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The solid straw board or block is made by heating the straw (reportedly to 240F by Stramit) and compressing. See video at [[Stramit]] page. | The solid straw board or block is made by heating the straw (reportedly to 240F by Stramit) and compressing. See video at [[Stramit]] page. | ||
For OSE purposes, we can consider a machine like above. It would be interesting to start with a prototype where we make straw bricks. To do this, we could take our existing machine, add a heater element to the compression chamber, and document the results. | |||
Revision as of 16:30, 22 January 2014
Introduction
Strawboard is a solid, semistructural product made from straw or hay. One company selling a commercial product is Stramit -
The solid straw board or block is made by heating the straw (reportedly to 240F by Stramit) and compressing. See video at Stramit page.
For OSE purposes, we can consider a machine like above. It would be interesting to start with a prototype where we make straw bricks. To do this, we could take our existing machine, add a heater element to the compression chamber, and document the results.