On 2/24/2016 2:29 PM, Lee Michaels wrote:


"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message
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I have not worked on these for probably a week, the varnish on the
tops was drying. The marble tops are heavy, 70~80 lbs, they make a 45
lb bag of dog food feel lite!

Any way one piece of marble was a touch too wide. The top fit snugly
over it and normally that would be perfect but you are never going to
want to pick up a 60 lb night stand with a slab of marble on top of
that too. The marble on one fit snug enough that when you lifted the
wooden framed top the marble would lift too. I could see some picking
that frame up and the marble falling out of the frame on to some toes.
Sooooo I used the Rotex and some 120 paper to sand away some proud
spots on the edge for a slightly looser fit.

Anyway here is the finished product waiting to be delivered.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/

Yes this one is slightly different. ;~)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/

Very nice! I have used small pieces of marble myself on pieces many
years ago. There was a building being torn down in the neighborhood and
there was a lot of marble laying around. So I and others did a little
recycling. I glued them down with some silicone caulking.

Did you glue it down or are the tops loose?



LOL, Absolutely no need to glue the marble down. It only moves after
the top frame is removed and with a more than moderate effort.
The wood frame captures the marble, which is 13/16" thick and it
captures the perimeter of the cabinet. So if you bump into the cabinet
top frame it will not slide off of the top cabinet.