The product had the word "chrome" stamped on the strip heater and used a cement mix to "lock" in the heating element, hence the name "Chromalox."
Traditionally, a cement mortar mix is used.
Until then, the main activity in the harbor had been dredging by the Oselka family for detritus to make cement mix for its construction company.
To prevent falls of frost-damaged bricks, a cement mix known as gunite was sprayed onto the walls to stabilise them.
A typical mortar mix is 3:1 mason sand to a pozzalan (fly ash) cement mix.
Out of the corner of his eye he detected motion, and swung toward a pallet containing sacks of cement mix.
Wanting to get the procedure to more patients, Dr. Jensen asked established companies to make the cement mix.
They are made from a skeleton of steel rods and chicken wire which is then packed with a cement mix.
Good design and a well-chosen cement mix will provide additional protection for many applications.
Some can be successfully painted, but others require spraying with new stucco (a type of cement mix sprayed on with a special gun).