Retaining Wall Construction + Ground Anchor Construction
2020/06/11

Creating the Best Products as Fast as Possible Within the Minimum Rules | The Slope-Worker’s Way

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When you’re working as a subcontractor, there’s one thing you just can’t beat. That’s the name recognition of the big companies, lol. It’s not like we stand a chance, but it’s still kind of frustrating. I think we actually have more experience with standard construction methods…

Repair
2020/06/02

Spray Machine Consumables (Part 1) | Parts List

Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. On my day off, I went wakeboarding for the first time in 20 years—and I went all out! lol Since I was on my own boat, I was able to enjoy a relaxing day off. Back when I was really into wakeboarding, I used to wear a helmet and go all out, but now…

Reinforcing Bar Tying Machine
2020/05/22

Trying Out the MAX Rebar Tying Machine in a Formwork Frame! Part 4 | Conclusion

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. This is Part 4 of my MAX Rebar Tying Machine series. If you missed Parts 1, 2, and 3, you might find this one hard to follow, so please check them out below. As I mentioned the other day, the tying machines I bought have arrived! I purchased two of them. So, I’ll unbox them right away and give them a try…

Reinforcing Bar Tying Machine
2020/05/09

Trying Out the MAX Rebar Tying Machine in a Formwork Frame! Part 3 | Durability

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Here’s Part 3 of the recent MAX rebar tying machine series. If you missed Parts 1 and 2, you might find this hard to follow, so please check them out below. In the video from Part 1, the time per 1,000 ties was displayed. If you took that at face value…

Reinforcing Bar Tying Machine
2020/05/08

Trying Out the MAX Rebar Tying Machine in a Formwork Frame! Part 2 | Ease of Use

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today, I’m going to take a look at the running costs of the MAX rebar tying machine we discussed the other day! I’d like to calculate the cost of using it for Formwork 300. Let’s assume we used it to assemble rebar for 1,000 m² of Formwork 300. First, regarding the tying…

Reinforcing Bar Tying Machine
2020/05/07

Trying Out the MAX Rebar Tying Machine in a Formwork Frame! Part 1 | Trial Report

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Is it back to work today!? We’re back at it here. For those of you who had a long weekend, please be extra careful at work today. If possible, let’s not push ourselves too hard and take it easy! Even work needs a little warm-up. For those of you who worked during the long weekend, it’s business as usual…

Rust, Reinforcing Bars, and Adhesion
2020/05/04

Apply rust-preventive paint to the rebar for next year's construction project | Long-term storage

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, at our construction site, we applied rust-preventative spray to the rebar in preparation for next year’s construction work. We’ve actually been getting a lot of inquiries about the rebar for this upcoming project for some time now. “We’re planning a three-year construction project—what about the rebar for that…

Water-to-Cement Ratio and Strength
2020/05/01

Strength with and without Formwork | Verification of Formwork Construction

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. In my blog post the other day, I said I was planning to post a video of an experiment today, but when I really thought about it, I usually write most of my posts the day before. So, it’s impossible for me to write about something that happened today on the very same day. Maybe tomorrow… (probably lol) Anyway…

Install the retaining wall along the natural slope
2020/03/03

Filling a Large Hole in Natural Ground | On-Site Response

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When you’re installing retaining walls, there are times when you run into a big gap in one spot and just don’t know what to do, right? For example, something like this. There’s a huge gap, and it doesn’t seem like you can bend the retaining wall to fit it. But it’s pretty deep. If you leave it alone, it might eventually collapse…