Anyone remember that cullet maker used on the show?

The series was on the box a few years ago. A family built an eco-home.
One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

I want to know how it worked. I can't find anything comprehensive
about it online.

On 19 May, 02:55, Weatherlawyer wrote:

One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

It's on-line somewhere, but their description was quite gee-whizz and
very secretive on details of how to make your own 8-)

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
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Anyone remember that cullet maker used on the show?

The series was on the box a few years ago. A family built an eco-home.
One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

I want to know how it worked. I can't find anything comprehensive
about it online.


Ask them: now called Newhouse Farm:



S

On 19 May, 13:05, Andy Dingley wrote:
On 19 May, 02:55, Weatherlawyer wrote:

One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

It's on-line somewhere, but their description was quite gee-whizz and
very secretive on details of how to make your own *8-)

Krysteline!

http://www.krysteline.net/Implosion.htm

On 19 May, 21:49, Andy Dingley wrote:
On 19 May, 13:05, Andy Dingley wrote:

On 19 May, 02:55, Weatherlawyer wrote:

One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

It's on-line somewhere, but their description was quite gee-whizz and
very secretive on details of how to make your own 8-)

Krysteline!

http://www.krysteline.net/Implosion.htm

so how does it work then?

JimK

On May 19, 9:06*pm, JimK wrote:
On 19 May, 21:49, Andy Dingley wrote:

On 19 May, 13:05, Andy Dingley wrote:

On 19 May, 02:55, Weatherlawyer wrote:

One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

It's on-line somewhere, but their description was quite gee-whizz and
very secretive on details of how to make your own *8-)

Krysteline!

http://www.krysteline.net/Implosion.htm

I did find this site but missed the page you linked to. Even so...

so how does it work then?

....the question wasn't answered:

from link Implosion is a mechanically induced high-speed process
that creates a harmonic resonance that results in the destruction of
glass whilst rendering it sharp free.

The result is similar to the effect of an opera singer shattering a
wine glass when hitting a very high note, except that Implosion
shatters the glass inward on itself, and creates no glass shards or
sharp edges.

Implosion does not grind, mill, hammer or flail the glass, therefore
the high wear typically associated with traditional glass processors
is vastly reduced. Implosion naturally produces a range of fraction
sizes from approximately 0.2mm up to 16mm. The size range can be
varied towards smaller or larger fractions.

Imploded glass is sharp free and safe to handle.
Container, flat, toughened, heat-treated and CRT glass can all be
Imploded.
Implosion densifies container glass to 5% of its original volume thus
reducing storage space and transport movements compared to bottle bank
storage.

Implosion is “tuned” to only process glass, therefore non-glass
objects such as bottle tops, labels, corks, and straws, pass through
untouched allowing them to be easily screened off enabling the glass
to used as an aggregate substitute.

Full sealed bottles can be Imploded thus saving disposal time with
faulty or “out of date stock”.
Imploded glass is sharp free and sub-angular making it an ideal blast
abrasive for surface preparation.
As Imploded glass is not abraded it retains a smooth shiny surface
giving it high percolation and low bio-fowling characteristics
beneficial in water filtration applications.

Imploded cullet can be more easily colour sorted for the re-melt
industry.
The process has a lower power requirement compared to traditional
“high torque” glass crushers.endquote

Convergence in the atmosphere refers to the development of storms.
Dedicated Weatherlawyer nuts will know that he has equated this
phenomenon to the increase in magnitude of earthquakes.

Hence the research.

Most of the detritus exed from Eekyerfountain is glass, which got me
wondering if the convergence of infra or ultrasound in a chamber below
the volcano would produce it.

I am of the opinion propounded by Prof Thomas Gold, that the depths of
the planet are filled with microbes of astonishing abilities. And that
redox reactions take place in magma chmbers due to the interactions of
these animals and perhaps plants and as yet to be described life forms
that are more like rock than plankton.

I was just wondering if the so called igneous rock they produce is
capable of being rendered sand by the acoustics of such chambers.

Maybe I'll ty a different search parameter but I get the idea that
loading "Imploded glass" will get me back to the same links as before.

Weatherlawyer wrote:


Maybe I'll ty a different search parameter but I get the idea that
loading "Imploded glass" will get me back to the same links as before.

I did a search for "ultrasonic glass crusher" and it came up with a
couple of hits, but they looked industrial scale rather than home use
(ie. one was a waste disposal site).

replying to Andy Burns, durdy wrote:
this is the smallest I could find.
https://www.qcr.co.uk/balers-compact...?product_id=46



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On Wednesday, 19 May 2010 02:55:58 UTC+1, Weatherlawyer wrote:
Anyone remember that cullet maker used on the show?

