My dad had a Belle mixer like that in the 80s. His had an electric motor though. He wasn't a bricky by trade but he bought it to build his own garage. Although we've long since moved away from that house, it's still standing strong today.
As a bricklayer from Canada following you for the last couple of years, it brings me great satisfaction seeing you struggling with these haha. Im sure you'll find a way to smoke us at block laying soon enough.
Got to love those belle mixers, mine was a 2nd hand one 2006 mode (electric)l, hadn't been used in years. As soon as I brought it 4 years ago, I took it all apart and gave it a service, new belt and pulleys, new oil. ( It didn't need it but my father stripped the gear box and replaced the bearings) should out live me now. Quality mixer 👍 Sounds like who ever installed those rebar's didn't space them out correctly. Mike Haduck Masonry on TH-cam is an American man, old school bricky he has some fantastic videos with excellent tips tricks and skills laying those blocks over rebar. Keep up the good work Charlie and Amy 👍
We've got one that was previously given to my dad around 15 years ago and he used it but now we have it, and it was manufactured in 1999 so its the same age as me. The gearbox gave up just a couple days ago in the middle of a concrete pour but hoping to just buy the new shaft/gear and seals and repair it. It's amazing really and a testament to how well built they are. I think it has only had two new drums in its lifetime but numerous belts, I can't imagine the amount its mixed in its lifetime.
Charlie, as a tip for the rebar, keep a galvanized piece of pipe handy, maybe 1500mm, thick walled, say 50mm dis, and use that to bend the rebar. Gives you a decent lever and can fit down the block work to the bottom of the slab. That’s really where you need to bend the reo from.
Looks like you have a pallet of half blocks there mate, dont use them All up, you are also laying them upside down, the V in the middle goes to the top and should have a 10 mm rebar layed in it.Put the line on the other side and lay them overhand far easier than lifting them over the line.
i lay a lot of these. I never put the rebar in the foundation when im pouring it. il pour the slab/footing with no rebar, so then i can lay my first course exactly how i like it, then i wait for first course to go off, then i chemfix the rebar in the first course so its placed perfectly
Simple way to centralise the rebar is use tie wire round the bar to the diagonals, you can make a batch and slip them over a quickly adjust, then when you pour the sloppy mix you can also get a poker in all the way down, those bars would need overlap and tying as you said not they way they are going to be....
We do a lot of basements/Garages with 8inch solid block like that, the rebar is never in the right spot, we always use a concrete saw and cut the center webs out or the end out and make it work that way.
A much easier way is to lay your first course then drill holes in the footing and epoxy the rebar in place exactly where they need to be and build your wall.
The way I build them blocks is either build first row in fresh laid concrete footings and then place rebar or if footings solid build first row and drill holes for rebar and resin in place but unfortunately most of the time someone else has them already in footings by time you get there and usually never perfect,are you putting horizontal rebar in as well
Those 20 cm blocks don't go in as fast as the bricks do they? I remember working as an laborer back in the 80s and we installed 10" expo blocks. They were a 10" block and had a decorative 4" thick ridged face on the front of the block and they weighed around a 100 lbs each. They would literally turn men into hunchbacks and cripples. I also remember working with my old man on a chimney in an attic back then with 24" chimney blocks which weighed over 150 lbs each. Both of these have long since been banned due to the damage they caused but those were the days 💪💪💪
I’m a Canadian brick layer and we cut the centre or the end web out and bend rebar where we need it,we also run the line on the back of the blocks so you don’t have to fight with it. Those are 8 inch block we sometimes work with 12 inch block they are very heavy makes 8 inch feel really light you will get it Charlie keep up the good work
@@toadturd Bend the roo bar with dogs legs so it misses, pain in the arse but they are in so sort it out...not that I know anything abt metal work.. lol th-cam.com/video/E-ZgNAKsCPI/w-d-xo.html
I’m not sure how heavy those CMU are but when you lay them you’d grab it from the center web with one hand and trowel in the other. Anyhow keep it up bro!
@@petep8828 an 8 inch c.m.u comes in at around 38 pounds 17 kg . The nearest block we have size wise to an American 8 inch block is the ones Charlie is laying and there 23 to 25 kg so considerable heavier .they are commonly referred to in Ireland as 9 inch cavity blocks or 2 pot cavity blocks . There metric measurements are 450 mm x 215 mm x 215 mm . Realistically how many courses high can you lift a 12 inch block with one hand .
