Working with casting concrete?
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Loni
I am working on a art project, I am going to be putting twenty five 12 foot poles into a bucket that is only 14 inches tall and will be filled with casting concrete. My question is, should I put ALL of them in at once, or one at a time? I am not sure how quickly the concrete will set up? Anyone have any advice for me???
2 answers
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You should be able to put them in one at a time-regular concrete takes a while to set up. Fast setting concrete will set between 20 and 40 minutes which still should be enough time to place your poles one at a time.
Rhonda B
on Jun 20, 2014
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My suggestions: (1) I have is to have someone there to help hold them in place while you place them (2) 25 -12 ft. poles will displace almost all of that concrete so you want to make sure you have large enough container or it might be top heavy! (3) hold the poles in place until the quick dry concrete sets...tie a string around them? Before you finalize the project, you can put all the poles in your container and pour in sand to get an idea of how much concrete it will take. If the poles are hollow...like bamboo, the concrete can ooze inside them as you work them down into the concrete...otherwise, it will only be "displacement".
Jeanette S
on Jun 21, 2014
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