ES206962A1 - A process of manufacturing hydraulic mosaics, tiles, plates, shapes and rodapies of terrace and artificial stone and, in general, parts of mortar or concrete of cement (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

A process of manufacturing of hydraulic tiles, tiles, plates and skirting boards of terrazzo and artificial stone and, in general, pieces of mortar and cement concrete, which is characterized in order to achieve such pieces of reduced thickness without diminishing their resistance or danger of deformation or breakage the appropriate mixture of cement and granite, colored or not, which is to form the part of the desired thickness, is poured on the lever of the mold and it is then proceeded if necessary to the vibration thereof, adding later when there is excess moisture a layer formed by cement and rich arid in the first one that absorbs the excess water after which the dough is covered with an inert material or with a sheet of paper slightly satinated or tarred or also with a thin metal cloth or other separating element completing the mold load with a poor concrete so that once pressed or tamped and dry the piece can safely receive the operations afterwards, the finished part is reduced and polished and finally the aggregate part is detached with a slight blow, leaving only the part of the view of the thickness that was predetermined at the beginning of manufacture. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)