concrete landscape curb machine?

[aviationben]

Has anyone built one of these machines? It looks like a fairly simple setup, small hopper with a plunger to pack the Sandy cement mix into a die of the curb shape.

 

[mjcountrybumpkin]

Never seen any with a plunger, they all vibrate which consolidates the concrete tightly. Pretty tricky to get the right mix to make run good and smooth

 

[aviationben]

My buddy had a professional unit in which the plunger packs the Sandy cement mixture and with the same motion advances the unit. All you do is steer and shovel. Kinda like a kids play-doh press.



Harbor freight made one years ago but no longer carry it.

Northern Industrial Electric Walk-Behind Concrete Curb Machine | Curb Machinery| Northern Tool + Equipment

http://youtu.be/JVGt7J6gAFU

 

[hddnis]

Never seen any with a plunger, they all vibrate which consolidates the concrete tightly. Pretty tricky to get the right mix to make run good and smooth

They either have a plunger or a screw to compact the cement. The vibration helps to feed material from the hopper into the compaction apparatus.



Mr. HE

 

[hddnis]

My buddy had a professional unit in which the plunger packs the Sandy cement mixture and with the same motion advances the unit. All you do is steer and shovel. Kinda like a kids play-doh press.



Harbor freight made one years ago but no longer carry it.

Northern Industrial Electric Walk-Behind Concrete Curb Machine | Curb Machinery| Northern Tool + Equipment

http://youtu.be/JVGt7J6gAFU

The video is a clever idea, and would have worked with a drier mix.


Mr. HE

 

[Egon]

Before you start make yourself familiar with the newer concrete mixes and how they should be handled.

 

[mjcountrybumpkin]

Just realized why I thought they were all junk. I must have been using incredibly cheap vibration only machines.

 

[hddnis]

Just realized why I thought they were all junk. I must have been using incredibly cheap vibration only machines.

Which brand were you using?



Mr. HE

 

[mjcountrybumpkin]

So long ago I don't remember. That was 2 kids and 3 jobs ago.

 

[breadtrk]

$300.00 on craigslist from the other guys that couldn't make a living doing this. Ain't worth fabbing from scratch.