Get a small container put some diesel in it and a paint brush and keep the outside of the free of muck sticking to it. Don't get any in the bowl because your muck will turn to shit . Diesel everything apart from the inside of the bowl
Although the belle mixer is made in the UK it is actually owned by altrad belle, altrad group. Altrad group originates from montpellier, France. French mixers with Honda engines.
I had my belle 240v for years it turned out hundreds if not thousands of gaugings of compo and concrete . I only replaced the drum once in 10 yrs . Cracking little portable mixer. Drum will last for ages if you make sure you wash it out not bash it out ?
Yerh mate just the cheaper engine so the mixer cost less the mixers with the Honda engines cost more stuiped really should all be honda gx120 engines on them
Hi Charlie. How come you dont put the rebar in the middle off the block going crossway what is the centers for the rebar when laying them pot blocks Good to see you both back .
I'm sure I had one of those back in the day. Lent it over too fast and fucker rolled down the street. Do have to 3 and 1 or 4 and 1. Architect told me 3 and 1...he got 4 and 1 ...it what it is 😂
Hate to tell you but the underground gym will leak leak like a sieve and it is not your fault I think you should tell the customer as it is not your responsibility regards Howard
Can’t beat the petrol. Always keep petrol 1,s. Fannying about with electric cables relying on people being in faffing nae good. Oh and don’t have same power as petrol. Yeap petrol king. Only plus Eliot’s silent. But can’t have it all lol. Belle make quality that lasts. Wheelbarrow wacker plates and so on. Ps keep the baby clean. 😝
@@CharlieCollison Bucket trowel handy to have at mixer. Refina bucket brush get of Amazon. Stiff bristles great cleaning brushes. Then nae excuses 🙃🙃🙃😆🤟🤟🤟
Blocks are upside down. Grab them in the center stem, or if yer not able opposite corners left top right bottom. If the rear is running foul use a brick or off cut in the hollow to realign the bar. No more big money click bait titles laying those blocks eh fella ?
My dad had a Belle mixer like that in the 80s. His had an electric motor though.
He wasn't a bricky by trade but he bought it to build his own garage. Although we've long since moved away from that house, it's still standing strong today.
Cleaning it like that after every mix won't last long 🤣🤣
Iv only done these once before and I found putting a bit of brick in the block to hold the rebar where you want it helps a lot
As a bricklayer from Canada following you for the last couple of years, it brings me great satisfaction seeing you struggling with these haha. Im sure you'll find a way to smoke us at block laying soon enough.
Got to love those belle mixers, mine was a 2nd hand one 2006 mode (electric)l, hadn't been used in years.
As soon as I brought it 4 years ago, I took it all apart and gave it a service, new belt and pulleys, new oil. ( It didn't need it but my father stripped the gear box and replaced the bearings) should out live me now.
Quality mixer 👍
Sounds like who ever installed those rebar's didn't space them out correctly.
Mike Haduck Masonry on TH-cam is an American man, old school bricky he has some fantastic videos with excellent tips tricks and skills laying those blocks over rebar.
Keep up the good work Charlie and Amy 👍
We've got one that was previously given to my dad around 15 years ago and he used it but now we have it, and it was manufactured in 1999 so its the same age as me. The gearbox gave up just a couple days ago in the middle of a concrete pour but hoping to just buy the new shaft/gear and seals and repair it. It's amazing really and a testament to how well built they are. I think it has only had two new drums in its lifetime but numerous belts, I can't imagine the amount its mixed in its lifetime.
Charlie, as a tip for the rebar, keep a galvanized piece of pipe handy, maybe 1500mm, thick walled, say 50mm dis, and use that to bend the rebar. Gives you a decent lever and can fit down the block work to the bottom of the slab. That’s really where you need to bend the reo from.
Looks like you have a pallet of half blocks there mate, dont use them All up, you are also laying them upside down, the V in the middle goes to the top and should have a 10 mm rebar layed in it.Put the line on the other side and lay them overhand far easier than lifting them over the line.
Right hand on the right front corner left hand on the back left corner and lift the block .
Put a scaffold tube over the rebar and bend them straight on the first course and that helps a bit, but still a pain 👊🏻
You must have known that the barrel is opposite thread 😂😂
Nice machine … use a spray bottle when the muck drys on fringes and hit with a sponge so it do doesn’t turn to cake batter
My groundworkers chemfixed the rebar when setting out the first course of hollow block - may be worth a try.
i lay a lot of these. I never put the rebar in the foundation when im pouring it. il pour the slab/footing with no rebar, so then i can lay my first course exactly how i like it, then i wait for first course to go off, then i chemfix the rebar in the first course so its placed perfectly
@@dclark7993 Is there a other way? Wouldn't think so.
