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Realized I was over-mixing my mortar for the past 6 months
I kept getting these hairline cracks on a retaining wall job up in Salinas and couldn't figure out why. My buddy watched me mix one batch and said "dude, you're beating the air into it like cake batter" - turns out I was running the drill way too fast and incorporating too much air. Anyone else have a basic habit that took way too long to unlearn?
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johns1811d ago
Slow is the way" - man I used to think slower mixing meant I was being lazy. Watched a guy spend forever on one bucket of thinset and rolled my eyes. Then I timed both methods and realized I was the one wasting time redoing cracked joints. Ever try timing yourself?
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