The series was on the box a few years ago. A family built an eco-home.
One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

I want to know how it worked. I can't find anything comprehensive
about it online.

What's the point of such a machine?

harry wrote:
On Wednesday, 19 May 2010 02:55:58 UTC+1, Weatherlawyer wrote:
Anyone remember that cullet maker used on the show?

The series was on the box a few years ago. A family built an eco-home.
One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

I want to know how it worked. I can't find anything comprehensive
about it online.

What's the point of such a machine?

Seems obvious to me,vastly reduces storage costs and space and transport
costs.

On 10/03/2017 07:46, harry wrote:
On Wednesday, 19 May 2010 02:55:58 UTC+1, Weatherlawyer wrote:
Anyone remember that cullet maker used on the show?

The series was on the box a few years ago. A family built an eco-home.
One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

I want to know how it worked. I can't find anything comprehensive
about it online.

What's the point of such a machine?


to make make pozzolan from glass to use in mortar/concrete instead of
mined/dredged sand.

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Robin
reply-to address is (intended to be) valid

On 10-Mar-17 7:46 AM, harry wrote:
On Wednesday, 19 May 2010 02:55:58 UTC+1, Weatherlawyer wrote:
Anyone remember that cullet maker used on the show?

The series was on the box a few years ago. A family built an eco-home.
One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

I want to know how it worked. I can't find anything comprehensive
about it online.

What's the point of such a machine?


Compared to mechanical crushers, they are quieter, give a more
consistent cullet size and have no moving parts.



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Colin Bignell

On Friday, 10 March 2017 09:56:37 UTC, Robin wrote:
On 10/03/2017 07:46, harry wrote:
On Wednesday, 19 May 2010 02:55:58 UTC+1, Weatherlawyer wrote:
Anyone remember that cullet maker used on the show?

The series was on the box a few years ago. A family built an eco-home.
One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

I want to know how it worked. I can't find anything comprehensive
about it online.

What's the point of such a machine?


to make make pozzolan from glass to use in mortar/concrete instead of
mined/dredged sand.

I was thinking about making a kiln to melt some and make glass blocks with it. How much do you suppose a toy like that will disable me?

On Wednesday, 15 March 2017 22:25:33 UTC, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Friday, 10 March 2017 09:56:37 UTC, Robin wrote:
On 10/03/2017 07:46, harry wrote:
On Wednesday, 19 May 2010 02:55:58 UTC+1, Weatherlawyer wrote:
Anyone remember that cullet maker used on the show?

The series was on the box a few years ago. A family built an eco-home.
One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

I want to know how it worked. I can't find anything comprehensive
about it online.

What's the point of such a machine?


to make make pozzolan from glass to use in mortar/concrete instead of
mined/dredged sand.

I was thinking about making a kiln to melt some and make glass blocks with it. How much do you suppose a toy like that will disable me?

then why would you need to pulverise the glass?


NT

On Wednesday, 15 March 2017 23:15:37 UTC, wrote:
On Wednesday, 15 March 2017 22:25:33 UTC, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Friday, 10 March 2017 09:56:37 UTC, Robin wrote:
On 10/03/2017 07:46, harry wrote:
On Wednesday, 19 May 2010 02:55:58 UTC+1, Weatherlawyer wrote:
Anyone remember that cullet maker used on the show?

The series was on the box a few years ago. A family built an eco-home.
One of the do-dah's introduced was a machine that ground glass bottles
using acoustic shock.

I want to know how it worked. I can't find anything comprehensive
about it online.

What's the point of such a machine?


to make make pozzolan from glass to use in mortar/concrete instead of
mined/dredged sand.

I was thinking about making a kiln to melt some and make glass blocks with it. How much do you suppose a toy like that will disable me?

then why would you need to pulverise the glass?

Is this a troll?

The smaller the surface area the greater the reaction to the heat source.
When the first man melted the fist ore to produce a bloom he must have realised that all his banging it on an anvil will do is make it smaller as he knocked the crust to the floor, so he found some way to crush it to a finer gravel and mixed it with crushed charcoal and put it in a furnace and hit it with compressed air once he got it red hot.

(Just a wonder down memory lame for the sake of helping a neighbour in dire need of some physical educat-ion.)

Once you have accomplished the melting of the first few shards to droplets, the rest of the glass follows the flow.

Most pubs throw the empty bottles into the recycling bin and even the landfill one. I have always thought it a waste. It may as well be recycled to concrete as that. And even concrete made of glass is interesting -or could be..