dutchsinse - NEW Geopolymer mix! Man made stone formula listed in description!

dutchsinse
8/15/2023
NEW Geopolymer mix! Man made stone formula listed in description!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5aN3tBotIk
If you want to make your own:

Start with water (however much you want to make the mixture runny or thick)..

I used 2 cups of water for this mix.

Add in Waterglass (Sodium silicate) to the water and mix well

I used 1 cup of sodium silicate for this mix

Add in Sodium Carbonate to the water mixture and mix well again

I used 1 cup of sodium carbonate

When you add the sodium carbonate, heat will begin to develop as the reaction will start the process of solidifying the mix to come, don't let it stand long, keep mixing it thoroughly

Now add in the Kaolin clay, and keep mixing as you add it in.

I used 2 cups of Kaolin clay.

Now add in the rock you want to make (powderized or crushed version of it) example: Powered limestone, powdered marble, powdered granite, oyster shell powder, lava rock powder etc.. mix well

I used 2 cups of powderized crushed limestone

Last step before pouring.. add in aggregate or keep as a paste for fine working of sculptures or as a mortar.

I used 2 cups of silicate sand

If you add in aggregate, you can add in things like sand, bigger rocks, shells, or even metal, and wood -- the mix adheres perfectly to wood and metal as well as other rock and concrete!

Once you pour into forms, the mix will harden within hours to a day, and certainly will be ready to pull from forms within 24 hours.

FINAL STEP if you want full water seal on the surface dip or paint on a sealer coat of waterglass sodium silicate or other regular rock / concrete sealer of your choice.

*Added note, you can somewhat forgo the FINAL STEP of glazing on water glass by putting more water glass in the mixture to begin with at the start of the whole process... example: I could have used 2 cups of water glass and 1 cup of actual H20 water to get more of a clear glaze through the whole mix....... these are all things you can play around with as well as the proportions used, if you add in metal flakes for instance, or add in glass beads..

Another thing I am doing next is growing crystals in the geopolymer!

I'll post videos on the crystals I grow in the mixes I make !!!!!! should be pretty cool!!!!!