This is a continuation (Part 8 ) of an introduction to the Super Compact — including it’s capabilities.
In this video, you learn to cut the 2nd & 3rd course field bricks in a circular brick pattern.
This is part 13 of an on-going series on Decorative Concrete, and is taken from the DVD Mastering Concrete Engraving, The Basics.
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At the center pivot, index the engraver inward one hole. Go to the four odd bricks that we just cut in the first row. Divide only the four odd ones in half.
Aim the center pointer at the marks and make the beginning four cuts of the second course. Steady the engraver with your feet. Press down, push out, let up, pull back, and move. Move the reminder flag to the pointer that is second from the right. The second pointer is set for a six inch cut. Aim it at the other cuts in the first course to make cuts in the second course. You may wish to use a reminder so as not to accidentally re-cut the odd bricks.
At the center pivot, index the engraver inward one hole, and remove the rigid pointer system. Notice the head cuts of the third brick course are in line with the head cuts on the first row. Nothing to measure. No calculating. Nothing to lay out. Just aim and cut. Aim the center pointer at the grout lines on the first row. Steady the engraver with your feet. Press down, push out, let up, pull back, move left or right, it does not matter. If you have difficulty getting the engraver to move sideways, give it a little nudge with your toe. So far, notice that all pointers have aimed at cuts at row number one. On the fourth, and all remaining courses, all the way the through the next soldier course, use the center pointer.
Aim the center pointer at the groove that is two courses away from the course being cut. Whenever a soldier course is crossed, start a new pattern progression. Use the first pointer on the first course. Use the second pointer on the second course. And use the center pointer on the third and consecutive courses.
Circular and arcuate engraving looks expensive and exotic, yet it is very simple and fun to do.
Purchase the DVD Mastering Concrete Engraving, The Basics to see this series in its entirety.