fruit and flower again in days to come. For I too am a steward. Did you not know?" Gandolf
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
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Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
"Study books and observe nature; if they do not agree, throw away the books." ~ William A. Albrecht
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Aaron Smithsmith wrote: when stacked horizontally with all of the open ends facing the interior
"Our ability to change the face of the earth increases at a faster rate than our ability to foresee the consequences of that change"
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
Whatever it takes to dodge a time clock.
SKIP books, get 'em while they're hot!!! Skills to Inherit Property
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Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
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Sometimes the answer is not to cross an old bridge, nor to burn it, but to build a better bridge.
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ronie dee wrote:Water H2O isn't what causes rust, it's oxygen O2 that is the culprit.
If the cans are clean, and free of rust, then, as Creighton S suggests, a simple coat of latex paint should solve the rusting problem. Ensure that the bottom of the can, and the open rim have a thick coat of paint as these are going to be your main trouble spots for rust.This is actually how rust-preventive paints work, because it's easier to keep moisture out than keep oxygen out.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."-Margaret Mead "The only thing worse than being blind, is having sight but no vision."-Helen Keller
Creighton Samuiels wrote:
ronie dee wrote:Water H2O isn't what causes rust, it's oxygen O2 that is the culprit.
While this is true as far as that goes, corrosion of metal is an electro-chemical reaction, and requires the water to create an electrical circuit. Without an electrolyte somewhere in the mix, cold steel is unlikely to rust even when exposed to oxygen. This is actually how rust-preventive paints work, because it's easier to keep moisture out than keep oxygen out.
Sometimes the answer is not to cross an old bridge, nor to burn it, but to build a better bridge.
Yeah, Richard, the Tin Can link you gave is all about aluminum beverage cans; I don't think there is any mention of other metal food cans. These beverage cans have all sides mostly intact (except for the removed pouring tabs) and, although they are much like the tin cans we were mentioning, they behave quite differently, and aluminum is not prone to the oxidation/corrosion problems. These cans tend to stack ideally on their ends and can fit together in this configuration, but in the case of this use, are primarily on the sides as the OP in this thread is intending with the number 10 cans. Reynolds, who developed the technique in New Mexico is heavily reliant on concrete for his bonding. If you search plastic bottle home, you will get a lot of hits on Google.There is actually a long Wikipedia article on tin can walls (looking as though it belongs on appropedia instead), although on reading, i think they are actually referring to aluminium cans in many places.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."-Margaret Mead "The only thing worse than being blind, is having sight but no vision."-Helen Keller
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