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Road Barrier Formwork

Posted on February 14, 2012 by formworker
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This formwork was used to make a concrete road barrier. The road barrier was designed to create a smooth entry for heavy haulage mining trucks before they enter the weigh bridge. Tip: Before cutting the services pipes into the formwork, … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Prominent Hill, Road Barrier, Tips, Wall Forms | Leave a reply

How To Lay a Concrete Slab for a Garden Shed

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Ed

How to lay a concrete slab for a garden shed. Includes instructions for Formwork boxing along with pouring and finishing the concrete. Good enough for a garden shed.

Posted in Concrete | Tagged Concrete Slabs, Concretors, Tips, Videos

Make Your Own Fire Extinguisher Trolley With Built-In Storage Rack

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Ed
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Fire Extinguisher

On many construction sites, and all mining construction sites, it is a requirement to have a fire extinguisher in your work area if: Performing any kind of Hot Work such as: Grinding with an angle grinder or petrol powered Quick-Cut. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Fire Extinguisher, Glossary, Tips | 3 Replies

Return Dodgy Plant to the Plant Hire Company

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Ed
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The photo below shows a formworker using a dodgy welding unit which was supplied by a plant hire company in Adelaide. What is wrong with this picture? Dodgy Welding Unit It is dodgy because the handpiece cable is only 1500 … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Bozo, Dodgy, Safety, Tips, Tools, Unsafe | Leave a reply

The Quick and Easy Way To Make a Z-Bar Extracting Tool

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Ed
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Location: Northern Expressway Adelaide SA When Z-Bars become difficult to extract because concrete slurry has leaked into the conduit, it may be necessary to make a heavy duty Z-Bar extracting tool. Z-Bar Extractor Simply cut a notch in the plate … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Concrete Forms, Glossary, Tips, Tools, Walls | Leave a reply

Dodgy Slab Formwork with no Bedlog

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Ed
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Location: Bolivar Water Treatment Plant SA While this slab formwork “may” hold the concrete, it could be done a bit more professionally by using plywood rips and a bedlog to straighten the edgeform instead of wire. I can’t believe the … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Bozo, Bracing, Concrete Forms, Construction, Dodgy, South Australia - SA, Tips | Leave a reply

Bridge Bearing Formwork

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Ed
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Location: Port Adelaide South Australia This is the formwork which will be used to cast the bridge bearings into position on top of the concrete columns. Silicon sealer was used to completely seal the formwork in order to stop any … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Bridges, Construction, Grouting, Tips | Leave a reply

The Correct way to Secure Timber Formwork with Pins and Wedges

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Ed
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Pins and wedges are often used to secure many types of timber formwork in order to prevent concrete blow out while at the same time define a nice straight “edge of concrete” line. Pins and Wedges used to secure Formwork … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Bozo, Dodgy, Stupid, Tips | Leave a reply

Free Mining Industry Website Templates

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Ed
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If you are building a mining industry website and are not ready to step through the web design mine field, then why not pick up some free mining web templates just to get your feet wet. Mining Industry Website Templates … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | Tagged News, Tips | Leave a reply

Star Picket Extractor and Star Picket Driver

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Ed
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Iron Duke Mining Construction Site South Australia Avoid injuries by using a star picket driver to drive in star pickets when erecting safety barricades. Avoid back injuries by using the star picket extractor (also called star picket puller) to extract … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Construction Equipment, Glossary, Safety, Tips, Tools | 3 Replies

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