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.






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Making a marble garden table.
 

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

So I need tools to work marble

diamond router bit?

Making a marble garden table.
 

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.

--
Tim Lamb

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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a gardene table ...

Classic!

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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?

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Making a marble garden table.
 

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)

Making a marble garden table.
 

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






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Theres a mighty big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons
that sound good.

Burton Hillis (William Vaughn, American columnist)

Making a marble garden table.
 

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


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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)

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

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.


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always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them"

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Making a marble garden table.
 

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?



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and understanding".

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Making a marble garden table.
 

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' ...

Making a marble garden table.
 

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.

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...


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let them."

Making a marble garden table.
 

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




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who pay no price for being wrong.€�

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Making a marble garden table.
 

In article ,
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.

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