[TowerTalk] RE: Pouring Concrete

[DMartin560@aol.com]

In a message dated 04/09/2001 12:11:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
K7LXC@aol.com writes:

<< OTOH if you're pouring something bigger than anchors, i.e. self-support 
 tower base, you DO want to go to the rental yard and get a concrete 
vibrator. 
 This'll move the concrete around in the hole easily and is *really* worth 
the 
 forty bucks or so it costs to rent. 
  >>


I agree here.  Makes the surface look really good (no air pockets) when you 
un-form any exposed above grade surfaces.  Just be sure to leave the vibrator 
in an area only a few seconds or the stone in the mix will settle to the 
bottom...ie: the mix will seperate.  I could probably send a few pics of a 
vibrator in action and of the finished product to anybody that would care to 
see.

Dwayne  -  KG4ADM

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