Help making 2 tone flags

[Leeco]

Ment to put 6 but hit 5 instead :;):

[cookiewales]

Ment to put 6 but hit 5 instead :;):

they were the item that cost the most to make ie steel plastic spacers then stacking so no chips and breakiges plus heavey to move around :p

[Leeco]

Ment to put 6 but hit 5 instead :;):

they were the item that cost the most to make ie steel plastic spacers then stacking so no chips and breakiges plus heavey to move around :p

I got loads of steel bars with the mould, the guy said their should be enough to make 200 posts or 300 boards but I can imagine they will be heavy with all the water in the cast as they are heavy enough when I have used them from the builders yard.

[Leeco]

Made my 1st 2 tone flag but it looks crap might call it the cow range.

[mongo]

Looks like a dog has had an upset stomach and gone for it all over the top of your slab!

[lutonlagerlout]

its a close cousin of yorkstone
LLL

[Leeco]

its a close cousin of yorkstone
LLL

I think I know what cookie said now. Put the 2 colours in the mould and vibrate then top it up and vibrate again.

[cookiewales]

its a close cousin of yorkstone
LLL

I think I know what cookie said now. Put the 2 colours in the mould and vibrate then top it up and vibrate again.

thats how to do it just place in the middle thats how bradstone do it they were the first where did you get your pigment from :p

[TheVictorianCobbleCo]

Call me soft, but here goes, you make a fortune remember me - If you're doing this to help your dad, then maybe he can make them for the Pound, you sell them to your clients for four. First off, - yes, sell the moulds. If not, go here. your mix should be 2 sharp sand for 1 building sand, same amount 6mm stne, a half cup plasticiser and cement for 2:1:1 mix (about 30Mpa) Wet mix, normal builders mixer. Mix then add About 100gms Colour mix/preferably sandstone oxide, get even colour, place either 10% or 90% in wheelbarrow. Add enough oxide into remaining mix to darken colour by 1x. Add to wheelbarrow. Take a spade and roll the 2 colours in the barrow about 3 times - like folding whipped cream into souffle. The more you roll the less distinct the colour diff.
Place mould on vibrating table, fill with mix and vibrate for about 30 seconds. Place aside on FLAT surface to dry for at least a day, depending on temp and size. do not move while curing. Do not cast below 6 deg C, or when freezing overnite, unless you're working inside. See Harristone for pigments. Have fun.

[Leeco]

its a close cousin of yorkstone
LLL

I think I know what cookie said now. Put the 2 colours in the mould and vibrate then top it up and vibrate again.

thats how to do it just place in the middle thats how bradstone do it they were the first where did you get your pigment from :p

A guy on ebay sells it and by looking at his colour chart and Harristones colour chart it looks like his buying it from them and doubling the price :laugh:

[Leeco]

Call me soft, but here goes, you make a fortune remember me - If you're doing this to help your dad, then maybe he can make them for the Pound, you sell them to your clients for four. First off, - yes, sell the moulds. If not, go here. your mix should be 2 sharp sand for 1 building sand, same amount 6mm stne, a half cup plasticiser and cement for 2:1:1 mix (about 30Mpa) Wet mix, normal builders mixer. Mix then add About 100gms Colour mix/preferably sandstone oxide, get even colour, place either 10% or 90% in wheelbarrow. Add enough oxide into remaining mix to darken colour by 1x. Add to wheelbarrow. Take a spade and roll the 2 colours in the barrow about 3 times - like folding whipped cream into souffle. The more you roll the less distinct the colour diff.
Place mould on vibrating table, fill with mix and vibrate for about 30 seconds. Place aside on FLAT surface to dry for at least a day, depending on temp and size. do not move while curing. Do not cast below 6 deg C, or when freezing overnite, unless you're working inside. See Harristone for pigments. Have fun.

Thanks very much.

[Leeco]

Just a lttile update...I didn't sell the moulds I bought loads more..Also got that much dye to last me years.Wish I had done this in the boom days as I was paying £10 for 500g of black dye and I just got a barrel load for nothing. iv'e get shit loads of every colour dye.and about 1000 moulds to play with..

[lutonlagerlout]

good luck leeco
who are you going to sell to?
LLL

[Mikey_C]

who are you going to sell to?
LLL

one the recycling places that turns concrete into type 1, well i say sell it, i mean give it away

[Leeco]

:laugh: May of just sold 200 cobble flags but I have sun circles and other type circles. Its hard and messy work.