tips & tricks

processing

Moisten bricks before laying (not in the case of clinkers).
Carefully align stones after placing, do not place too many courses at once, as this impedes alignment.
A suitable mortar is a tile adhesive (grey) or "Moltofill external" (white).
Moisten the masonry with a damp cloth before setting the mortar, clean with a grinding cleaner when dry.
Abrading individual bricks with steel wool creates beautiful shade effects in the masonry.
Foundations made of ceramic material would be ideal; when using other materials, it is important to attain an elastic connection with the masonry in order to avoid crack formation.
It is quite possible to divide stones with a hammer and chisel. A suitable base is a piece of leather on a metal plate. (Protective goggles !)
Clay is a natural product; possible deviations in dimension and colour are least within one furnace batch, so it is advisable to cover the requirements of one structure with one order.

Manufacture of miniature pallets

Manufacture scaled down, nonreturnable pallet according to the original dimensions L = 98cm, W = 75cm and H = 12cm depending on scale.
Prepare brick courses with the stretcher side ( = long side) lying on the work surface.
» 276 bricks in 4 courses at 3 x 13 bricks and 3 courses at 4 x 10 bricks «
Brush pallet with wood glue and stick headfirst to the prepared brick course. Stick down each further course correspondingly.
Wrap a strip of domestic clingfilm (film width a little greater than pallet height) round the pallet about 3 times under tension.
Print or copy and stick the logo on to the clingfilm in an appropriate size.

Click on the company logo on the left side in order to be able to download it as a freely scalable vector graphic and print it out in the desired size.

If you do not possess any software with which to open the vector graphic, you can download a corresponding program on the website www.inkscape.org free of charge.