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Finish the joints before the sealant begins to "skin-over." Push the rounded tip of the spoon-like finishing tool through the joints, collecting excess sealant in the spoon as you go. Create a smooth finish where the joints cross (Photo 9). Clean the tool with a rag, then drag it through the same joints to make them concave and to pack in the sealant. Follow the same procedure for each remaining fifteen square foot area on both sides of the panel. When all joints have been sealed and finished, use sealant to re-install the head channel notch section that was cut out earlier.
ay To The Top
A Solid Work Platform
Non-Stop towers are built from heavy gauge tubular steel and trussed every 4-6" in height. This gives our 16" wide towers incredible strength and sway-resistance. Because of this advantage, you can safely land materials on the laborers' platform, exactly where other systems tell you to never land a load. In actual on-the-job tests of free-standing Non-Stop towers, landing a full cube of 12 blocks (2350 pounds) on the laborers' platform at 20 feet high produced a backward flex of less than one inch! This kind of strength and stability means your men will feel safe and secure on a solid working platform. And, you can safely stock ahead to free your forklift for other duties.
X-Braces Stay In Place
The x-braces are always in place for maximum safety and stability. They simply pass through the work platform both going up and coming down. Non-Stop introduced this unique design to eliminate the dangerous, time-consuming chore of removing and replacing x-braces as the platform is raised. When the wall is topped out, Non-Stop can be lowered and ready to go to work again in one-third the time of scaffolding without this feature. This advantage reduces your labor costs, limiting your laborers' duties to only two: feeding materials to the masons, and raising the scaffold as needed.
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"It takes longer to caulk than it does to lay the glass block," Cinderich says. Occasionally, it takes a lot of time. The size of the panel generally determines the degree of difficulty." Cleanup is simple. After the panel cures for forty-eight hours, use a razor blade to remove any silicone residue still on the glass block faces. Clean the channel surfaces and glass block faces with glass cleaner or soapy cleaner. The all glass look of silicone installed panels is gaining favor among designers and consumers at the same time that glass block is appearing.
more frequently in upscale homes. By adding the silicone installation method to their trade, masons will ensure that they remain the primary installer of glass block products. In addition, masons will find that silicone offers some advantages over mortar installation, such as simplified cleanup and easier realignment.
MCAA CONFERENCE
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March 1 at 10:30 am. Leading manufacturers presented the features of their equipment through a series of material handling maneuvers. Masonry Magazine's Editorial Advisory Board met at the Marriott from 8:00 to 10:00 am. Spouse highlight of the day was a shopping tour to Tijuana, Mexico. Exposition hours on Monday were from 12:00 noon to 5:30 p.m. The MCAA/NCMA Banquet, Monday evening at the Marriott gave attendees an opportunity to enjoy an evening of fun, good food and entertainment. Following seminars on the Role of Masonry in Construction and Trouble Shooting Masonry on Tuesday morning, March 2, NCMA's Fastest Trowel on the Block Competition was held at the Convention Center. Last year's champion, Jeff Voss, defended his title against the winners of local, state and regional competitions. Expo '93 opened at 10:00 am on Tuesday, closed at 2:00 pm. Next year's Expo will be held February 26 through March 1, 1994 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Prof Workshop
THIRTY-NINE college professors attended the sixth annual Professor's Workshop, held last year at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Attendees participated in seminars and workshops designed to encourage masonry education in architecture and engineering courses. A construction demonstration and an exhibit of masonry literature and resources was featured. Since the introduction of these workshops in 1987, 262 professors have attended, and about one in three have reported subsequent introduction or improvement of a masonry class at their university.
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