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Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:31 pm
Re: IRELAND
A report on the fast hardening plaster
Rapid Plaster from Knauf in this case
Well I can say just one thing Wow, I mean this stuff really does what it says on the package…. FAST
Didnt know what to expect honestly, so ..you know, like fifteen minutes or so , maybe …
well you better make that four to five minutes , it is really crazy material, unbelievable hardening time
just silly fast…..can be very interesting for some applications, anyway , it is so fast you must have everything arranged before you mix
or you will get in trouble absolutely. It hardens so fast and it does generate a considerable heat during the short process the piece you make
literally starts cooking on the table , ha…no joke….smoke and steam galore there for five minutes after that it is as hard as concrete.
It also has a very very slick and fine finish, the surface is very smooth, much smoother than with ordinairy plaster
it is like marble, very fancy, real artwork quality
I do have the german cone, the first orgonite / plasterite piece I had, it also has that hard slick structure so maybe that is being used there
or another type of plaster like Alabaster and many others that have a much more hardened structure, it is for some reason also a bit heavier.
It hardened to fast I hardly had time to put it in the molds, the little silicon molds so I had to rush there
even during a short mixing you already feel the mix starts to get thicker , anyway if you use rapid plaster poor the darn thing within two minuts or you are in trouble.
the probably use that at dentist clinics too I think, just a few minutes and its done.
For regular work I still would use the basic plaster, hardens within 20 minutes to half an hour or so
at least you have some time to arrange things, etc
work at a reasonable pace
instead of rushing through it
some natural components are added to make it ” rapid plaster”
that s all a bit technical information but you can find it at the company s website
provided in pdf files
basically it is gypsum CaSO4 . ½ H2O Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate
with expanded perlite and organic acids and hydrated chalk / quick lime
anyway, very interesting material for certain purposes it can be a real saver
Tried to look for it in the UK and Ireland but it seems they dont sell it there , at least not under that name
Still have to test the other one, the universal type, don t think it will cause much surprises ?
Made a tetra out of normal plasterite, lots of hearts using fast plaster and regular type in the energy mixture
Just using Himalaya Salt, Beachsand, Crystal water, that s it
purity and strength
Next were tests with big hearts
fast plaster and regular
another thing is , using fast plaster, it does not give the water on top of the mix later on
it immediately ” burns up” the water
in a strong reaction
it just evaporates on the spot
interesting
maybe that s why technicians use that a lot in the areas of electric wiring so they dont have to deal with the water….
therefor the reaction usually mild , the heating up of the piece is very intense.
also made a small cone , very very slick finish
so if you are in a hurry or for any other reason yes I d say fast plaster can be a solution.
if not, I just keep using the regular ones
also as I am doing more and more water gifting, the fast plaster is not appropiate for me
I need a plaster that stays fluid for some time to be able to poor it into the bottles etc..
Also , next to the fast plaster big hearts I made two big special hearts
with everything I could find in it, crystals, rose quartz, herbs, gemstones, you name it , sea shells in all sizes
everything went into those two beauties
and they will not be gifted hehehe
they stay very very close to me
from now on
Rapid Plaster from Knauf in this case
Well I can say just one thing Wow, I mean this stuff really does what it says on the package…. FAST
Didnt know what to expect honestly, so ..you know, like fifteen minutes or so , maybe …
well you better make that four to five minutes , it is really crazy material, unbelievable hardening time
just silly fast…..can be very interesting for some applications, anyway , it is so fast you must have everything arranged before you mix
or you will get in trouble absolutely. It hardens so fast and it does generate a considerable heat during the short process the piece you make
literally starts cooking on the table , ha…no joke….smoke and steam galore there for five minutes after that it is as hard as concrete.
It also has a very very slick and fine finish, the surface is very smooth, much smoother than with ordinairy plaster
it is like marble, very fancy, real artwork quality
I do have the german cone, the first orgonite / plasterite piece I had, it also has that hard slick structure so maybe that is being used there
or another type of plaster like Alabaster and many others that have a much more hardened structure, it is for some reason also a bit heavier.
It hardened to fast I hardly had time to put it in the molds, the little silicon molds so I had to rush there
even during a short mixing you already feel the mix starts to get thicker , anyway if you use rapid plaster poor the darn thing within two minuts or you are in trouble.
the probably use that at dentist clinics too I think, just a few minutes and its done.
For regular work I still would use the basic plaster, hardens within 20 minutes to half an hour or so
at least you have some time to arrange things, etc
work at a reasonable pace
instead of rushing through it
some natural components are added to make it ” rapid plaster”
that s all a bit technical information but you can find it at the company s website
provided in pdf files
basically it is gypsum CaSO4 . ½ H2O Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate
with expanded perlite and organic acids and hydrated chalk / quick lime
anyway, very interesting material for certain purposes it can be a real saver
Tried to look for it in the UK and Ireland but it seems they dont sell it there , at least not under that name
Still have to test the other one, the universal type, don t think it will cause much surprises ?
Made a tetra out of normal plasterite, lots of hearts using fast plaster and regular type in the energy mixture
Just using Himalaya Salt, Beachsand, Crystal water, that s it
purity and strength
Next were tests with big hearts
fast plaster and regular
another thing is , using fast plaster, it does not give the water on top of the mix later on
it immediately ” burns up” the water
in a strong reaction
it just evaporates on the spot
interesting
maybe that s why technicians use that a lot in the areas of electric wiring so they dont have to deal with the water….
therefor the reaction usually mild , the heating up of the piece is very intense.
also made a small cone , very very slick finish
so if you are in a hurry or for any other reason yes I d say fast plaster can be a solution.
if not, I just keep using the regular ones
also as I am doing more and more water gifting, the fast plaster is not appropiate for me
I need a plaster that stays fluid for some time to be able to poor it into the bottles etc..
Also , next to the fast plaster big hearts I made two big special hearts
with everything I could find in it, crystals, rose quartz, herbs, gemstones, you name it , sea shells in all sizes
everything went into those two beauties
and they will not be gifted hehehe
they stay very very close to me
from now on