Got Bricks?

[Brickman]

Should be the new IMS/IRL slogan.

[MichaelP]

I have a culver block

[Jim Wilke]

"I got a Catholic Block."

[needforspeed]

No. But I'd like to! Know where i can get any cheap?

[Brickman]

These 3 sold for $57 on ebay.

[Spike]

Originally posted by MichaelP:
<STRONG>I have a culver block </STRONG>

I've got a mental block.

As for that brick from Brazil, I bet it bought its way onto the track.

[NDGator]

Well, I thought the over 3 million blocks were from a kiln in Covington, Indiana.

A little help here???

[MichaelP]

Originally posted by NDGator:
<STRONG>Well, I thought the over 3 million blocks were from a kiln in Covington, Indiana.

A little help here???</STRONG>

If you go to the Museum they actually have info on the bricks and who manufactured them on display. I can verify that the Culver Block is legit as I have one as I mentioned and remember seeing the info in the museum. I don't recognize the Brazil brick at all, and the Poston block looks like one of the others that I remember, but can't say for sure.

[Grinder-Tank]

Ahh, a good ole Brazilian block. There are many here in Brazil, IN. Some streets are still paved with them.

Kind of fits nice with those brazilian drivers. I think it's only fit that the IRL brazilians be givin hoosier status thanks to Brazil Indiana.

[Outlaw]

I have heard (never verified) that there is a stream running some where through the Brickyard crossing golf course and that there are some of them in there.

Outlaw

[Brickman]

This should answer your questions.
http://salventura.com/bricks.htm

Read carefully...

[ September 26, 2002: Message edited by: Brickman ]

[MichaelP]

Originally posted by Brickman:
<STRONG>This should answer your questions.
http://salventura.com/bricks.htm

Read carefully...

[ September 26, 2002: Message edited by: Brickman ]</STRONG>

Yep, they're right. Mine really is from the speedway and I have no verification of it. But since I never plan on selling it, and that I know for a fact that it is a Speedway brick, well, that's good enough for me.

... don't ask me how I know it's really from the Speedway, cuz I won't tell you

[BroncoBilly84]

Hi Fellow Block Heads,
while we are on this topic... I have a culver, it has mortar on it. What can I use to get this stuff off of my brick??
Thanks,
Billy Molkenbur

[ September 26, 2002: Message edited by: BroncoBilly84 ]

[Jim Wilke]

"I got a Catholic Block."

I'm surprised nobody caught this. It's from a Sonic Youth song off their album, 'Sister.'

Jim

[OW fan in OK]

Originally posted by BroncoBilly84:
<STRONG>Hi Fellow Block Heads,
while we are on this topic... I have a culver, it has mortar on it. What can I use to get this stuff off of my brick??</STRONG>

VERY CARFUL with anything you do with it. You will break it.

With a witty bitty hammer and itty bitty chisel lightly chisel away the mortor. So small of a bite that it should take more than a month or two to get the mortor off.

Or, close to what I do when reusing a brick or paver is,,,,, build a box (jig) "it will look close to a box of Kleenex with a slot to pull the next kleenex through" tightly around the brick, with the opening in the top 1" wide the length of the brick. Try 2X4 on it's side and plywood strips to get the right height. Use a couple of screws to hold the (plywood) top down, and allow you to unscrew to move the top left or right. Put a masonry blade in the circular saw and set the depth for the enclosed brick. Put the sole/butt of the saw on top of the jig, and CUT SLOWLY in the 1" wide gap to remove the mortor. It may do good to put foam or similar item between the top of the brick and any space between the top of the box (jig) to keep the brick PERFECTLY STILL. Adjust depth of the cut as needed until you are a hair off the brick.
I've only broke a couple doing it like that.

Try a small hand held rotary tool. It will take a long time and you will go through stones. But, it may not break or chip the brick???????

Best thing to do is NOT TOUCH IT.