[Shop-talk] concrete mixer issue

[Scott]

I cannot help at all with your issue (sorry), but I'd love to know more 
about the pizza oven project. I'd like to put one out by the pool.  You 
documenting the project online or anything?

On 7/31/2012 1:57 PM, Mike Rambour wrote:
> 2 years ago I bought a concrete mixer from Home Depot and I used it 
> quite a bit for a month or so, no issues then it sat for 2 years.  
> Last week I used it again, no issues.  This Saturday and again last 
> night I used it again and it was a pain to use.  The concrete was 
> sticking/drying to the bottom of the drum like crazy and I kept having 
> to turn it off and using a garden trowel, scrape the bottom of the drum.
>
>   I tried different things, putting plenty of water in first then the 
> concrete (I used 90lb. bags), putting in half bags and water and then 
> the last half and no matter what I was getting 2-3"  of semi dry 
> concrete stuck on the bottom.  Too much water just made a mess and it 
> stayed on the bottom and not enough water of course that was no good.
>
>  The bottom of the barrel is finally losing all its paint and is down 
> to the bare metal and my daughter's boyfriend suggested maybe it was 
> that, he used to work in a ice rink and said that they had to wax the 
> inside of the Zamboni drum or the ice would stick, he thought I needed 
> to repaint the inside of the drum or wax it, I have never heard of 
> that but I have never had this problem.
>
>  Mixing the 8 90lb. bags took almost twice as long as normal with the 
> way the concrete was semi-drying/clumping in the bottom.  The only 
> think I can think of is that the bags sat in the hot sun all day and 
> the concrete was hot as I put it in the mixer...but enough water 
> should have solved that problem I would think.  Any ideas...I have 
> more crete to pour.
>
>  Shop Content, I am making a new pizza oven to keep my shop mates 
> happy when they come help in the shop.