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18-08-2019 #2
I've often wondered about the practicality of using of light-weight concrete as part of a CNC machine. Foam concrete is used in the building industry but is not easy to make in your own back yard. One option I considered is to use small polystyrene beads (as sold to make those incredibly impractical bean-bag chairs) as all or part of the aggregate in ordinary concrete. We're not looking for anything like the strength required to build a road bridge and this stuff might well provide effective vibration deadening with a high bean content at a fraction of the weight.
As with many of my best ideas, I have had the bag of beans tucked into the roof of my shed for years but have never actually got round to using them.
KitAn optimist says the glass is half full, a pessimist says the glass is half empty, an engineer says you're using the wrong sized glass.
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