Lets Talk Tricks

masonking02

i keep a drywall knife in my tool bag its good for cutting toothings out once the mortar have set . what are some of your tricks??

send_it_all

I wear two condoms full-time...Then when it's time to get down, you take one off. Then you have "MORE" sensation instead of less.

Tscarborough

Wouldn't that make urination difficult?

Subia29

I like to pull numbers out of my hat ,in front of homeowners .You should see there faces after I disappear

Subia29

some of the ol tricks go way back ,on Block work,No line twig (trig) use a dollar bill Just make sure it's not a twenty. Anthor one was wrapping the line on the end of line strechers (chicken legs)about 20 times with no line dangling by your feet .Having the line tight both ends.Each course that went up ,Just unwrap it 3 times to keep the same tension.I think the ol timers stop doing that when the apprentices and the line jocks kept cutting the line.There was a thread awhile back about the glass in the chimmny when a mason felt funny about getting paid from a customers.Those are the ones I like to here .'' The legends of the immortals.''

Dik Redi

dam,n u Subia lol was gonna put the ol`glass in flu technic lol but i c u beat me lol.. and by the way it wrks

Dik Redi

does anyone prime the back of thier bluestone??

Dik Redi

I was thinking one day, why they call a twig a twig,, so i was doing quick free job for someone and took two sticklettes(actual mini branch) and presto they were twigz and they worked(( even tho i had like 10 twigs in me`bag )) i felt like trying it.

Subia29

Twigs in store,Trigs out of store.by the way Diki redi, how many retired brick layers do you know?.Me .... None!!! I hope someone hands me the brick and spreads for me when Im in my wheelchair.

masonking02

imma have to try that one maybe il become part of the old school ,lol

6stringmason

When I clean the pencil marks off my corner poles I use mortar. Just put some elbow grease with it and spray it off. The pencil marks are gone.

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6stringmason

Also, for inside corner work, I will buy 1/8" doorskin, rip it down on my table saw to 2" wide, and tack it up to the inside corners and transfer my marks to that. Then I use and 8 penny Duplex nail as my line holder and tuck the nail in behind the doorskin with the other end of the line on the corner pole. It works great!

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lukachuki

The day i figured out I could put a 7" blade on my little angle grinder to replace the 4" blade was a good day indeed. I use it all the time for tuckpoingting cutting misc. brick block etc. but it's best use is toothing brick around door and windows that are being moved or enlarged. It's lightweight and the little motor is wimpy enough that if you bind it up it won't rip your arm off. Still dangerous though so I'm not recommending it, i'm just saying it is a tool that I use all the time.

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Less with the jaw more with the paw!

lukachuki

Another trick when toothing brick is to use a little .5" cold chisel to remove those stubborn pieces of mortar without breaking any brick. Works like a charm except on the softest of brick which are hopeless anyway.

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Less with the jaw more with the paw!

Dik Redi

to think im only 36 subia ....i can still wheelchair down foot plankz lol we have some over sized out-riggers,,if i ever get to that point.. and on the retired brick layers... your a brick/block/stone layer to u die if you actual are one at heart ,, well thats what i see and believe atleast.

Subia29

I know two mason contractors in town at 70 years old who still who lays. The rumors are that if they stop working , they might bellyup.One of them sits in sun everyday at break.

Bigbricklayer

In the hot summer months I have my help put a little dawn dish soap in the mortar. It seems to keep it fresher longer. And when you are done with the job it makes it easier to clean the brick.

masonking02

i find usin a line block on a coner pole for keyed corners works well just put the block in bettween the line and the pole and you have your half inch reveal

masonking02

i find spraying my trowel and tools with wd40 keeps the mud from buildin up , and on my rules i paint the numbers with clear nail polish to keep them from rubbin off

Dik Redi

lmao,,, in winter i use Preston Anti freeze,, workz awsomekeeps it from freezing and helps cool it down in the summers to come lol