Simple way to centralise the rebar is use tie wire round the bar to the diagonals, you can make a batch and slip them over a quickly adjust, then when you pour the sloppy mix you can also get a poker in all the way down, those bars would need overlap and tying as you said not they way they are going to be....
We do a lot of basements/Garages with 8inch solid block like that, the rebar is never in the right spot, we always use a concrete saw and cut the center webs out or the end out and make it work that way.
A much easier way is to lay your first course then drill holes in the footing and epoxy the rebar in place exactly where they need to be and build your wall.
@@markadler8968 I agree, but normally it's in the concrete guys bids Here in the US.
The way I build them blocks is either build first row in fresh laid concrete footings and then place rebar or if footings solid build first row and drill holes for rebar and resin in place but unfortunately most of the time someone else has them already in footings by time you get there and usually never perfect,are you putting horizontal rebar in as well
First course
Those 20 cm blocks don't go in as fast as the bricks do they? I remember working as an laborer back in the 80s and we installed 10" expo blocks. They were a 10" block and had a decorative 4" thick ridged face on the front of the block and they weighed around a 100 lbs each. They would literally turn men into hunchbacks and cripples. I also remember working with my old man on a chimney in an attic back then with 24" chimney blocks which weighed over 150 lbs each. Both of these have long since been banned due to the damage they caused but those were the days 💪💪💪
I’m a Canadian brick layer and we cut the centre or the end web out and bend rebar where we need it,we also run the line on the back of the blocks so you don’t have to fight with it. Those are 8 inch block we sometimes work with 12 inch block they are very heavy makes 8 inch feel really light you will get it Charlie keep up the good work
Did a job with 4 other bricklayers. 500,000 8-inch blocks. I've had my fair share for the year 😂
Line goes face side ALWAYS. Get stronger and you can lift over lol
looks like the inside of a mars bar mate ;)
My old boss sold me his one for £50. Still got in now, could do with a new drum eventually tho
You get a pudlik and bend the rebar at the base from the start. Every day is a learning day Charlie.
That and possibly cut out a small internal section of the block on the bottom course if the groundworkers bugger up the setting out 👍🏾
@@toadturd Bend the roo bar with dogs legs so it misses, pain in the arse but they are in so sort it out...not that I know anything abt metal work.. lol
th-cam.com/video/E-ZgNAKsCPI/w-d-xo.html
Standing on the side of the main road with a fukcing big knife 😂👍🏽
Keep a spray bottle with diesel in it spray it down 2-3 times during the day that will keep it spotless
Charlie C bricklayer, assembler and now constructor!
Left-hand thread on the mixer drum👍.
Charlie never videotaped himself measuring that last block too fit perfectly or the first three 😂
I’m not sure how heavy those CMU are but when you lay them you’d grab it from the center web with one hand and trowel in the other. Anyhow keep it up bro!
You won’t be grabbing them by the centre web and laying them with one hand . they are bigger and heavier than the American version of those blocks
@@brickbybric not by much and we lay the 12” wide blocks with one hand
@@petep8828 an 8 inch c.m.u comes in at around 38 pounds 17 kg . The nearest block we have size wise to an American 8 inch block is the ones Charlie is laying and there 23 to 25 kg so considerable heavier .they are commonly referred to in Ireland as 9 inch cavity blocks or 2 pot cavity blocks . There metric measurements are 450 mm x 215 mm x 215 mm . Realistically how many courses high can you lift a 12 inch block with one hand .
whats song it is ? its sounds really chill
do u ever come to the us?
Only Bricky to be using a £130 hammer 🔥
Nice one Charlie lad good to see you ya dude hope you all good Big up the C team🙂✌️
Get a small container put some diesel in it and a paint brush and keep the outside of the free of muck sticking to it. Don't get any in the bowl because your muck will turn to shit . Diesel everything apart from the inside of the bowl
Can’t say I’ve ever had a mixer from new, always a used bent up one......but she looks a Bute Clark
Wow...he Is human !!!
Your laying the blocks upside down .
Although the belle mixer is made in the UK it is actually owned by altrad belle, altrad group. Altrad group originates from montpellier, France. French mixers with Honda engines.
Looked like it had one of those Chinese knock-off Loncin engines.
Don’t use all the blocks with slits in the top they are for cutting in half.
It's an Irish company I am sure, there head office is in Ireland
Over in aussie we always cleaned the mixer with a diesel sodden rag at the end of the day ,keeps it lovely and clean and the mud just rolls right off
Can a diesel sodden rag take smudges off brickwork ?
