Seasonal and Regionally Specific Products | Sales Trends at Slope Construction Companies
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. First thing in the morning, I start up the engine on the hydraulic unit. I love that moment when the site—which had been dead silent—comes to life with a high-pitched whir! And then there’s me, breathing in those exhaust fumes and getting a stuffy nose in an instant... On especially cold mornings like that, I’m up on the scaffolding in a flash…
Professional Work Requires Professional Tools | Choosing Tools for Slope Construction
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Have you ever done any welding? lol Well, as I mentioned the other day, we do a ton of welding here! Even though I’m terrible at it, I use the same welding machines that top-notch pros use. lol If I’m going to do it, I want to do top-notch work! So, to become a top-notch welder…
If Your Raincoat Gets a Hole, Repair It With This | Super Strong
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Working on slopes can really tear your pants! How should I put it? The other day, I was hard at work. Just as I was about to climb over the scaffolding railing to get to the mountainside, *rip!* The crotch of my rain pants... From there, the hole just kept getting bigger. A scaffolder is a scaffolder...
Let's Shake Up Our Complacency | A Warning Against Arrogance
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Do you guys like stuff that sounds too good to be true? lol You know, those so-called “sketchy” products? lololol Actually, I absolutely love those kinds of products. lol The reason is, I can’t help but wonder, “Why on earth did they go to the trouble of making something like this so seriously?!” I’m sure there are some people out there trying to scam people…
In Situations Like This, Don't Panic—Think Carefully Before Acting | Troubleshooting
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s been super cold since the other day!! The job site is deep in the mountains of Mie Prefecture, and it’s been absolutely crazy lol. Normally, even in conditions like this, it’s not impossible to do the work. But the cold snap from the other day through today has been so severe that we just injected one column and called it a day…
Measurement of Layout Deviations in Ground Anchor Construction | Quality Control
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today, I’ll be showing you how to measure placement errors using a bolt scale on an anchor. The square scale marked on the bolt scale is called a scale plate. After drilling the anchor hole, remove the casing. Finally…
This Makes Repairs More Efficient | Handy Maintenance Tools
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. I finally bought one! A welder! lol Well, we already have an arc welder and a semi-automatic welder at home. Now we’ve added a TIG welder to the collection. This is an arc welder. It’s the type where you hold the welding rod in a holder to weld. At our place…
Toshiba FlashAir SD Card | Technology for Instantly Sending Photos from the Field
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have you heard of this? It’s an SD card called Toshiba FlashAir. It’s a flash memory card for cameras, but it can communicate wirelessly all on its own! To put it simply, when you take a group photo with a regular camera (like a compact or DSLR)…
Are Green Infrastructure Projects on the Rise? | Industry Trends
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Working on-site really gives you all kinds of insights—the kind that can’t be reflected in cost accounting or on-site budgets. I actually discovered something new just the other day!! It’s definitely something I can put to good use!! I hope to share it with you all sometime soon…