Radical
Im working on a project that involves making my own bricks, cinder block size but solid.
has anyone had any experience in making their own bricks before? I intended to use just concrete as a base (+ an ingredient to be diclosed later after much testing) and just using a clay/ground mould.
anyway... any experiences?
I only posted this because of the global economic crisis
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Ive made a few bricks b4 ..... hehe
The metal is always nude.
Betcha you don't have a mould for them....Originally Posted by MidnightMike
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
Aargh, photos!
There are a couple of good points on google mate.
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Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
Der gummikuh man
nah they were mouldy already huh??Betcha you don't have a mould for them....
Why is this in general biker ravings???
Queiro voya todo Europa con mi moto.... pero no tengo suficiente tiempo o dinero.....
For whom the bell tolls
why dont you make a mould out of wood (remember you want the internal measurement) that way when it has set you just grab the back end of a hammer and open one extra side and slide the 'brick' out.
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
frequent infrequenter
make a mould out of some wood, and just pour in the concrete. But solid blocks that size are gonna weigh heaps
Der gummikuh man
or just leave one side open anyway and fill it to flat...
Queiro voya todo Europa con mi moto.... pero no tengo suficiente tiempo o dinero.....
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What application are these bricks to be used for? There are various additives to use in the manufacture of bricks. You may find that using the wrong thing could cause you bricks to explode from heat ie if you are planning to build a BBQ or similar heat containing structure. Are weight requirements an issue? If so then you'll need to create formwork that is easily removed from both the outside and inside of the brick (inside for hollow bricks). If the structure is going to carry load ie wieght bearing, then you would be wise to seek engineering advice due to the ramifications of public liability. Firth concrete may be a source of information regarding what materials/strengths may be needed.
Of course certain African tribes have been building and using adobe bricks for a numbers of years using mud and straw...(shit is no good - it decomposes)
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Der gummikuh man
If you are making big bricks, dont just use plywood - reinforce it otherwise it will bulge....
Queiro voya todo Europa con mi moto.... pero no tengo suficiente tiempo o dinero.....
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You could just not be so cheap and go and buy some. They're not that expensive.
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
Radical
very sore thanks. yeah I dont know why this is in general biker ravings my bad.
thanks gareth buggy posh and colapop.
I'll pick up some concrete spoonerish and give it a go. actually I guess they dont need to be solid. just easier to make them that way I thought.
photo's to come later.
I only posted this because of the global economic crisis
Ive got a big willy
jesus, i get red repped for saying merry christmas, what is the world coming too..........or have i missed the point somewhere.........bricks = mortorcycles?????
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Aargh, photos!
Hmmm, I wonder snuffles.
To every man upon this earth
Death cometh sooner or late
And how can a man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his Gods
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