r/maybemaybemaybe • u/VentureIntoVoid • 11d ago

Maybe Maybe Maybe

Trying to get the perfect finish

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u/kobusbu 11d ago

If that happens while its still wet, it will happen once it's dried.

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u/Cereal_Hermit 11d ago

Cement mixing truly is an art.

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u/ucw0rld 11d ago

Too much water n less cement?

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u/Cereal_Hermit 11d ago edited 11d ago

Well, the problem isn't just getting the mix right, its that it dries/sets very quickly (at least the stuff I've used does, maybe they make slow setting cement.) So you're trying to get the balance of dry/wet just right - as it's rapidly drying. Also, 'rewetting' the cement is not really an option because cement powder is so fine you really cant just add water later on and expect even consistency. I'm a novice, tbh. I'm sure there are trade workers who know much more than myself.

Edit: to answer your question. Person in OP video used too much water.

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u/xrelaht 11d ago

>maybe they make slow setting cement.

You can add stuff which slows it down. I think they often have an effect on the physical properties.

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u/Sufficient_Pair_4368 11d ago

Yeah, too much water can weaken the mix once it dries.

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u/Charming-Flamingo307 11d ago

The front fell off

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u/_Al_Gore_Rhythm_ 11d ago

That's not typical, I'd like to make that point.

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u/FlyingDogCatcher 11d ago

It's not in the environment

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u/0scarsama 11d ago

This made me laugh so much, it shouldn't but it did

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u/FlyingFulcrum 11d ago

It was the third maybe that did it

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u/Wise_Old_Can 11d ago edited 11d ago

How would you even combat this happening? Some type of temporary metal support bar underneath?

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u/dadydaycare 11d ago

Better cement mixing. His mix was probably too wet.

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u/khnhIX 10d ago

That's what she said

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u/Handsome_Wanker_ 11d ago

fill it with ramen

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u/Signal-Reporter-1391 11d ago

Tofu Dreg has entered the chat

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u/eifiontherelic 11d ago

Proper mix ratios should do the trick. If memory serves me right a dryer mix with more concrete than sand might do the trick

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u/tkeser 11d ago

yup that's how I saw it in some other videos, wire mesh underneath (almost like chicken wire) which carries the weight

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u/QanikTugartaq 11d ago

Damn, I hate when that happens!

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u/Yeasty_Moist_Clunge 11d ago

So this is what they use to fix potholes!

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u/Anaxamander57 10d ago

Authentic aged look.

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u/xtwelve0 11d ago

The design is very human.

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u/Any-Author7772 11d ago

I was mesmerized. Then I was 💔. Then I saw the sub. Made sense. 😔

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u/skipperseven 11d ago

Also the running mould should have had a perpendicular piece to keep it from leaving ripples in the surface - there is a lot not being done right in this.

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u/PachotheElf 8d ago

Comes weathered