Construction Channel Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Dragons all the way PAIR Large Sitting Dragons Statue Stone Garden Ornament Gate Post Pillar Cap Decor https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B076YGNDQL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TgZKDb6D42VB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 1 minute ago, Construction Channel said: Dragons all the way PAIR Large Sitting Dragons Statue Stone Garden Ornament Gate Post Pillar Cap Decor https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B076YGNDQL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_TgZKDb6D42VB3 Yep ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pocster Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Onoff said: Council will make you remove them once all the neighbors complain! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 I want gothic/grotesque but SWMBO wants cute and cuddly. Toying with making our own. Maybe let my daughter loose with some chicken wire, expanding foam gun etc. Quite like the idea of something serpentine that wraps around the pillar. Like the bad guy from Monsters Inc...or at least something(s) that peer down at you. Is there such a tool as a 3D pantograph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 I quite like these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-NEW-Cliff-Hanger-Gargoyle-Wall-Hanging-Garden-Stone-Ornament-Concrete-Gargoyles/132290679801? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 You could put a couple of Sheela na gig's on the posts. Be a talking point, if nothing else. Might cause a few awkward questions from the kids, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 41 minutes ago, JSHarris said: You could put a couple of Sheela na gig's on the posts. Be a talking point, if nothing else. Might cause a few awkward questions from the kids, though... Am I the only one that had to google that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 1 hour ago, JSHarris said: You could put a couple of Sheela na gig's on the posts. Be a talking point, if nothing else. Might cause a few awkward questions from the kids, though... Without Googling, Celtic fertility effigies. (I've some Irish in me). Given me some ideas for a letter box and somewhere to hide bullet cameras though! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) Celtic Fertility Images. Lol. My iPad defines a Sheela-na-Gig 'Allo 'Allo style as "wonking woman". We already discussed this at adequate length wrt to @Onoff's gatepost. In 2017, so a rapid prototyping development methodology. Twas @jamiehamy who was discussing them with an unknown woman on a train in South Yorkshire, apparently. F Edited October 1, 2019 by Ferdinand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Ferdinand said: We already discussed this at adequate length wrt to @Onoff's gatepost. In 2017, so a rapid prototyping development methodology. Quicker than the bathroom then! Just been to Selco and got the bricks I was short for the other pillar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 @nod, @Brickie evening! I'm anxious to try and prevent my nice new pillar(s) from leaching salts and going white. Going to give them a Disclean wash and rinse. Any issue, as it's new, if I then go over the brickwork with Thompsons water seal? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Onoff said: @nod, @Brickie evening! I'm anxious to try and prevent my nice new pillar(s) from leaching salts and going white. Going to give them a Disclean wash and rinse. Any issue, as it's new, if I then go over the brickwork with Thompsons water seal? Cheers Nothing stopping you from washing the salt off but I wouldn’t seal them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 22 minutes ago, nod said: Nothing stopping you from washing the salt off but I wouldn’t seal them Can I ask the reason why not to? Down here in the bottom of a misty valley, things go green real quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Onoff said: Can I ask the reason why not to? Down here in the bottom of a misty valley, things go green real quick. In my experience when the salt want to come out it will find a way A better alternative might be to spray with a salt inhibitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiehamy Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 01/10/2019 at 17:13, Ferdinand said: Celtic Fertility Images. Lol. My iPad defines a Sheela-na-Gig 'Allo 'Allo style as "wonking woman". We already discussed this at adequate length wrt to @Onoff's gatepost. In 2017, so a rapid prototyping development methodology. Twas @jamiehamy who was discussing them with an unknown woman on a train in South Yorkshire, apparently. F Oh I knew who she was okay! Hails from Oxfordshire now and apparently holds events celebrating the lady part in question. But I digress....! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 5 hours ago, jamiehamy said: Oh I knew who she was okay! Hails from Oxfordshire now and apparently holds events celebrating the lady part in question. But I digress....! I prefer the other version... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 22 hours ago, nod said: A better alternative might be to spray with a salt inhibitor Well you live and learn. Never knew such a product existed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Onoff said: Well you live and learn. Never knew such a product existed! ? 1 hour ago, Onoff said: Well you live and learn. Never knew such a product existed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 Made a little extension for the gate track so I can shift the gate clear and build the second pillar. Bit of 20mm galv conduit and some Ts cut from an old I beam: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) Made a start on the other pillar: Used mortar gun: All pointed and cleaned off now. Dead handy to be able to shift the gate way over to the right with the extension rail. Cheap Chinese laser used to make sure its level with the other side. Edited October 6, 2019 by Onoff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 2 courses of facing bricks next then weld an angle on to support the first inset section and whack in a Celotex "brick" to be dug out later for the brick light. Having to keep it covered so it doesn't fill up with beech leaves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Pier caps... We're going to make these, firstly on cost grounds and second for the fun of the maths in making the formwork: Any pointers on the mix? Sharp sand cement maybe, mesh? Maybe line the former with DPM for a smooth finish? Is there a set angle for run off on these? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassanclan Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I bought some from the manufacturers and when I went to pick them up I could see how they were made. There's no mesh inside, just soft or silver sand and cement. The moulds have the look of being painted with liquid rubber, which I imagine is a release agent. DPM would be too thick and wrinkly, but if you have any tanking liquid from your bathroom renovation that might do the job??? Make sure you buy all your sand in one go to make sure you get colour consistency 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 For a good finish the moulds need to be pretty smooth. A friend used to make concrete staircases (high end stuff, with a polished finish) and the moulds they used were made from plate glass. I've seen a concrete coffee table made using a mould made from laminate covered boards. The finish on that was pretty good. I think that one challenge maybe how to ensure there are no air bubbles on the surface. Not sure how to go about getting rid of them, but I suspect one key thing may be the "wettability" of the mould. Not sure if wiping a very thin coat of a surfactant, like washing up liquid, over the surface might help reduce the incidence of surface bubbles or not. Lots of people use ready-made moulds for casting things like garden ornaments, so there's probably a wealth of information around on how best to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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