I want to pour some Sonotube bases for a metal awning. They will sit directly on caliche, hence no digging of footer holes to insert said Sonotubes into, just cut to length, and fill and use the weight of it to hold down the 3" x 3" x .120" posts. Said awning about 15' square, and located in an alcove surrounded by three sides so no chance of wind endangerment.
I just bought an old cement mixer. This thing is mondo. Heavy cast iron gears, etc. I don't know the actual volume of the drum, but I have seen ones like it on block wall jobs. It's big and heavy.
I want to buy bags of Portland, and buy some sand and aggregate, and try to get a production line of cement going that will produce a stream steady enough to fill these Sonotubes. Sonotobes will be about 24" diameter, and
18" high, maybe a little more so they can be used as places for pots, or to sit on. I intend to look up the mix in my Pocket Ref, and just do it by counting shovels of each, and gallons of water, or just look at it for the right consistency.Do you think I can do enough mixers of it to have a monolithic pour before setting time comes? I'd say three to four mixers full per pier.
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