It is a just a tad messy Greg!
That is why I put the "dripping posts" way out in my far back corner behind my work shed and pot graveyard. I just took two old posts and set them in the ground with my post hole digger. The drips were far less then I expected and can easily be raked off the sand today now and thrown in the trash.
I've been doing hypertufa for several years and altered my recipes for this project. I used 1/3rd vermiculite and 2/3rds Portland cement. The old towels were cut and soaked in water before dipping and redipping and squishing and soaking a few minutes and then another dip, redip, and squish session for another couple of minutes;.................lift and flop over forms.
I was so surprised to see how hard they were for as delicate as they seemed when I woke up! I really wasn't expected that in some way.....
It is important to mist a few times once the concrete has set to the touch and hardening. The plastic bag overnight is a good thing too to prevent overly rapid drying.
I'm misting them down this morning and going to add a painted on second coat of a slighty thicker mix.
The smaller one was built over an old chipped terracotta pot which is now permanantly in the base. It adds weight and I will re-drill right through the original drainhole for the new look.
This is FUN!!!!
Misting after the concrete has begun getting hard to the touch...
I will be painting them Chesire. An undersea look I'm sure...ha!
Misting after the concrete has begun getting hard to the touch...
