Thor, or should that be Zeus?

[JAZZCNC]

Jazz, the cement is white. Snowcrete (basically). The stone is black and the sand then, well brown. The plastisizer is a light colour .... I suspect most of the colour is the mix of sand and cement.

Erm not sure I've mixed plenty of plain concrete and it doesn't go that colour. Think something is having an affect.? maybe because less water.?

I did not add fibres. It was discussed (with the guy providing me bits) and in his past experience it was pain to do and he did not feel worth it.

Erm that surprises me because most of the polymer concrete bases I've seen have used fibres of some kind to bind together.?

[Chaz]

Erm not sure I've mixed plenty of plain concrete and it doesn't go that colour. Think something is having an affect.? maybe because less water.?



Erm that surprises me because most of the polymer concrete bases I've seen have used fibres of some kind to bind together.?

What cement did you use? Normal grey stuff?

[JAZZCNC]

What cement did you use? Normal grey stuff?

Ye just normal portland cement and to be honest looking again I think this cheap monitor I'm using is probably some of the reason it looks funny.!!!

[Chaz]

Ye just normal portland cement and to be honest looking again I think this cheap monitor I'm using is probably some of the reason it looks funny.!!!

Lol. Ye, the 52.5R stuff is whiter than the white we are typing on here ....

[JAZZCNC]

Lol. Ye, the 52.5R stuff is whiter than the white we are typing on here ....

Probably why it's called SNOW Crete then. . Lol

[Chaz]

Probably why it's called SNOW Crete then. . Lol

Id guess its related. Its used extensively for architectural concrete work.

[Chaz]

Some progress. Have removed some of the wood to see. Nice clean finish, no air bubbles (as expected with the plastisizer). Struggling to get the wood out, even with a mold release agent, its too tight to come out.


I need some advice on sizing some metal. I want to build a frame below the concrete to hold the mass and allow some castor wheels to be mounted. Estimated weight will be 2000kg when done. Can anyone suggest what size mild steel tube I can use?


Thanks

[Chaz]

Stolen from someone's website. These are walls made from the same stuff. Colour is similar.