Taylor Publishing offers an 11 page design-set of plans for making a CEB compressed earth block press ...aka Cinva Ram. (Photo: Cinva Ram manual press make by Mike Gross, President of Terra-Block Inc., Orlando FL, from these plans.) Plan Set contains: 1. Cinva Ram Plans- 11 pages on heavy cardstock paper- are shipped in a Portfolio with: 2. Articles on CEB production 3. A CD #2013, $12. The Adobe & Cinva Ram Resource Guide CD has approximately 3,500+ pages of earth construction related information. Plus FULL BOOKS on CEB block press use, and brick making, resources, links and PDF articles on all aspects of natural & alternative construction. Including papecrete. 4. Bonus related articles on using lime, plasters, roofs and foundations Cinva Ram Plans- Design based on engineered specifications for manual earth block press is provided. All dimensions are given in millimeters. Press was developed and engineered in third world countries for manual use. Welding of parts is recommended as part of assembly, and mechanical expertise is necessary to build these block presses. Xerographic, 30+ pages total contents, Plan set sold "as is" as received from my resources. This means the each dimension of the plans are shown in millimeters, not inches, and you need a CAD or other program to convert; no lengthy assembly description is given. But there is enough obsevable data from others who have built these manual rams to guide you.. Remember the CInva Ram Planset INCLUDES the Adobe CD #2013, so no need to order it separately ( or the #1001 Dirtcheapbuilder CD- this information is on the CD you get. [Other topic specific CDs do have different information on them abd sghhould be ordered separately: Rocket Stoves, Wood-LSC-log, Cement, Paracrete, Nuway, etc.] The CInva Planset comes in a portfolio with the plans, many articles, the CD and related literature, which can fit the flat rate Priority or Global mailer. |