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blockhaus
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Spain / España
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 05:50 AM UTC
Hello guys, in a previous messaje I make and answer with last photo incorrect. I´m sorry. I correct it . This is the good answer:

about cork I use this metod:

cut strips of two mm. cork

cut in bits around 6mm

make a cardboard structure

glue the bits in this structure










hope this helps
CArlos
RoelGeutjens
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Belgium
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 06:07 AM UTC
Hey Carlos

Thanks for the post man. It really looks easy this way. So your bricks are 2mm by 2mm by 6mm??

Greetz Roel
insolitus
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Goteborgs och Bohus, Sweden
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 07:02 AM UTC
Thanks Blockhaus, now I just have to find the cork
Cheers Andreas
Blade26
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Kozani, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 07:21 AM UTC
Thanks Blockhaus!
It's a really cool tip and you helped me understand what the cork is!!(i think!!! it's the one used for wine bottles right?)
:-) :-) :-)
I'll go buy some of it!
Thanks again!
Cheers!
insolitus
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Goteborgs och Bohus, Sweden
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 07:23 AM UTC
Yes exactly! Now that is why I need do drink up all my parents wine, to make brick walls....
Andreas
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Nebraska, United States
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 08:18 AM UTC
Carlos great SBS!!! Thanks for sharing. Kevin
jazza
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 08:48 AM UTC
This is really good stuff! Thanks for sharing this. Can the moderators please make this thread a sticky so others can always refer to it?

A question i have is was that some form of putty that you applied over the cork once applied to the cardboard?
blockhaus
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Spain / España
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 10:08 AM UTC
HI friends,
Roel , yes the bits of cork are 2 X 2 X 6 mm

Georges yes cork is the same that is used in wine bottles
Jeremy, yes these putty is spackle this paste that is used for little reparations in the walls before paint it.
cheers
CArlos
Marineman25
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Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: October 14, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 11:17 AM UTC
Do you know of any other place to get cork from besides wine bottles? It looks like you used sheets of cork. Did you just unroll and flatten the cork stopper or can you buy cork in sheets?
insolitus
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Goteborgs och Bohus, Sweden
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 12:02 PM UTC
Yes Mike you can buy sheets, try craft stores and stuff like that.
Andreas
PvtParts
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New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 04:44 PM UTC
Ok..now I wanna build a brick.....something? Great SBS..thanks!...I Think.
Hwa-Rang
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: June 29, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 06:56 PM UTC
Great SBS Carlos. Very helpful. Thanks.
Now I just have to find something to build.
winchweight
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 08:38 PM UTC
A good source for cork if you can't get to a craft store is your local DIY / hardware store. You can by packs of cork tiles (used for bathrom floors etc) very cheaply (£10). They are a handy size (30cm x 30cm) and normally come in packs of 10 or 12.
beachbum
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Posted: Friday, November 04, 2005 - 01:01 PM UTC
Thank you very much Blockhaus for generously sharing that excellent tip on making bricks.
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