Installation of Anti-Siphoning Material
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. This happened the other day: a melon was delivered to the office. I was wondering, “Why??”, but when I opened it, there was a melon and an invoice inside… You’re definitely watching it! That drama! …You’re definitely watching it, right?? Haha. But anyway… …
Splash-Proof Panels in Rock Bolting | Measures to Prevent Slime Splash
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I was told to implement measures to prevent slurry from flying around when using a suspended core drill, and that thing really came in handy. First, take a look at this. *Warning: Loud sound* Without slurry containment measures: You can see the slurry flying behind the core drill. With slurry containment measures: The slurry stays around the drill…
About Crack-Prevention Materials (Part 5)
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. One way or another, the three-day weekend is over. Well, it was just a regular Sunday, right? (laughs) I went to the Rock Bolt construction site the other day. The hardest part is climbing the stairs! One trip up and I’m exhausted; two trips and I’m completely wiped out. My weak legs and lower back are really getting the best of me…
About Crack-Prevention Materials (Part 3) | Toughlight RG One-Week Strength
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta. The other day, I dropped my phone in the river at the job site... lol. It got swept away by the muddy current... sob. Anyway, when I tried to locate my iPhone, the GPS was picking up a signal, but the coordinates were vague. I’m thinking of going to check it out sometime soon. Bored…
About Crack Prevention Materials (Part 2) | Ground Anchor Installer Certification Renewal
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I attended a refresher course to renew my Ground Anchor Installer certification. The instructor in Nagoya is a senior technician I look up to—someone I often call when I’m stuck at work. He explains things so clearly that I end up calling him all the time, lol. I’m always grateful…
About Crack-Prevention Materials (Part 1) | Comparison with Nafuroku
Hello. This is Enta. I thought I’d posted this the other day, but it turns out I hadn’t. My apologies. I’d like to introduce a product I tried while testing various crack-preventive materials that I thought was pretty good. I think Nafuroku is the one most people use frequently. With a simple formwork…
Summer Innovation | Grace Chemical FT7 Fresh Mortar Retarder
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The Obon holiday is coming up this weekend. Please be extra careful not to get injured before the holiday begins! But enough of that. Summer ingenuity: Isn’t this the kind of thing that calls for a little ingenuity in the summer? The reason I say that is because at this job site, we’re purchasing fresh mortar from a ready-mix plant, and the formwork…
Creating Shade on Site with Shade Cloth | Heat Countermeasures with a Shade Ratio of 50%
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Even though it’s the rainy season, we’ve been having nothing but sunny days… As slope maintenance workers, our hope is… well, it’s too inappropriate to say… But when it’s sunny and hot, you just want to find some shade, right? A while back, we ran a campaign to create shade on construction sites using shade cloth…
Getting Creative with Greenery Spacers and PC Spacers | Ensuring You Score Points
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Lately, we’ve been seeing more and more greening spacers and clip spacers being used. That means construction has started nationwide. It feels like we’ve pretty much exhausted all the creative ideas for greening and rock bolts, so just this alone should earn us some points…