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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:19 pm
by ilovesettsonmondays
the soldier course is whats causing all the problems on this job .not str8 and making everything else look bad except the roof .the box can be sorted out in a few mins .run saw down joints to make good .sort soldier course out . obviously he is using grab to keep costs down .its grim out there pricewise.cuts and soldier course sorted out it will be ok
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:34 pm
by local patios and driveway
Not one positive comment from my piers, i am dissapointed i was proud of the work id done only to have it slated. 
still i can only learn and improve. One thing ive learnt is not to share anything but friendly advice to people who are looking for it.....
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:47 pm
by lutonlagerlout
peers dan :;):
you are in the right place and on the right tracks just need some fine tuning.
It would be no good if you were given faint praise
you asked for honest opinions and you got them
theres lads on here have won awards for their work (not me i hasten to add)
so what i am saying is theres no point making cheese on toast when gordon ramsay comes for tea
he wants parmesan reggiano fondant on black truffle in a wrap of foccacia with capers and quails eggs
as setts says you can run the stihl down your borders to straighten them up, and the inboard cutting can still be done
once you get used to it it becomes second nature
there is another little technique that i didnt know about till i came on here regarding starting off herringbone
here
using the block sideways at the start helps alleviate lots of little cuts
BTW my old boss frenchy lost his second toe wearing moccasins and carrying 2 by 2 slabs
good luck
LLL
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:02 pm
by ilovesettsonmondays
also to save time marking you could mark all the cuts in one go with a str8 edge and a marker instead of individually
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:52 pm
by GB_Groundworks
its not a good day unless you learn something new, i'm still finding new stuff and tricks out with machines all the time,
your on the right track bit of finesse and you'll be benefiting yourself by people waxing lyrical about your work = more work = happy mrs haha
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:21 pm
by local patios and driveway
I guess you guys mark and cut each block on its own where as i lay up to the first grey border then run my stihl along a third screeding bar while the blocks are in place, nice neat cut and the second border fits to perfection, i can cut in a drive that size in about 2 hrs with that method.
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:47 pm
by ilovesettsonmondays
no ,i would mark the whole length.
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:21 pm
by pickwell paving
does no-one on here use a block splitter?
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:25 pm
by mickg
no in my opinion the finish is not good enough for a domestic driveway, I always use a stihl saw
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:29 pm
by pickwell paving
if there set up right the cut should still be neat a lot less dust 2
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:35 pm
by lutonlagerlout
i find a splitter works well with inboard cutting as you are always cutting a fairly large cut
looks like there are many ways to skin a cat
LLL
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:38 pm
by msh paving
a good probst cutter will cut nice clean lines, sharp blades changed often i only use a saw for less than 10mm off side or end block or cutting a L shape MSH 
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:41 pm
by mickg
not when you use a dust suppression unit attached to the saw
I have owned a probst block cutter with multi teeth for 14 years and the finish is not good enough for me hence why I use a Stihl TS410 saw, I lay all my paving on a 45 degree angle and lay mainly the tumbled finish or argent paving and using a block splitter the finish is very average as when I look down the line of the border its got to be perfectly straight and not look like a dogs hind leg
if your cutting blocks in half then yeah its passable
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:42 pm
by pickwell paving
same here msh, we used to have all probst splitters then wacker bought there's out so we tried them and there just as good and about half the price
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:51 pm
by Hawk
we have been using Probst equipment for 20 odd years now
including block splitters, the level of skill achievable is down to the experience and competance of the individual using it,