I have an old vanity top left over from my bathroom remodeling project. The
top has the sink built in and it is made of cultured marble. Can I cut out
the sink into a new oval shape and reuse it? I have a few non-carbide
router bits that I would be willing to use (sacrifice). But I was wondering
if anyone else has tried this.
Thanks for the help.
--Jon

try carbide after the non-type carbide.
Someday, it'll all be over....

Forget the router. I have cut cultured marble with a sabre saw blade
that has carbide granules welded to the cutting edge. I am not sure if
they still make them. An abrasive blade in a skilsaw will make straight
cuts.

Mule-Tracks
One for the nail and two for the board.

Jon Wood wrote:
I have an old vanity top left over from my bathroom remodeling project. The
top has the sink built in and it is made of cultured marble. Can I cut out
the sink into a new oval shape and reuse it? I have a few non-carbide
router bits that I would be willing to use (sacrifice). But I was wondering
if anyone else has tried this.
Thanks for the help.
--Jon

The pros that installed my cultured marble shower stall used a sabre saw
with abrasive blade to cut the hole for the wall-mounted soap dish, adn for
trimming end pieces. I kept all the scraps form that job and have cut
several pieces with an abrasive crcular saw blade. No problem, just lots of
dust.

"Tom" wrote in message
...
Forget the router. I have cut cultured marble with a sabre saw blade
that has carbide granules welded to the cutting edge. I am not sure if
they still make them. An abrasive blade in a skilsaw will make straight
cuts.

Mule-Tracks
One for the nail and two for the board.

Jon Wood wrote:
I have an old vanity top left over from my bathroom remodeling project.
The
top has the sink built in and it is made of cultured marble. Can I cut
out
the sink into a new oval shape and reuse it? I have a few non-carbide
router bits that I would be willing to use (sacrifice). But I was
wondering
if anyone else has tried this.
Thanks for the help.
--Jon

Frankie,
When you say "abrasive cicular saw blade" do you mean the kind that is used
to cut concrete?
--Jon

"Frankie" wrote in message
nk.net...
The pros that installed my cultured marble shower stall used a sabre saw
with abrasive blade to cut the hole for the wall-mounted soap dish, adn
for
trimming end pieces. I kept all the scraps form that job and have cut
several pieces with an abrasive crcular saw blade. No problem, just lots
of
dust.

"Tom" wrote in message
...
Forget the router. I have cut cultured marble with a sabre saw blade
that has carbide granules welded to the cutting edge. I am not sure if
they still make them. An abrasive blade in a skilsaw will make straight
cuts.

Mule-Tracks
One for the nail and two for the board.

Jon Wood wrote:
I have an old vanity top left over from my bathroom remodeling
project.
The
top has the sink built in and it is made of cultured marble. Can I
cut
out
the sink into a new oval shape and reuse it? I have a few non-carbide
router bits that I would be willing to use (sacrifice). But I was
wondering
if anyone else has tried this.
Thanks for the help.
--Jon

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 06:00:31 GMT, "Jon Wood"
wrote:

I have an old vanity top left over from my bathroom remodeling project. The
top has the sink built in and it is made of cultured marble. Can I cut out
the sink into a new oval shape and reuse it? I have a few non-carbide
router bits that I would be willing to use (sacrifice). But I was wondering
if anyone else has tried this.
Thanks for the help.
--Jon


I seriously doubt that will work well. Diamond-tipped bits would
work, but it would certainly make a dusty mess and possibly ruin your
router. Take the top to a specialist in cutting counter tops,
probably cost less than you think.

Phisherman,
You are just showing your ignorance. You are making speculation on
something you have no experience with. I have professionally installed
cultured on several occasions. A diamond cutting edge of any kind that
moves the speed of a router would plug up. I have yet to see a router
made to work with a water feed.

