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EAP vs. E32K
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QK countertop mix sucks donkey
Started Nov 16
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I have a baby and the UV light and smooth as a babys butt is right. We are sanding with our Ridgid orbital 180/220/320/400 with great results... No wasted sealer no nasty chemicals to spray in our shop!
Our recycled glass has very little transportation as it travels from the recycle bins to the plant through the crusher and ends up in our shop..Total travel is about 8 miles. I would not call that a lot of processing or transportation. If we are rea…
Just finished a cast in place in job with Quickrete Counter top mix...Long story on why we used it in the first place but.....The package says it works for cast in place applications but I'd have to disagree. When mixed with exactly the amount of wa…
Try paying for general contractors insurance in the states if you want expensive. Or better yet get sick and try and find some health insurance!!!!!
Stains suck. Dyes are much better. There are both water and acetone based. Check out Concrete Solutions website.
kyle if you want a copper look I would use Concrete Solutions acetone dyes. They are easy to apply and you do not rinse afterwards. Check out the color autumn blaze.
This counter looks great! Is that stain? I have a client interested in a copper look like this.How did you get this look?
Kyle
Do you include VCAS with your portland to figure your water content percentage?
Thats exactly how we are doing it.We have two vibcos on either end of a 5x10.
Have you used it yer?What did it cost?
Is this list updated?
What crusher did you buy? We have been shopping to find something that isn't too big. Our recycle plant offers two types of glass smashed which we use as aggs and is roughly 1/4 inch and crushed which is like sand. At this point we don't use Z or po…
I will try it this week and post my results. Thanks for the input!
Well sure if you are shipping them for free I'll pay the shipping and a case of cold beer!
I actually switched back to counterflow from optimum and found a significant reduction in pinholes. I am using Tri butyl defoamer and vcas in my mix. I don't know what is going on but Liquid Z is not helping. Maybe its the glass but I have used a gl…
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- At 7:58am on September 30, 2009,
jschuler said… - Andy,
I sent you a copy of our mixer loading procedure, sorry it took so long, I forgot. have a good one.
- At 2:21pm on September 28, 2009,
Ryan Waxman said… - I still have that pallet of glass if you still want it, its up at Durango transfer. We can have it fork lifted on to your trailer. If not, im going to take it to be rerecycled.
Hope all is well, and let me know if you need any help with the light.
Cheers
- At 10:59am on August 25, 2009,
Ryan Waxman said…
- hey we are getting rid of a bunch of tables and carts, closing this shop in durango. Are you interested? if so we need everything out by friday.
- At 11:43am on May 4, 2009,
Ryan Waxman said…
- Andrew,
I noticed you are in durango, i may need some help on an up coming project and am looking for someone with a little experience. Would you be interested in some part time work and learning a about what we do.
Ryan Waxman
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