Thor is Canadian Custom
Good move with the glasses Charlie !
Wtf Charlie is going on with the Barnet
He don't care.
Looks like Nick Cotton off Eastenders
How is he not working with shampoo adverts. By the way does it work in the mix ?
HELL YEAH Barbie girl & boy .
I had my belle 240v for years it turned out hundreds if not thousands of gaugings of compo and concrete . I only replaced the drum once in 10 yrs . Cracking little portable mixer. Drum will last for ages if you make sure you wash it out not bash it out ?
Wow, what a mixuh, should last at least a few weeks, eh mate?
Nice new toy mate should have went for the Honda gx120 engine though much better
Yeah what’s the deal there I thought they were all Honda engined?? What’s that? Some Chinese thing??
Yerh mate just the cheaper engine so the mixer cost less the mixers with the Honda engines cost more stuiped really should all be honda gx120 engines on them
Hey Charlie, just wanted to ask where you've gotten that tool belt from. I need one like that!
Think it’s a trowel mate one pal
I could be wrong but I think Altrad brought Belle who are French.
The big altrad sign on the side and front may give it away fella....
Belle purchased Errut a manufacturer of compaction equipment
Hi Charlie. How come you dont put the rebar in the middle off the block going crossway what is the centers for the rebar when
laying them pot blocks Good to see you both back .
For 20 years i thought it was italian with that name, never looked where it was made. Not taiwan then neither?
Charlie, Don’t forget to get to get one of those plastic dustbin lids to put on the new mixer drum to stop the mortar splashing everywhere 😉🧱👍🏻🇬🇧
easier to put shuttering up
left hand on right hand off bit like ranking you must have forgotten how too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Line on the back helps with them
Nice belly mixed 👌👌👍🏼👍🏼🏴🏴
Good mix
pay for my flight there and ill show you how to set out blockwork.
Very good sir
Nice one.
I'm sure I had one of those back in the day. Lent it over too fast and fucker rolled down the street. Do have to 3 and 1 or 4 and 1. Architect told me 3 and 1...he got 4 and 1 ...it what it is 😂
Can you do me a grow room please
If the eco warriors nick the belle mixers I would cry. On that garage, couldn't you use a handheld circular saw and do a king closer?
Get a piece of scaffold tube and slide it over the rebar. Can bend them to where you want them then
Hate to tell you but the underground gym will leak leak like a sieve and it is not your fault I think you should tell the customer as it is not your responsibility regards Howard
100% right. Unless however you apply about 12 coats of waterproof slurry on the inside of the blocks 😂. Then you might be safe.
Why is it going to leak?
You still got harry and the others working or are they gone
Gone mate, under the foundations.
Where have all the works gone ?
He owed them some wages so put them under the foundations.
Can’t beat the petrol. Always keep petrol 1,s. Fannying about with electric cables relying on people being in faffing nae good. Oh and don’t have same power as petrol. Yeap petrol king. Only plus Eliot’s silent. But can’t have it all lol. Belle make quality that lasts. Wheelbarrow wacker plates and so on. Ps keep the baby clean. 😝
Amys on it mate 👊🏼
@@CharlieCollison
Bucket trowel handy to have at mixer. Refina bucket brush get of Amazon. Stiff bristles great cleaning brushes. Then nae excuses 🙃🙃🙃😆🤟🤟🤟
@@lmilne4859 He will be hitting the drum with the brick hammer in 3 months never seen a site brickie keep a mixer clean yet
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He maybe a first. As he said Amy is in charge o cleaning it lol. 😆🤟
From the look of it those block are heavy than it look
U got to turn them anti clock wise
Great mixers but sold out to the French
Blocks are upside down. Grab them in the center stem, or if yer not able opposite corners left top right bottom. If the rear is running foul use a brick or off cut in the hollow to realign the bar. No more big money click bait titles laying those blocks eh fella ?
Definitely struggle on the stonework...... But yes..... That rebar work is shite!!!! Hate it
The new belle mixers rattle like fook. Always use a 110v when I can. A lot quieter.
Fits the DPM and then throws the roughest plank onsite down on it🙄😂
Where is your team gone I have not be on your channel lately
Where is the work force gone
do they not come with honda engines now? was that a loncin? sounds like a Chinese cheapo
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Do you just play dumb for the camera?
Pop bocks are bastard to put down I hate pop bocks Andy
Wood it not be easier to get a brick it in to do that? 🫣 Save few quid on mixer. ✌️👍🇬🇧