How quickly can holes be drilled into concrete during a disaster?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. As construction professionals, what do you think of this article? TBS NEWS DIG: “The real thing is completely different…” Firefighters Demolish ‘Concrete Walls and Floors’ at the Closed Maru Building for Training. Watching this, I can’t help but wonder if it’s taking too long to chisel through the concrete…
How to Use a Cord Reel Properly | Preventing Electrical Accidents at Construction Sites
Hello, everyone. It's Enta here. Things have calmed down a bit, haven't they? How are you all doing? For us, pretty much all our projects will be wrapped up in about two weeks. Well, there are a few scattered discussions about plans beyond that, so until then, it's time for some machine maintenance, lol. By the way…
A Comparison of Thunder Cutting Wheels I Conducted in the Past | Repost
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Since people in the construction industry seem to care so little about sander blades (or maybe I’m just being overly picky?), I’d like to revisit a test I conducted on sander blades a while back. And here’s a test of sander blades from Wakazono Seisakusho, which is just a 5-minute walk from our office…
Site Supervisors Are Experts at Spotting Substandard Construction (Part 3) | Inspection Case Studies
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Today, I’d like to talk about construction defects in retaining wall frames. The most obvious examples are the anchor pins at the joints and along the cross-members. First, let’s talk about the role of these anchor pins: they prevent the retaining wall frame from shifting during assembly. For that reason, once the mortar has been sprayed on, they aren’t really necessary…
Developing Talent to Shape Vietnam's Future | Technical Intern Training Program
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, at our company’s warehouse, I was teaching some Vietnamese workers how to repair an old mixer, and I went into great detail about how to use a sander, how to weld, and various other things. As expected, even though they’re motivated, some of them struggle with detailed work. How to handle that…
Removing Temporary Ground Anchors | Why Use a Thunder to Cut PC Steel Cables and Tips for Pulling Them Out
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m going to write about the removal of temporary anchors. This is a step that always comes after the main construction work is complete; it may seem mundane, but it’s a task that can easily become part of the critical path. Let me say this up front: the entire process—from unloading to cutting and pulling out—is…
The Best Blade for Cutting PC Steel Wire | Tools That Make Your Job Easier on the Job Site
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Good things and bad things come and go every day, and today something good happened. Something bad might happen tomorrow. I’m glad I’m the kind of carefree person who doesn’t let that kind of thing bother me at all, lol. The past that can’t be brought back, the future we can’t know…