stux⚡️
I’ve also done this for a year or two, hard work oof! Especially the first period where you just keep hauling bricks to these guys
Mar 4 at 10:45pmWeb
Show threadccellisMar 4
@stux he makes it look so easy! What is the slicer called? And are they available in the US?
Show threadmjrMar 5
@ccellis they are called "paver splitters" and they are available for rent at some landscape supply stores. The big box stores don't rent them, I think because they can charge more for the wet saws @stux
Show threadJonMar 4

@stux here in Lisboa, instead of fitting the bricks, they put down stones that are a very rough fit and fill in the (large) gaps with sand and dirt.

This has major failure modes, being exceedingly unpleasant to ride a bike on (or walk with a cane, wheelchair, etc.) as well as generating frequent potholes with piles of little stones kicked out of the sidewalks up against the walls. But I suppose it is Traditional.

Show threadRui CorreiaMar 4
@stux
Cool! Tetris!!
Can I play too?
Show threadDouglas GroundsMar 4
@stux Expertise!
Show threadz'NiederbayernMar 4
We helped our father doing this as a child :)
Show threadz'NiederbayernMar 4
(once) 😅
Show threadhindsightMar 4

@stux That's the easy part..
The preparitory groundwork is the hard part..

I know, I've done a few and with large pavers that are way heavier.. like one in a barrow with two men to wheel into position ;-)))

Show threadMike  🇨🇦 🇳🇱Mar 5
@stux this is so satisfying
Show threadNicole ParsonsMar 5

@stux

There's likely some far-right politicians trying to reclassify this work as "low skill" and trying to suppress wages.

Show thread@CAWguy has movedMar 5
@Npars01 I think we’re looking at the very device where we could put those far right politicians!
Show threadElle O. Vee EeeMar 5
@stux I just took 3 muscle relaxers. Joke!
Show threadSpace Catitude 🚀Mar 5

@stux

That cutter seems pretty slick!

Show threadNazoMar 5
@stux Good grief that cutter just slices right through the bricks like they are made of hot butter.
Show threadGeorge BMar 5

@stux

Edit: oh I see he cuts it at an angle so it gets a bevel and falls in better

Seeing a lot of comments about how easily the cutter slices through the brick but can we take a moment to admire his marking work?

Just a one shot freehanded line on a brick that's leaning at an angle and somehow he manages to draw it in the right place on the opposite side of the brick from the side leaning on the edge of the hole without having to actively correct for it

Show threadJeff GriggMar 5

@gbargoud @stux

Not to mention the bricks that he cuts without doing measurement and line marking first. IE: He just "eyeballs it" and cuts. Expert brick work there!!!

Show threadStoneBear Mar 5
@stux handbuilt klinker, This Is the Way...
Show threadMatt HallMar 5

@stux

Like... How much force is he having to apply to that cutter? It doesn't _look_ like he's applying a lot of force.

It's _all_ impressive but I'm afraid my 'tism has zoomed in on the cutter, as well.

Show threadDana FriedMar 5
@stux just eyeballing the smaller bricks is WILD
Show threadDisisdeguey🔻PalestineAction🇵🇸Mar 5
@stux Man, he cuts those bricks like they are dough.
Show threadAnnelies Kamran, Ph.D.Mar 5
@stux @catsalad hard work, but it's satisfying when they thunk in to place. However, I want to put kneepads on that guy!
Show threadSQLAllFatherMar 5

@stux

My knees hurt just from watching the video.

Also from being old.

Show threadmirabilosMar 5
@stux what is this device that cuts through stone as if it were butter?
Show threadSolarbird Mar 6
@mirabilos @stux That's what I was wondering!
Show threadM SchommerMar 5
@stux
They say you need 3000 hours to mastery.
This guy sure has 'em. And more.
Show threadTavaloniaMar 6
Beautiful work!
Show thread[nate@social0 ~]$ Mar 6
@stux @dulcedemon Man, i kinda want a brick slicer now.
Show threadgimulnauttiMar 7
Damn that kind of precision, no waste, every bit used, etc. Wow.