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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: veritas on September 09, 2015, 11:32:35 AM

Title: Sugarcane conduit experiment
Post by: veritas on September 09, 2015, 11:32:35 AM

I finally got my hands on some sugarcane at my local mall. Who would've thought ? I'd been searching everywhere but my local mall.

I didn't realize sugarcane is quite similar to wood. Stiff... I partitioned the cane into sections today to test different treatment reagents. It seems of similar size to a customer conduit as you can see with the gray tube. The orange is used for power cables. The challenge is to mimic the following qualities:

1) Waterproof
2) Insect proof
3) Somewhat flexible
4) Insulated substance so non-flammable
5) Compatible connector or ends to join the conduits.

I'd appreciate any suggestions on which reagents I could experiment with to achieve these qualities.

Title: Re: Sugarcane conduit experiment
Post by: veritas on September 09, 2015, 02:11:10 PM

I found this lovely article from the Chiangmai school of life about waterproofing with "rubber tree oil." http://www.bamboo-earth-architecture-construction.com/in-the-news/waterproofing-bamboo-roofs/

Where to buy rubber tree oil….

Looks complicated. Maybe I could strip or melt a tyre and convert into a rubbery fluid for waterproofing… hmm…

http://www.tyrecycle.com.au/what-we-do

(http://www.tyrecycle.com.au/sites/all/themes/tyrecycle/images/content/whatwedo-graph-7.png)

END PRODUCTS OF RUBBER CRUMB AND GRANULES

I'll have to pay them a visit.

Title: Re: Sugarcane conduit experiment
Post by: RV Pundit on September 09, 2015, 02:21:02 PM

Amazing work veritas. Keep it up.

Title: Re: Sugarcane conduit experiment
Post by: veritas on September 09, 2015, 02:51:40 PM

Thanks RVP. :D it isn't much but it's a start I guess.