Showerthought: I used to mix my mortar in a wheelbarrow with a shovel for every job.

After a big patio job in Tempe last summer where my back was killing me by day three, I finally bought a small electric mixer for about $400. Now I can't imagine going back to doing it by hand, but I'm curious if anyone else made that switch and what brand they went with.

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thompson.brian13d ago

Watched a buddy of mine mix concrete for a shed base by hand last fall. He swore the old way built character, but he was walking like a question mark for a week. He texted me a link to a mixer the very next day.

dakotal1912d ago

My uncle always said mixing by hand was a young man's game and he was right. Read an article about how rental places can't keep mixers in stock on spring weekends because everyone learns the hard way. Your buddy @thompson.brian is living proof that character building has its limits, usually right at the lower back. Sometimes the old way is just the hard way.