Making concreting easier

[phillipe]

How does magic tamp work then, does it float on the surface or do you have to fight with it to stop the thing going in out of sight.

It flowts on the surface,bit practiCe dont Rev them to high ,go boyh ways

 

[B R C]

How smooth will a magic screed get surface?
What's best for smooth indoor surface and rougher outdoor surface both working off road forms or previously laid pads?

 

[Willie adie]

How smooth will a magic screed get surface?
What's best for smooth indoor surface and rougher outdoor surface both working off road forms or previously laid pads?

Hey use our method it will leave a finished result that had to be seen to be believed

 

[phillipe]

Hey use our method it will leave a finished result that had to be seen to be believed

I belive a picture or 2 will confirm the type of finnish.....

 

[Willie adie]

As soon as I get my new phone then I will post up the finished result.......
Will be worth the wait I promise you!

And will leave pan mixer in awe!!!!!!!

 

[phillipe]

As soon as I get my new phone then I will post up the finished result.......
Will be worth the wait I promise you!

And will leave pan mixer in awe!!!!!!!

We are looking forward to it

 

[Willie adie]

I belive a picture or 2 will confirm the type of finnish.....

We are looking forward to it

Will post on this thread in middle if week.

 

[Lincsman]

How smooth will a magic screed get surface?
What's best for smooth indoor surface and rougher outdoor surface both working off road forms or previously laid pads?

Use a power float, the panfloat will leave it like a wood float finish where you need a little grip, change to the paddle floats for smooth and really smooth, depending if you want to stay up all night with it.

 

[deere 6600]

How does magic tamp work then, does it float on the surface or do you have to fight with it to stop the thing going in out of sight.

The tamp really just floats on the surface but you can kind of move the concrete by angling the tamp as you go along .the laser level as you roughly level the material really is the key .this might sound complex but it isn't really

 

[Sharpy]

Just buy some lengths of 6x3 channel in 10m lengths, and tack weld them to a driven in spike about every 10 feet.
Beam screed and a patient and cooperative premix driver are what you need, get it nearly level as it pours. Have used a Bunyan roller, and it does pull surface off level, but I feel they do not vibrate sufficiently to tamp properly.

You need to poker it ahead of the roller.

 

[Turra farmer]

How does magic tamp work then, does it float on the surface or do you have to fight with it to stop the thing going in out of sight.

Just floats on surface , secret is to kee it moving so need to be stepping back as you pull towards you no stoping , best with someone with a rake to fill footprints between screed and operator

 

[glasshouse]

We do a fair bit of concreting every year. It's hard work, which I don't mind, but it does restrict the amount we can do in a day. Generally we will have my Brother, Me, my Diggerman and anyone else thats about on the day. We use wooden shutters, use the JCB to put the concrete in, level by hand and then screed and tamp with a homemade tamper (a piece of 6x2 with handles!)

Does anyone have any tips or a particular bit of kit that can speed the job up without breaking the bank? TIA

You have to be kidding!
Wooden shitters and hand tamping?

 

[Cookie]

You have to be kidding!
Wooden shitters and hand tamping?

Yep! Not any more though, laid all of this in 3 pours and didn't break a sweat. No going back now

 

[JPM]

We do most of ours with 5" by 3" boards or 6" road forms if we're being extravagant[emoji1]. Hire in a hydraulic powered roller screeder in a length to suit. Works well, getting it fairly close to level first is key, usually pour half the lorry first then screed just to make sure we're not to far away level wise so if we have to shovel a bit out or in it's not going to far. Need to get the lorry away before he crosses the 30mins unloading line though [emoji23] [emoji383]

 

[glasshouse]

Best shuttering is a 40ft rsj 8inch by 6.
Weld on end plates so you can bolt them together, and weld on lifting hooks recessed out the way of the screeder

 

[Northeastfarmer]

We are looking forward to it

Me too

 

[glasshouse]

Yep! Not any more though, laid all of this in 3 pours and didn't break a sweat. No going back now View attachment 575920View attachment 575922

what is it?

 

[Willie adie]

now as promised the quality work that no doubt has left you all questioning your futures in the concreting industry.
Enjoy

 

[phillipe]

View attachment 576454 View attachment 576456 View attachment 576458 now as promised the quality work that no doubt has left you all questioning your futures in the concreting industry.
Enjoy

Nice,smooth ,just like jazz

 

[Willie adie]

Pan mixer will be drying his eyes!!!!!