Tamiya Extra Thin Cement Question

[stillp]

Love it LOL....
by the way, cement holds bricks apart.....if it was a glue it would hold them together
Getting technical, cement is a constituent part of mortar and concrete.....and it reacts chemically to do its job. It’s therefor a glue, so there

It doesn't react chemically with the bricks though does it?
Pete

 

[Tim Marlow]

You couldn’t afford me Mark, but if you did, you’d really regret it LOL....

 

[Tim Marlow]

It doesn't react chemically with the bricks though does it?
Pete

I never said it did.....it reacts chemically with the constituents of mortar, which makes mortar work.......and mortar is the glue.....still with me? I’m not

 

[Bortig the Viking]

You couldn’t afford me Mark, but if you did, you’d really regret it LOL....

 

[Deleted member 5496]

Actually mortar for brickwork should be a holding meduim. It binds the bricks together.

Bricks move with temperature & also water absorbtion so need a holding matter which has a flexibiltiy. Using the incorrect mortar, which may be termed as glue, will result in many cases the brickwork failing with cracking some times considerable & in some cases dangerous. Mortar provides a bed on which the bricks rest & are kept in position. The bricks are self supporting in a restrained position (except when they crack)..

Laurie