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Making a marble garden table.
Since te X Ffed off with all te decant patio furniuter - bitch - I need
a gardene table ... Ive got lods of 12mm marble sheet. I also have a marble coffee table that survive the winter well and pressure washes back to perfection. My marble sheets have chipped edges here and there, and are not big enough to make a table top without joining. So I need tools to work marble and a frame to support it all on ... Any creative solutions to these problems welcomed. I know that diamond will cut it but it's too big for my little tile saw. I know that epoxy (milliput) will join it reasonably well. -- "Anyone who believes that the laws of physics are mere social conventions is invited to try transgressing those conventions from the windows of my apartment. (I live on the twenty-first floor.) " Alan Sokal |
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Making a marble garden table.
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So I need tools to work marble diamond router bit? |
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writes Since te X Ffed off with all te decant patio furniuter - bitch - I need a gardene table ... Ive got lods of 12mm marble sheet. I also have a marble coffee table that survive the winter well and pressure washes back to perfection. My marble sheets have chipped edges here and there, and are not big enough to make a table top without joining. So I need tools to work marble and a frame to support it all on ... Any creative solutions to these problems welcomed. I know that diamond will cut it but it's too big for my little tile saw. I know that epoxy (milliput) will join it reasonably well. Why not let your 12mm marble into a fabricated hardwood table top? Drilled holes for fixings are likely to be a weak point as weather/Sun warp outdoor furniture readily. -- Tim Lamb |
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Making a marble garden table.
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Since te X Ffed off with all te decant patio furniuter - bitch - I need a gardene table ... Ive got lods of 12mm marble sheet. I also have a marble coffee table that survive the winter well and pressure washes back to perfection. My marble sheets have chipped edges here and there, and are not big enough to make a table top without joining. So I need tools to work marble and a frame to support it all on ... Any creative solutions to these problems welcomed. How big a table ?though harder to find than they once were the supports for a treadle sewing machine make good outdoor table supports. In a rare case of fly tipping being beneficial someone dumped three in a hedge on the family farm circa ,1969. All were converted to outdoor tables, two using slate from an old snooker table the third using a piece of marble counter from a former butchers. All survive amongst various family members with the iron legs just painted occasionally with a suitable metal paint. Is this one in your part of the world? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wooden-Ta...-/293129945702 Throw away the naff wooden top and put your marble on it. GH |
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Since te X Ffed off with all te decant patio furniuter - bitch - I need a gardene table ... Classic! Keyboard or fondle-slab? -- Graham. %Profound_observation% ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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Making a marble garden table.
On 26/06/2019 22:16, Andy Burns wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote: So I need tools to work marble diamond router bit? Are such avialable? can a high speed router do the job? -- Theres a mighty big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that sound good. Burton Hillis (William Vaughn, American columnist) |
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On 26/06/2019 22:31, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher writes Since te X Ffed off with all te decant patio furniuter - bitch - I need a gardene table ... Ive got lods of 12mm marble sheet. I also have a marble coffee table that survive the winter well and pressure washes back to perfection. My marble sheets have chipped edges here and there, and are not big enough to make a table top without joining. So I need tools to work marble and a frame to support it all on ... Any creative solutions to these problems welcomed. I know that diamond will cut it but it's too big for my little tile saw. I know that epoxy (milliput) will join it reasonably well. Why not let your 12mm marble into a fabricated hardwood table top? Drilled holes for fixings are likely to be a weak point as weather/Sun warp outdoor furniture readily. I wouldnt drill it. Epoxy or polyester resin would glue it all together BUT that is an intersing and decoratiove idea -- Theres a mighty big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that sound good. Burton Hillis (William Vaughn, American columnist) |
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On 26/06/2019 23:04, Marland wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote: Since te X Ffed off with all te decant patio furniuter - bitch - I need a gardene table ... Ive got lods of 12mm marble sheet. I also have a marble coffee table that survive the winter well and pressure washes back to perfection. My marble sheets have chipped edges here and there, and are not big enough to make a table top without joining. So I need tools to work marble and a frame to support it all on ... Any creative solutions to these problems welcomed. How big a table ? 8 seater at least. though harder to find than they once were the supports for a treadle sewing machine make good outdoor table supports. In a rare case of fly tipping being beneficial someone dumped three in a hedge on the family farm circa ,1969. All were converted to outdoor tables, two using slate from an old snooker table the third using a piece of marble counter from a former butchers. All survive amongst various family members with the iron legs just painted occasionally with a suitable metal paint. Is this one in your part of the world? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wooden-Ta...-/293129945702 Throw away the naff wooden top and put your marble on it. Too small. GH -- Theres a mighty big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that sound good. Burton Hillis (William Vaughn, American columnist) |
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On 27/06/2019 09:01, Graham. wrote:
The Natural Philosopher Wrote in message: Since te X Ffed off with all te decant patio furniuter - bitch - I need a gardene table ... Classic! Keyboard or fondle-slab? B-Cored -- Any fool can believe in principles - and most of them do! |
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Making a marble garden table.
