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And, it doesn't seem to do anything other than place the bricks. That's not the hard part of "laying bricks"...

yetihehe 8y ago
I think you didn't try yourself to place bricks. That part requires some stamina, after building one home I got a big jump in muscle mass (from super-wimpy to average male). Also your "hard" part is not that hard.
- mikekchar 8y ago
  Edit: I misread your message, so you have obviously layed bricks before. I'm now super interested to know how you think it would be helpful to have the machine place the bricks on the wall. I just can't see it myself (yes, I know bricks are heavy, but I can't see how this significantly improves the situation because I don't think it will put the bricks where you want them). I'm not sure if you've layed bricks before, so you might not be aware of how difficult it is to apply the cement. You have to put on just the right amount. There can't be any air bubbles. You have to level it perfectly (or it can actually cause structural problems). It's a very skilled job. It's this why I can't quite figure out what this machine is actually useful for. In order to cement the brick, you have to pick it up anyway. You can't just slop on some cement, plop the brick on top, pour cement down the cracks and move on. You have to put the cement down on the lower brick, place the brick on the cement, seat it, measure the level, seat it again (maybe removing some cement), put cement on the side and the adjacent lower brick, slide the next brick into place, seat it in both direction, measure the level, adjust, ensure the gap is correct, adjust, etc, etc. The machine just doesn't do what you need for laying bricks. It would be better just to pile them up at your feet. It's very cool, but the hard part really is cementing the bricks -- and it's even hard for humans to do correctly. If you are building something large like a house, you can have some pretty bad problems if you get it wrong.
  - yetihehe 8y ago
    > I'm not sure if you've layed bricks before, so you might not be aware of how difficult it is to apply the cement. Yep, I have layed some bricks, I know how difficult it is, I've also delivered bricks from stack to bricklayer and I much prefer laying them in destination place. Once you place about two-three rows in a house, it's rather easy (yeah, sometimes you need to reapply cement, but it's not that hard or at least wasn't for me). > I can't see how this significantly improves the situation because I don't think it will put the bricks where you want them For a machine, laying right amount of cement is easy especially if it was done by that machine from start. Also there are building systems like ytong (didn't use it yet), where you just place a little glue and just place your bricks. That would be even easier for a machine and I believe this is the system used here. If machine has enough rigitiy, it can lay bricks in exact place so all irregularities in previous layer are removed in next layer. If you have properly leveled surface where you start there is almost no reason to have perfectly placed every brick. P.S. that building still stands after 10 years and walls don't crack so apparently I didn't bodge it and it was my first time (under supervision of course).

I think you didn't try yourself to place bricks. That part requires some stamina, after building one home I got a big jump in muscle mass (from super-wimpy to average male). Also your "hard" part is not that hard.

mikekchar 8y ago
Edit: I misread your message, so you have obviously layed bricks before. I'm now super interested to know how you think it would be helpful to have the machine place the bricks on the wall. I just can't see it myself (yes, I know bricks are heavy, but I can't see how this significantly improves the situation because I don't think it will put the bricks where you want them). I'm not sure if you've layed bricks before, so you might not be aware of how difficult it is to apply the cement. You have to put on just the right amount. There can't be any air bubbles. You have to level it perfectly (or it can actually cause structural problems). It's a very skilled job. It's this why I can't quite figure out what this machine is actually useful for. In order to cement the brick, you have to pick it up anyway. You can't just slop on some cement, plop the brick on top, pour cement down the cracks and move on. You have to put the cement down on the lower brick, place the brick on the cement, seat it, measure the level, seat it again (maybe removing some cement), put cement on the side and the adjacent lower brick, slide the next brick into place, seat it in both direction, measure the level, adjust, ensure the gap is correct, adjust, etc, etc. The machine just doesn't do what you need for laying bricks. It would be better just to pile them up at your feet. It's very cool, but the hard part really is cementing the bricks -- and it's even hard for humans to do correctly. If you are building something large like a house, you can have some pretty bad problems if you get it wrong.
- yetihehe 8y ago
  > I'm not sure if you've layed bricks before, so you might not be aware of how difficult it is to apply the cement. Yep, I have layed some bricks, I know how difficult it is, I've also delivered bricks from stack to bricklayer and I much prefer laying them in destination place. Once you place about two-three rows in a house, it's rather easy (yeah, sometimes you need to reapply cement, but it's not that hard or at least wasn't for me). > I can't see how this significantly improves the situation because I don't think it will put the bricks where you want them For a machine, laying right amount of cement is easy especially if it was done by that machine from start. Also there are building systems like ytong (didn't use it yet), where you just place a little glue and just place your bricks. That would be even easier for a machine and I believe this is the system used here. If machine has enough rigitiy, it can lay bricks in exact place so all irregularities in previous layer are removed in next layer. If you have properly leveled surface where you start there is almost no reason to have perfectly placed every brick. P.S. that building still stands after 10 years and walls don't crack so apparently I didn't bodge it and it was my first time (under supervision of course).