Mixing Concrete
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what does pcf stand for?
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@mykulc : in 1970, I MIXED CONCRETE TO BUILD A JAPANESE GARDEN FISH POND IN MY BACKYARD WITH MY BARE HAND. BOY! DID I PULL MY BACK THAT I HAD TO GO TO BED IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY, THE SEVERE PAIN WAS GONE AFTER I SLEPT SEVERAL HOURS. A FEW YEARS LATER , I HAND BUILT A CHINESE RESTAURANT WITH THREE BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS. THIS TIME I ORDERED EIGHT TRUCKLOADS OF TRANSIT MIX FOR MY FOOTINGS. NO MORE MIXING BY MY OWN STRENGTH!
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Great question. You can use any of these methods to mix mortar or concrete.
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cool!
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Dewly noted. I'm making a walkway (6ft long) to a sm.porch area under my deck. (8X8ft) Bordered by landscape timbers, I used paving-gravel base sand for a base and am using plastic cobblestone path makers to pour the Quikrete in to. I tried the 'shovel in the plastic bin' for the 1st few, but the consistency was a little too pourus. I'll keep trying and erroring! Your vids have been a savior for more than a few of my projects though, thanks a ton!
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The Court of Public Opinion will rule on ConcreteSamurai's motion. Not to mention the Free Market.
I cannot find this Ryobi MixMax available anywhere, including the Ryobi website.
frasmus 2 years ago
I believe they stopped making it. You can achieve the same results with a tiny rototiller that you take to a welder. Have him weld on a few small plates on a few of the tynes. Look closely in the video for these paddles.
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
What if you can't afford a RYOBI concrete mixer?
mykulc 2 years ago
I would consider a shovel and a wheelbarrow. Or even a large sheet of heavy plastic.
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago