Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Ideas for products made by reusing used car tyres 1. cutting tyres into 3 parts (2 circular sidewalls and a rectangular tread part ) products such as shutter reinforcement and anti flood leaky dams

 Update: I have posted this on a USA Permaculture forum & recieved a positive reply (see details below) 

https://permies.com/t/256042/Left-sidewalls-repurposed-tires#3107634




 

Could the sidewalls be woven with the rectangular tyre (tire) treads to be used as upstream permeable anti flood barriers like leaky dams bolted together with stainless steel bolts.

 We have been researching designs for stronger window and door shutters in warzones like Ukraine. 

Perhaps the tyre walls could be woven with the rectangular tyre treads sandwiched between plywood sheets to strengthen storm shutters in hurricane zones or protect agains blast force or shrapnel for windows and doors in a war zone like Ukraine. 

I had some similar thoughts & pics with reused tyres and storm shutters 8 years ago : .. see Idea for Reinforcing Window Storm Plywood Shutters on a Budget with Cut Up Used Tyres 

https://cabinznet.blogspot.com/2017/09/idea-for-reinforcing-window-storm.html

 Edit: now posted on a USA Permaculture Forum on similar subject

 https://permies.com/forums/posts/quote/0/2383147

  [quote=Rob Schwartz]I am in the planning stage of building a permanent road on my homestead. Because of the slope of the land, washout is an issue and geo grid seemed like the solution, unfortunately the price of the grid made that untenable.  I recently stumbled upon someone using old tires with the sidewalls cut off as the grid base for a road. This seems like a perfect solution for my situation but it will leave me with hundreds of rubber circles to deal with. 

Does anyone have any ideas for reusing the sidewall pieces for anything useful? I would prefer not to just throw them back in the garbage to end up in a landfill.[/quote]

[quote=Rob Schwartz]I am in the planning stage of building a permanent road on my homestead. Because of the slope of the land, washout is an issue and geo grid seemed like the solution, unfortunately the price of the grid made that untenable.  I recently stumbled upon someone using old tires with the sidewalls cut off as the grid base for a road. This seems like a perfect solution for my situation but it will leave me with hundreds of rubber circles to deal with. 

Does anyone have any ideas for reusing the sidewall pieces for anything useful? I would prefer not to just throw them back in the garbage to end up in a landfill.[/quote]

 

 Edit: what Google Gemini Ai says in describing process..

 

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Prototype Cloche frame using 4 metal brackets & screws set ( available from Cabinz cic for £2.5) with treated wood

 

 The new sealed pack comes with 16 screws and 4 metal brackets. The brackets need to be bent on a scaffolding pole or flat / arched surface to bend it to required angle by hitting it with a hammer. a full size scaffolding tube was used on ones in pic

 

to order email: cabinznet@gmail.com 













 

 

 

Tanalised New Wood Donated to Chester Allotments by Cabinz cic 9-july 25

 









Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Materials from annual festivals donated for reuse to allotment groups via cabinz material exchange

 Materials like the banners from last years Chester Pride festival have been donated to Chester allotment groups for reuse such as wind breaks and weed blockers. This years banners will also be donated 



 

Arched Shelter made with Pallets using the Da Vinci Bridge method

 Arched Shelter made with wood Pallets using the Da Vinci Bridge method

 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122265030182062472&set=a.122252667608062472

 

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Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Composite Door offcuts used as Allotment fence gates at Chester allotment & more materials donated by cabinz to whipcord and Saughall rd allotments

 

 Well Done Dave, great that you have painted the edges to stop the rigid foam getting powdery from suns Uvs' and getting into soil


 

 

Plastc channel from a closed commercial door installer. Suggested by chris they can be used to stop insects getting into edges of greenhouse plastic panels 

Ideas for products made by reusing used car tyres 1. cutting tyres into 3 parts (2 circular sidewalls and a rectangular tread part ) products such as shutter reinforcement and anti flood leaky dams

 Update: I have posted this on a USA Permaculture forum & recieved a positive reply (see details below)  https://permies.com/t/256042/Le...