Hey Folks!!  I've been looking for a career change at the ripe old age of
60.  What does one have to have for qualifications to become a lime slaker?
Sounds as if it could become a profitable venture.  I have plenty of soil,
but a bit short on "night soil."  Ruth




At 6:39 AM +1100 2/12/02, david west wrote:
>Steve et.al.
>
>So if Harry Francis reckons the great lime mortar
>joints of the past were achieved by using lime which
>had been slaked in soil pits for several months so as
>to ensure a nice, uniform, 'fat' putty ...
>
>... who is going to start producing this commercially,
>because there isn't much soil around most restoration
>jobs to allow a pit to be dug, let alone left slaking
>for several months?
>
>Or is there really a modern alternative that I've
>missed in all the postings recently?
>
>Cheers
>
>david
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