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Bale Preparation – TLS #50

Bale Preparation – TLS #50

This article originally appeared in TLS issue #50, 2005 by Tony Caniglia – Colorado, USA This technique was developed to reduce the amount of fill with loose straw or straw/clay required when the bent (rounded) sides of the bales are butted together. The purpose is to remove the bulge on the ends of the bales [...]

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Plaster Pumping – Reprint from TLS #57

Merry Mudders (Stucco Pumping Iron) by Habib John Gonzalez – British Columbia, Canada This article, under the title “Stucco Pumping Iron” appeared in TLS#33 (Plaster special issue). [See note at end of article.] The system I’ve been using for helping owner/builders stucco their bale homes comes from New Mexico. Folks there hire the stucco pump [...]