Hi All,
I have looked for years but not posted much. Here is a photo of some brickwork I am doing for my bookcase / around the wall layout.
Regards
Marty
Welcome Marty.
What are you using for bricks and scale are you working in??
Jerry
Hi Marty.
very neat brickwork.
cheers Kim
Hi Jerry and Kim,
I work in 7/8ths scale. The plaster bricks are cast in a mold that I made awhile back. The project stalled because I was never happy with the color. I know that you can paint the bricks but I just didn't want to go that route. First I tried adding a number of different paints into the plaster but the bricks always ended up too pink. I then used artist paint powders but they were really messy and expensive. The solution turned out to be concrete dye and it works really well. Photo below. I ordered it online and have been in the brick making business since. While this mold works fine I have some improvements that I plan on implementing on the next version.
Regards
Marty
Hi, Marty J -
Are you still using plaster, or some mix to cast bricks?
Do you you the "red" color straight?
Carlo
Hi Carlo,
I just use the plaster-dye combination. It gives best results when fairly "runny". I don't vacuum mix the plaster but I do use a vibrating platform while pouring.
Baking afterwords helps with strength. A vacuum mixer would likely increase the usable brick ratio - currently the yield is about 80%.
Regards
Marty
Excellent model masonry!