| Concrete blocks and other concrete products are | | | | locally at your lumber yard. |
| in demand everywhere. When you make these | | | | After constructing the number of molds you |
| products you have indeed a business with a | | | | want, you simply fill them with the concrete |
| strong foundation. Concrete blocks are used to | | | | mixture and turn the blocks out to dry. One man |
| build everything from a huge building to the | | | | can quite readily make 100 blocks per day using |
| smallest backyard barbeque. They are a basic | | | | hand molds. When business grows you will want |
| commodity which will never go out of style. You | | | | to make more blocks and a concrete block |
| are not making a here today gone tomorrow | | | | making machine will be necessary. |
| item. If you manufacture cement blocks your | | | | Commercially made cement block making |
| product is always in demand. You will find buyers | | | | machines are expensive. If you have the money |
| everywhere in North America and in fact around | | | | go ahead and buy one. It will pay for itself with |
| the world. | | | | the greatly increased productivity you can |
| Concrete products are heavy and transportation | | | | achieve. But there is another way. You can build |
| costs, to distant destinations, are high. For this | | | | your own concrete block making machine. Plans |
| reason a local manufacturer has a great | | | | are available for building a very good machine |
| advantage over someone further away. Savings | | | | using used auto parts and sheet metal. Some |
| in transportation costs translate into very | | | | welding is needed but a local welding shop will do |
| competitive pricing. If in addition you are a small | | | | this if you can't. |
| one man operation, working from your garage, | | | | Making your own machine is not really difficult if |
| you have no staff to pay and no rent for your | | | | you have a little mechanical skill. You can make a |
| premises. You can have lower priced products | | | | machine which will turn out 800 blocks per day. A |
| than your competitors and still do very well. | | | | smaller hand operated machine can also be built |
| If you want an excellent business, which you can | | | | which is quite simple and will turn out 200 blocks |
| start with a very low investment, you will find | | | | per working day. You will probably need some |
| concrete block making to be a fine opportunity. | | | | help at this stage to operate the machine |
| You can start in your garage, using hand made | | | | efficiently. In addition you need storage space to |
| molds, for as little as a few hundred dollars. When | | | | dry the blocks. |
| business demands it you can expand, using a | | | | Concrete blocks are your basic product but you |
| home built concrete block making machine, to turn | | | | can also make concrete garden ornaments, patio |
| out hundreds of blocks per day. | | | | slabs, birdbaths, sundials, garden furniture and |
| The only things needed to get a start are | | | | many other products which sell very well. Plans |
| plywood and some sheet metal to make your | | | | with complete instructions are available for all of |
| molds. Plans are readily available, with instructions, | | | | these items. Your small business, begun in your |
| to show how this is done. In addition you will need | | | | garage or driveway, can soon become a large, |
| the basic materials, Portland cement, sand, gravel | | | | and very profitable, enterprise. |
| and water. You can buy all of these materials | | | | |