On 27/06/2019 10:34, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 26/06/2019 22:16, Andy Burns wrote: The Natural Philosopher wrote: So I need tools to work marble diamond router bit? Are such avialable? can a high speed router do the job? Marble is very soft and can be sawn with a normal wood saw, using water as a lubricant. I used this approach when making a marble base for a Chinese copy of a Vibroplex Morse Key. (A friend of mine works installling marble fireplaces and the cut-out for the fire itself is a useful piece of scrap about a foot square) |
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Making a marble garden table.
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Andy Burns wrote: diamond router bit? Are such avialable? e.g. https://ebay.co.uk/itm/Marble-Grinding-Router-Bits/323819762544 can a high speed router do the job? I think you'd need a variable speed router, bits seem to require 3000 to 6000rpm |
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Making a marble garden table.
On 27/06/2019 11:02, Gareth's was W7 now W10 Downstairs Computer wrote:
On 27/06/2019 10:34, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 26/06/2019 22:16, Andy Burns wrote: The Natural Philosopher wrote: So I need tools to work marble diamond router bit? Are such avialable? can a high speed router do the job? Marble is very soft and can be sawn with a normal wood saw, using water as a lubricant. I used this approach when making a marble base for a Chinese copy of a Vibroplex Morse Key. I certainly could not cut this with a normal wood saw. I have cut it with a diamond bladed tile cutter. Yes its softer than sandstone but Id say its near slate in terms of hardness. (A friend of mine works installling marble fireplaces and the cut-out for the fire itself is a useful piece of scrap about a foot square) Maybve we are talking a different type of marble here. -- "Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them" Margaret Thatcher |
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On 27/06/2019 11:11, Andy Burns wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote: Andy Burns wrote: diamond router bit? Are such avialable? e.g. https://ebay.co.uk/itm/Marble-Grinding-Router-Bits/323819762544 can a high speed router do the job? I think you'd need a variable speed router, bits seem to require 3000 to 6000rpm Wow! That looks te bunny. I have an old 1/2" ELU router from the 1990s in a table. Do you think that would work? -- "A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding". Marshall McLuhan |
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I have an old 1/2" ELU router from the 1990s in a table. Do you think that would work? Seems use of water is recommended, keeping the router dry if it's under the workpiece might be 'challenging' ... |
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On 27/06/2019 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 27/06/2019 11:02, Gareth's was W7 now W10 Downstairs Computer wrote: On 27/06/2019 10:34, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 26/06/2019 22:16, Andy Burns wrote: The Natural Philosopher wrote: So I need tools to work marble diamond router bit? Are such avialable? can a high speed router do the job? Marble is very soft and can be sawn with a normal wood saw, using water as a lubricant. I used this approach when making a marble base for a Chinese copy of a Vibroplex Morse Key. I certainly could not cut this with a normal wood saw. I have cut it with a diamond bladed tile cutter. Yes its softer than sandstone but Id say its near slate in terms of hardness. (A friend of mine works installling marble fireplaces and the cut-out for the fire itself is a useful piece of scrap about a foot square) Maybve we are talking a different type of marble here. And maybe my memory is playing tricks, a senior moment, for about that time I also had a block of Bath Stone which I was sawing up into blocks to make a tunnel mouth for the 16mm garden railway. |
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Making a marble garden table.
On 27/06/2019 11:32, Andy Burns wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote: I have an old 1/2" ELU router from the 1990s in a table. Do you think that would work? Seems use of water is recommended, keeping the router dry if it's under the workpiece might be 'challenging' ... You beat me to it Howver I found as lot of you tupe vids of angle grinfers using duiamond cutters to rough out stone I could take the router out and use it as a hand router and run wettish with a plastic bag over the business end... -- "Women actually are capable of being far more than the feminists will let them." |
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On 27/06/2019 11:44, Gareth's was W7 now W10 Downstairs Computer wrote:
On 27/06/2019 11:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 27/06/2019 11:02, Gareth's was W7 now W10 Downstairs Computer wrote: On 27/06/2019 10:34, The Natural Philosopher wrote: On 26/06/2019 22:16, Andy Burns wrote: The Natural Philosopher wrote: So I need tools to work marble diamond router bit? Are such avialable? can a high speed router do the job? Marble is very soft and can be sawn with a normal wood saw, using water as a lubricant. I used this approach when making a marble base for a Chinese copy of a Vibroplex Morse Key. I certainly could not cut this with a normal wood saw. I have cut it with a diamond bladed tile cutter. Yes its softer than sandstone but Id say its near slate in terms of hardness. (A friend of mine works installling marble fireplaces and the cut-out for the fire itself is a useful piece of scrap about a foot square) Maybve we are talking a different type of marble here. And maybe my memory is playing tricks, a senior moment, for about that time I also had a block of Bath Stone which I was sawing up into blocks to make a tunnel mouth for the 16mm garden railway. Well limestoines is marvleb that hasnt been melted yet...chemically similar though finer grained. Maybe you are right and I should take a jigsaw to it -- It is hard to imagine a more stupid decision or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong. Thomas Sowell |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote: I certainly could not cut this with a normal wood saw. I have cut it with a diamond bladed tile cutter. Yes its softer than sandstone but Id say its near slate in terms of hardness. I have a large Plastplug tile cutter. Which isn't large by pro standards. But had no trouble cutting a pretty big chunk of marble with it by knocking up a support frame to enlarge the bed. It was so thick I had to turn the marble over to cut right through. Did have help to push the slab through, though. -- *Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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