Mule-Tracks

Phisherman wrote:
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 06:00:31 GMT, "Jon Wood"
wrote:


I have an old vanity top left over from my bathroom remodeling project. The
top has the sink built in and it is made of cultured marble. Can I cut out
the sink into a new oval shape and reuse it? I have a few non-carbide
router bits that I would be willing to use (sacrifice). But I was wondering
if anyone else has tried this.
Thanks for the help.
--Jon



I seriously doubt that will work well. Diamond-tipped bits would
work, but it would certainly make a dusty mess and possibly ruin your
router. Take the top to a specialist in cutting counter tops,
probably cost less than you think.

Jon,

I have used a sabersaw with a metal cutting blade for cultured marble
without any problem. Everything from window sills to vanities.

Rob

Thanks,
I'll try that on a short piece.
--Jon

"rob" wrote in message
om...
Jon,

I have used a sabersaw with a metal cutting blade for cultured marble
without any problem. Everything from window sills to vanities.

Rob

replying to rob, william harrison wrote:
By "sabre saw" do you mean a jigsaw or a sawsall?

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On 8/21/2018 4:44 PM, william harrison wrote:
replying to rob, william harrison wrote:
By "sabre saw" do you mean a jigsaw or a sawsall?



No telling how old this post is but you can use a disk cut off wheel,
disk sander, or belt sander to cut cultured marble.

On 8/22/2018 8:57 AM, Leon wrote:
On 8/21/2018 4:44 PM, william harrison wrote:
replying to rob, william harrison wrote:
By "sabre saw" do you mean a jigsaw or a sawsall?



No telling how old this post is but you can use a disk cut off wheel,
disk sander, or belt sander to cut cultured marble.


I looked and it's about 14 years old. Question was adequately answered
the same year it was posted. Carbide blade was the answer. Mounted in
whatever will prove the best cut for the OP's purposes.

I do wish that some of these clowns would learn to read the posting date
before responding.

A "sabre saw" was a brand name as I recall - might be in honor of the
F-86 Sabre Jet. It is a hand saw that is up/down sawing motion. You
might call it a jigsaw a generic name.

To me a jigsaw is a bench machine that uses blades up/down to saw
materials.

I want to say Black And Decker owned the trademark name Sabre Saw.

Martin

On 8/21/2018 4:44 PM, william harrison wrote:
replying to rob, william harrison wrote:
By "sabre saw" do you mean a jigsaw or a sawsall?

On 8/22/2018 11:21 AM, Martin Eastburn wrote:
A "sabre saw" was a brand name as I recall - might be in honor of the
F-86 Sabre Jet.Â* It is a hand saw that is up/down sawing motion.Â* You
might call it a jigsaw a generic name.

To me a jigsaw is a bench machine that uses blades up/down to saw
materials.

I want to say Black And Decker owned the trademark name Sabre Saw.

Martin

On 8/21/2018 4:44 PM, william harrison wrote:
replying to rob, william harrison wrote:
By "sabre saw" do you mean a jigsaw or a sawsall?



As I recall the jigsaw, that we know today, was always called a saber
saw. And the jig saw was what we now call a scroll saw today.

I think saber describes the appearance/action of the blade. Like saber
knife and or saber tooth.

Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet writes:
On 8/22/2018 11:21 AM, Martin Eastburn wrote:
A "sabre saw" was a brand name as I recall - might be in honor of the
F-86 Sabre Jet.Â* It is a hand saw that is up/down sawing motion.Â* You
might call it a jigsaw a generic name.

To me a jigsaw is a bench machine that uses blades up/down to saw
materials.

I want to say Black And Decker owned the trademark name Sabre Saw.

Martin

On 8/21/2018 4:44 PM, william harrison wrote:
replying to rob, william harrison wrote:
By "sabre saw" do you mean a jigsaw or a sawsall?



As I recall the jigsaw, that we know today, was always called a saber
saw. And the jig saw was what we now call a scroll saw today.

I think saber describes the appearance/action of the blade. Like saber
knife and or saber tooth.

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/jigs...erence-3536880