Cinva Ram Block Press Plans Download
Cinva Ram Compressed Earth Block Press Plans Item# 2010 $50.00 Product Description Charmaine Taylor's Cinva Ram Plan Set is a detailed set of plans for making your own compressed earth block (CEB) press.aka the Cinva Ram. CETA Ram Block Press. Posted on May 7, 2014 by Owen Geiger May 7, 2014. Free download of CETA-RAM plans in metric and English available at Biorealis.com. This press makes larger blocks than the Cinva ram to make better use of lightweight volcanic soil. A Cinva ram seems best for typical heavy soils unless you have lightweight additives.
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John Cruickshank provided these photos of the original manually-powered Cinva Ram compressed earth block maker. This block machine was available for viewing at the dryland farm of The Running Rain Society, a.k.a. Dan Howell, desert survivalist extraordinaire. John Cruickshank is the sole proprietor of Going Concerns Unlimited, which has been providing all manner of creative design input to peoples' dreams and concerns since 1976. Going Concerns also provides full construction plans for The Sunny John solar moldering toilet. |
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| The compression stroke is about to begin; the arm is levered to the left, and the piston rises up and compresses the block. |
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| The final compression position. Note the arm fully depressed to the left side. |
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| The beginning of the block ejection sequence. The arm is raised and will be levered to the other side of the machine. |
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| The middle of the block ejection sequence. (Note: lid should have been opened at this point.) |
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| With the top open, a (nonexistent) block is about to be ejected. When the arm on the right is pushed down, the center piston rises up and pops out the block. |
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| End view of the Cinva Ram. |
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