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Just realized my old way of mixing mortar was costing me half a day on big jobs
For years I'd just use a wheelbarrow and a hoe, but on a 10,000 brick job in Phoenix last summer, I was spending the first 3 hours just mixing. I finally bought a portable mortar mixer from a guy named Carl at a yard sale, and now I can do the same amount in 45 minutes. Anyone else switch from hand mixing and have a brand they actually trust?
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grace_gonzalez461mo ago
Better control is one thing, but burning half your day mixing is just bad business. You can still get a perfect mix in a machine if you know your ratios.
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webb.ben28d ago
Mixing in the machine" is fine until you scale up and the slightest mismatch in ratios ruins a whole batch.
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