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when i started i participate in 4 or 5 of them, from AIA, Interior Designers, Home shows etc., and i had three or four customers out of those 10,000 to 12,000 invested. Is not worthy, and at the time people was eager to have concrete in their houses…
Thx Brandon. Remember i've learned a couple of things from your videos. Paolo from P.R.
Chip i use ADVA 190. I know Gore uses ADVA 555. Since i don't get 555 in Puerto Rico, people at Grace told me that 190 could be as similar as possible to 555. I demold 20-25 hrs later.
Very cool!
Well, i'm an ebay freak and bought a 2 paddle mixer for $180 and still using it. No problem so far. Here's a link if this can help.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Blades-HAND-Electric-Food-Mixer-Cement-Concrete-Motar_W0QQitemZ220482095266QQcmdZViewItemQQptZL…
Splashback, splashback, splackack!
Tod some photos would be cool thanks james
We have 3 shop made carts that we use for all polishing and moving around of our pieces in the shop that work great. Our install cart we purchased from Mark Celebuski this past spring and I can honestly say that I wished I bought it a year and a hal…
Paul over here in aussie we call a backsplash a splashback because you splash onto the back not back onto the splash, now say that 3 times fast.
Hello guys (and ladies) this goes to all of you, other than Mark who we all know stands out with his own line of carts and handling units; how do you transport your countertops? All of you use pick ups to do so? Do you have trailers? Any hint will b…
This wire is smooth - Ladur is crimped for better bonding. Also, with mesh, you are stuck with a uniform spacing, whereas individual ladur pairs can be placed in whatever array the countertop demands.
Is there anything wrong with just using regular square welded wire mesh, as used in driveways, etc.?
Ladur wire, I have said it since 1981 when I worked for a brick mason. Never needed to spell it until this forum!
It's like the word Backsplash, I've seen it spelled Back-Splash. Which is right?
I like to use ladduer wire in most jobs but I also us…
Robert, you're right about generic duct tape being totally useless for actual ducts. But I guess the knock-off's name has stuck, and at least here in Canada, it's one of the most useful items in a toolbox. There is a joke here: if it doesn't move wh…
I've seen it spelled three different ways(ladur, laddur, ladder) at three different supply yards. So most people are probably spelling it how their supplier does. I use laddur.
Duck Tape is the brand name of a large line of "duct tape"(dull gray),…
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- At 2:33pm on August 10, 2009,
Christopher Rudder said…
- hey Concretista,
I like your work, looks really cool.
I am a newbie to this and am a bit in awe at the finish quality i see on this site. I just scored my first job, a little freaked but here we go.
i live a couple hundred miles south but i can get up to Puerto Rico on Liat airlines pretty easily, would it be possible to come check out your workshop sometime soon?
anyway, great work.
Christo
- At 11:49pm on August 7, 2009,
Cody Carpenter ------------aci said… - Hey thanks for the compliment. Well as far as my business goes I will have to be honest I am in a bit of a transition stage. At this time I only have myself , another fabricator,and someone who helps with most of the paperwork side of things. I never had more than me and two other employees unless they where temps on a larger project mainly for installs and things. I used to put out a pretty high volume of work in the Phoenix area with only two other fabricators. Granted I worked my ass off allot of times but also brought in Big$$$$. I had a kitchen display at IKEA in PHx for awhile and multiple other showrooms in town. You know what I found with this whole economy and my need for feeding my creative mind is that bigger is surely not better. Keeping your business small and managable is the key. Concentrate on bringing in very expensive custom jobs and build a good reputation then your business will surely be easier to manage and you will be pleased with the work that is put out. High volume leads to problems and to much overhead and a business with lots of liability and as you know concrete has allot of draw backs as a material used in kitchens. I just downsized my shop from 10,000 sqr ft too 3,500 sqr. ft and am saving myself about 5,000 a month in rent and trust me that adds up fast. I have more time now to concentrate on individual jobs and thats key. Find yourself a good fabricator and you can accoplish plenty of volume and keep things in control. I hope that helped.
Cody
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