40" corner build in central TX

[mirassou]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

That's perfect

[stonecutter]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

Wear the surgical gloves under the dipped. Rubber doest breath, your hands will get wet either way.

[ogorir]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

Totally missed your post, stonecutter. I hadn't thought about dipped gloves. those might work, especially with a latex glove underneath. I'll grab a pair of cheapies at HF tonight and see if I can work with them. It's got to be better than duct tape

@mirassou I have a feeling I'm a bit harder on my hands than most. maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think most people wear 5 holes down to the dermis in a weekend

[mirassou]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

Literally, mine are lasting most of the day. Yesterday, I replaced the pair after about 6 hrs.

[ogorir]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

sweet, if they hold up for half a course, that's good enough. I'll grab a box on the way home.

[mirassou]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

That's why I like the latex surgical gloves...they're waterproof and I can run cement over the joints with my fingers to point them up.

[ogorir]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

My fingers get torn up mostly from striking mortar from the inside(left hand) and pointing the vertical and outside joint(right hand). I'm sure I could be using a pointing tool for the outside, but with the angle changes and such, I'd need about 10 sizes, so I will continue to remove my epidermis until I'm done setting bricks. Since I use my fingers, I wash them off all the time, as well as sponge the bricks, so my hands are soaked through, which I think is the real problem. skin isn't very durable when it's waterlogged.

[mirassou]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

I love the Atlas gloves too, but I haven't found any that are waterproof.

[stonecutter]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

I've never used a true surgical glove, are they WAY more abrasion/cut resistant? I've used ,any latex and nitrile exam/mechanics rubber gloves and I always wind up shredding them.

They wont last very long with masonry.


I had bold printed some stuff in my last post, but if you want a glove that is going to hold up, Atlas is the way to go. I have been through tons of glove types, and the dipped ones are best for dexterity and durability. Atlas makes the best...Wells Lamont next. A 12 pack should run $38 - $45.

[mirassou]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

Hi Ogorir, I use the latex ones. A couple of pairs last through the day. They're not abrasion or cut resistant, but the saw is cutting the bricks

[ogorir]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

@stonecutter Ah! I forgot I used that term. I also grew up watching this old house, new yankee workshop, and wood whisperer on PBS. I attempt a wooden project once in a while, and while I really enjoy working in wood, I need to spend a lot more time at it to consider myself 'proficient.'

I definitely failed at closing the dome yesterday. I got 1/2 of course 11 set before yoga(cut and sent in 45 minutes, no less!), but my fingers were not having any more brick work. It's humbling to know that my formidable callouses can be bested in a week! The super glue worked, for a while, but the constant wet hands wore it off. duct tape worked, save for the obvious lack of sensitivity.

@ mirassou a glove would be nice... I've never used a true surgical glove, are they WAY more abrasion/cut resistant? I've used ,any latex and nitrile exam/mechanics rubber gloves and I always wind up shredding them.

[irelande5]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

clean build, keep up the great work

[mirassou]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

Get yourself a box of surgical gloves and powder

[stonecutter]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

Something I've found that helps me achieve this is 'priming' the vertical face of the brick you're butting up to with a thin layer of mortar.
FYI, 'priming' is called Burning in masonry nomenclature.
Currently, I'm letting my hands dry out so I can superglue the end of my right middle finger where I wore through the skin. again. Course 9 is done and I cleaned the dome floor and cleaned up some errant mortar on the inside of the dome. I'll still have to clean the joints between the floor bricks, but I still have a bit more grinding to do, so this is by no means the last cleaning. that said, I did take roughly a gallon of brick dust out from the floor and arch entry.
Atlas gloves are probably the best gloves I have ever used for masonry work.....when I wear gloves. They come in a summer and winter weight, are hard wearing but allow dexterity so you don't feel out of touch with your tools.
Stonecutter, I can see why you might think carpenter, as what I did resembles a window header and rafters, respectively, but no, I'm in automotive.

I don't often hear terms being used like rabbet outside of carpentry...it was a tip off that you are currently or had been working with wood.

[mirassou]

Re: 40" corner build in central TX

That's right, gain a little back each course.

Asymmetry causes panic in a lot of builds, but it's no big deal. Personally, I think coming out of round is more apt to happen using that centering tool, because it is relied upon and you get disconnected to the work....but that's just my opinion.

I hear you there. I think I relied altogether too much on the IT, rather than my eyes. The IT definitely helped me on this first build, but I had alot of issues.