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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:42 pm
by irishpaving
Does anyone know if any of the large suppliers supply sample blocks with the full face left but trimmed to about 10mm so it could be stuck on a board...
Tried with the stidl saw but looks a mess
Regards Irish{colm} :laugh:
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:02 pm
by mickg
only one I know of is Marshalls but you have to purchase the sample boards, I asked Plaspave a couple of years ago and they don't have sample boards so I got a large presenter off them instead which has the block paving photos laminated with photo showing the blocks the actual size, a nice bit of kit actually
only other way is to hire a clipper bench saw and make a timber jig to hold the block 10mm from the blade so you don't loose your fingers 
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:05 pm
by Pablo
Acheson & Glover do them if you get them over there and so do Tobermore.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:51 pm
by msh paving
Bradstone have been known to do them, but they are like rockinhorse poo to aquire i got 2 a year ago cemex sometimes do them but again was 4 years ago when i last has some
MSH 
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 7:49 pm
by rab1
i`ll ask my wee bro as his work make the wet cast stuff for bradstone.
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:20 am
by Tony McC
Most of the reps have them for their own use, but as the slips are produced one at a time by some poor sod in the manufacturer's yard, they tend not to give them out to contractors. Some of the clay paver manufacturers provide them - can't recall exactly who and I'm not going out to the shed to dig them out in this weather!
I used to make up my own when I was running the driveway business. Much better than running around with full blocks.
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:42 pm
by GB_Groundworks
we get them for bricks for houses from supplier or manufacturers rep but they always come pick them up, we also this time got free sample boxes of hanson with about 15 bricks in each box 7 different styles so we could knock up little walls for the planners and the style consultants to pick which brick they liked (style consultants being my mum and sister haha and then everyone else on site normally chips in with their 2 pence)
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:07 pm
by irishpaving
cheers guys..... will send a few emails and see what they say
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:31 pm
by rab1
spoke to my brother, they do make them from time to time but are only for major buyers of bradstone products.
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:40 pm
by irishpaving
ok cheers Rab
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:11 am
by cw76
an Acheson & Glover rep left me in some before xmas (Kilkenny area) but came back to collect them last week as they only have a few..
The rep was female and said she has them cz they are easier to carry around, most of the time its the full size samples they give out.