The actual size of brick varies from the '2" x 4" x 8"' quoted from below. Brick are made to fit into an 8" cube one long, two wide, and three high, including mortar joints. Depending on the actual size of mortar joint, and realizing that actual bricks can vary somewhat too, the "true" size of a brick is 7 1/2" long, 3 1/2" wide, and 2 1/6" high. IF designed for a 1/2" mortar joint. The joints themselves are spaced on centers of 8" long, 4" wide, and 2 2/3" tall. This allows brick to be "worked into" cement (cinder) block with it's standard 8" joint centers.
Many other sizes of brick are now and have always been available, but this is the "standard" size for American brick. By the way, I also vote for scale brick, but am doing most of my own brick work using Plastruct sheet, which is quite close to scale. I sand down the surface a bit to flatten the rounded effect. Darrell --- In [email protected], Wesley Ewell <twofootart...@...> wrote: > > Until fairly recently bricks were typically 2"x 4"x 8". The earliest brick > buildings in this country had very narrow mortar lines, but those laid in the > past 100 years or so often have 1/2" mortar lines. I also question the wisdom > of wood brick material. -Wes > > --- On Thu, 1/6/11, Howard Sheffield <hjsh...@...> wrote: > > > From: Howard Sheffield <hjsh...@...> > Subject: {S-Scale List} Brick sizes > To: "S Scale e-group" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:12 PM > > > Â > > > > Hi Gents > > I am considering what the next project would have for standard brick sizes. I > would like to know what you think would be the best actual size of laser cuts > that would best suit for bricks on walls, chimneys and so forth. I am afraid > that the fine lines for using scale 3.5 inch by 8 inch groves may be to close > for finishing with paints and such. > > Thoughts?? > > Howard Sheffield > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
