How come the bricks don't just fall off?
- Thread starter Johnmelad
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does the arc of it not hold it up?
I think he is referring to the fact that the bricks are not immediately slipping from their mortar bed.
Fascinating stuff.
Even lightweight material would slump. Got me baffled too.
Yes, once each ring is complete, the arching action will make it self-supporting. But it's intruiging as to why the individual bricks don't drop off in the meantime.
those bricks must be super high suction as the mortar is like grout and very wet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5jJh5xM6zQ#t=98
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5jJh5xM6zQ#t=98
the other guy is doing some kind of rubbing up,clearing the snots.almost as soon as the brickie has installed them.
im thinking when in the spot bucket,it stays sloppy but as soon as its thrown on the brick it sets almost immediately.
very impressive.
im thinking when in the spot bucket,it stays sloppy but as soon as its thrown on the brick it sets almost immediately.
very impressive.
They are built with gypsum mortar, which is fast setting on those bricks, which it has to be for it to work.
It does not go off so quick in the tub.
A lot different.
Tile = thin product with large surface area.
Brick = thick product modest surface area with tipping moment as well as slump thrown in.
The math's for the two would show the tile has a mahoosive advantage over the brick, i.e. a brick is 6 times thicker than a tile etc.
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