old man emu Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 We know that they exist, but did you know how they worked? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 I'm just usually a SIGHT. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 You might reflect on that. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 I've only got a finite number of brain cells, so I keep them for important things. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 3 hours ago, facthunter said: I've only got a finite number of brain cells, so I keep them for important things. Nev My neurologist tells me they don't wear out if you use them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Believe me I'm certainly not stopping thinking but you can't get too distracted or you have no organisation or order. Are we stall capable of being decisive? Thats critical. Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, facthunter said: you have no organisation or order. Are we stall capable of being decisive? Thats critical. Nev I am deciding to refocus on the housing shortage. Could be cured by making a 12 month pause in immigration. To allow the building industry and bureaucrats to catch up with demand. Yeah, I'm disorganised, but i am critical. Edited October 26, 2023 by nomadpete 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 We are short of workers. A lot of what we're doing is too Labour Intensive. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 (edited) Short of workers! They were here a few years ago , but then , they were expendable. My ' painter decorator ' grandson could not get work . He started his own business. SO He now employs quite a few workers , that couldn't get " normal " work when needed . Those ' banks ' , with their billion dollar profits are next In line , to be taken down by , ' people power ' . It Has started already by mortgagors. Banding together to lower that interest rate . Next ' get the ' banks ' financial backers to come to a ( mortagagor ) " co- operative " table directly. spacesailor Edited October 26, 2023 by spacesailor Missed word 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 4 hours ago, facthunter said: Are we stall capable of being decisive? I used to be indecisive but now I'm not quite sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 We've developed an automatic brick-laying machine here, that should solve the bricklayer shortage problem. It still needs a bit of fine-tuning, though. https://www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/fbr-assembles-next-gen-bricklaying-robot-capable-of-building-house-structure-in-just-one-day.html 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 Robotically laying bricks is so last week! Now we can 3D print houses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) I'll put my robotic-bricklayer-laid house up against your dubious strength 3D printed house, anytime - especially in a storm! - or on a 45°C day, where the plastic is starting to sag! Edited October 27, 2023 by onetrack 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 hour ago, onetrack said: I'll put my robotic-bricklayer-laid house up against your dubious strength 3D printed house, anytime - especially in a storm! - or on a 45°C day, where the plastic is starting to sag! I believe it's printed in concrete. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Funny thing is, it looks very like my printer only about 300 times bigger. The printing head moving along the the X axis beam which itself moves on the Y. Only difference is that my Z axis is done by the hot plate moving down, whereas that one moves the XY up. I guess the concrete mix would have to be perfectly consistent all the time too, wonder what sort of additives they put in it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 11 minutes ago, Marty_d said: my Z axis is done by the hot plate moving down, The tool attached to the Z-axis on my printer or CNC moves up and down while the X and Y remain at the same height above the base of the machine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Marty - Ahhh, O.K. I didn't watch the entire video that OME put up initially, because I was under time constraints - I thought it was the German 3D printed building that was using recycled plastics. Now that I've had a chance to watch OME's video fully, I see it's some kind of cementitious mortar. I did a Google and came up with this .... it's called "i.tech 3D N" mortar, and it's Italian .... https://www.italcementi.it/sites/default/files/assets/document/fd/fe/tech_data_sheet_i.tech_3d_n_en.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 2 hours ago, onetrack said: I'll put my robotic-bricklayer-laid house up against your dubious strength 3D printed house, anytime - especially in a storm! - or on a 45°C day, where the plastic is starting to sag! I wonder if your robotic bricklayer heads straight to the pub after work like the other brickies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 No, that's the beauty of the robotic bricklayer - no hangovers, no whistling at passing skirt, no sickies (well, maybe an occasional blown hose or a leaking seal), no whinging about having to work overtime, no stopping to watch the football, just continuously laid bricks, that are dead straight and level!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 7 hours ago, onetrack said: (well, maybe an occasional blown hose or a leaking seal) That bit had me prostate on the floor, laughing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Can anyone show me a youtoob clip of these machines 3D printing the reo bars as they go along? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 I was wondering how the subject of reflector gunsights drifted to the building industry. But then I realised most people who know what a reflector gunsight is live in a house, so it's all related. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 It's all just random thoughts, thread hijacks and distractions....... And reflector gunsights don't seem to get much use around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 I wonder if the robotic bricklayer can do this: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EhbX3hSTFXk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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