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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:07 pm
by cookiewales
a new vid to look at we will be 3d soon ha ha 
as you can see the gaffer is better on the camara than the noonie :p ??? ??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI1PQQyFc6w
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:30 pm
by DNgroundworks
Very good, i like the bit where it says "this operative prefers to use a lump hammer"
do you make the mortar with sharp sand? What depth of subbase do you use under such pavments?
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:36 pm
by cookiewales
its 4 ta 1 sharp sand mix from cpi silo fed mot is min 150mm :p :;):
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:17 pm
by lutonlagerlout
they look heavy those setts!
great work
LLL
PS as a bricklayer by trade the straight joints would worry me to death
,is it more a case of get the falls right and the courses and the rest just fits as it goes?
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:31 pm
by cookiewales
lutonlagerlout wrote:they look heavy those setts!
great work
LLL
PS as a bricklayer by trade the straight joints would worry me to death
,is it more a case of get the falls right and the courses and the rest just fits as it goes?
:p i started out as a brickie me self. shaun as trained up as one as well. noonie had the brains to go straight to pavingthat is part off our preston job :;): ???
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:48 pm
by jay-Manor Driveways
nice vid , so how many times a week does he smack his thumb lol
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:26 pm
by GB_Groundworks
i like the bit were it says it takes skill to choose the right set to close the course without any trimming, then has 3 goes at it haha we've all been there.
cookie where were you during filming? and whats minimum area before you use a silo? or what does a typical silo cover (1 fill)
good work, i like set laying
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:01 pm
by cookiewales
GB_Groundworks wrote:i like the bit were it says it takes skill to choose the right set to close the course without any trimming, then has 3 goes at it haha we've all been there.
cookie where were you during filming? and whats minimum area before you use a silo? or what does a typical silo cover (1 fill)
good work, i like set laying
i was laying on the other side you have seen how big i am no room for two film stars ha :p cpi will give me a silo on 100m2 if pos depending on setts 40 t0 50 m2 20ton total preston job 568 m2 includes slurrey pointing 185 ton used 62 ton 4 to 1 mix these were big setts and depth varied more than normal silo holds 33 ton full ???
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:08 pm
by lutonlagerlout
I have seen those silos on sites, seem to be worth having if you have a few units on the go
LLL
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:14 pm
by GB_Groundworks
so was that
20 tons silo mix at 4/1 = 50m2 on the big sets
so preston job inc slurry pointing you used 185ton or 6 full silo's. you mixed the slurry with the same silo's
we've never used them, no room or dad scared of progress haha
you need a concrete pad, power and mains water, about 2 bar is recommended isn't it? for them to work well? well for bricklaying mortar according to our brickies used them on big sites.
does anyone do mini silos these days, if not its my idea p*ss off hahaha 
gi
pah big lad lol i'm at 17st on my way down from 21.6 stone gone from 44 inch waste to 38 still got 3 stone to shift,
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:18 am
by cookiewales
giles you don't need a concrete pad mot level well waked water up to 2bar electric 16 amp breaker you can not beat them think of 33ton sand 8ton cement. mixer plus you have to mix.with silo press the button no mess no dust biggest plus no waste its win win.on a big job would put 2silos so don't run out.yes we did mix slurry did 500m2 one day on Preston job gaffer has vid to follow big plus on silo mix is garented same all the time :p :;): ???
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:59 pm
by rab1
the only time in the last 15yrs i`ve seen a mixer on site was when we bought this house, rough casters used one. normally all you ever see is silos, been on a few jobs where a jagger brings it in and fill tubs when the site is tight.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:05 am
by lutonlagerlout
are you using that spell checker yet cookie? garenteed???
maybe its rose tinted spectacles,but i hold a strong affection for the old diesel mixers,muck hods, etc
the craics we had trying to start the dumper/mixer/lorry when i was a youth,
the shout would go up "handle stuck!"
everyone except yours truly ran the right way
i went to turn off the mixer and got a black eye for 3 weeks,when the handle freed itself
MOT type1,wackers?
i was give 10 tons of brick hardcore and a 14lb hammer
"make some hardcore, ants"
and i did, still as giles said
its all about progress now,
still dig most extension footings by hand, its only 2-3 days for an average job and you dont go through services with a fork and spade :;):
LLL
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:24 am
by GB_Groundworks
i've never gone through a service yet
........
a church service that is
just filed my tax return bed time
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:34 am
by lutonlagerlout
LMAO giles
we have found that say on an extension at the side of a standard 3 bed semi,you will encounter water gas and electric
also in luton you are allowed to build right out to your boundary
this makes the who process very tight even for skinny diggers
I would love to use machines all the time, but it isn't always feasible
LLL