Hypertufa creations in India
Chandra Mouli
4 years ago
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Comments (2)This is such a wonderful idea, but please do some major homework. Think safety first. These walls will need some sort of foundation and reinforcement. Because of the size, it will be expensive (at least to this retired school teacher budget) and a lot of work. To veneer concrete block with hypertufa might be an option. But there are practical considerations such as expansion joints and simply manhandling all that heavy material. Hypertufa is relatively light, but that word relative covers the earth when it's my back or yours. (Like that old joke: minor surgery = anthing done to you and major surgery = anything done to me.) Spend some time looking at this entire site and you'll find lots of information and many links. I envy you your imaginative design and encourage you to follow up and do it. But consider carefully the physical effort, financial investment, the learning curve and time to carefully plan a beautiful and safe project. You don't want a large, permanent, heavy mess in the yard. Most of us can only dream on this scale and we'd all be delighted to see this project come to fruition. Get a camera a document your progress and keep us posted! David...See Moreface molds for hypertufa
Comments (71)I made one: 1. buy Halloween mask. 2 tape nose eyes and mouth closed. use expanding silicone and fill mask. 3. allow to dry 24- 48 hours 4. fill wheelbarrow 3/4 way with dry sand,5. press mask into dry sand ( the dry foam does not let the face collapse) 6. water gently with a mist all around the mask, (this takes a while) stop water some more, stop water some more..use a stick like a bamboo support and press it into the sand. when it shows that iit is wet to the bottom or almost, remove the mask SLOWLY.. here is the cast..I spooned the hypertufa into the chin, nose etc until the whole bottom was covered, then filled the rest..worked really well!! while it is curing use a pot or cardboard mold to form the back of the head, pretty easy to meld together with "hypertufa slip" The second one, I just carved a face into the sand when it was wet , looked more like the easter island faces.. Of course owning a garden center we now do spring classes on making these and use older ones as the molds for the sand....See MoreInserting LED lights into your tufa creations
Comments (41)Thanks everyone for the information, and Tommyc & Simon, I have saved your instructions for a future project. I have been using solar panels with AA batteries to power my LED projects and it seems to be working wonderfully. I really like not having to hard wire stuff. It took me a few tries before I clued into just how bright different LEDs are. The first ones I got were pathetic, and I ended up using some 'mid-range' LEDs. They produce enough light to satisfy the look I'm trying to achieve. Still working on diffusing them somewhat to produce the most pleasing glow, apparently a small amount of silicon over the LED will do that. I also learned that 'yellow' LEDs don't necessarily produce 'yellow' light, but more amber. And that 'yellow' LEDS are actually clear. All very confusing, but once you figure it out it's like having insider information! LOL Must try David's trick of the mylar. Is it clear mylar or silver? Thanks again all! Most helpful bunch here....See Morehypertufa hearts, moons and concrete leafs
Comments (18)What absolutely lovely tufa objects you have made for your garden. I especially love the leaves. They are very realistic looking. How did you get the color veining to run through the Hosta & Rhubarb leaves? Do you share your tufa receipes & painting techniques? I would love to try this out. Please contact me....See Moretropicofcancer (6b SW-PA)
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