panamark
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Post by panamark on Nov 14, 2013 21:05:51 GMT -5
Kinda slow here tonight. My wife was browsing around and found these beautiful works from a company called Concetto. My question is not "can I afford them" (hilarious!), but rather "how do they pack them so tight and then what kind of mortar do they use?" Enjoy Agate Petwood Agate
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on Nov 14, 2013 21:29:47 GMT -5
These are incredible....I would do a whole room in this ....Thanks for sharing...JOhn
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wyobrian
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Post by wyobrian on Nov 14, 2013 21:34:55 GMT -5
Very cool
Brian
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Post by catmandewe on Nov 14, 2013 22:40:31 GMT -5
Looks to me like they just make a big block of material with some acrylic and then slice it up into slices, some cool stuff!
Tony
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Post by jamesp on Nov 15, 2013 5:40:11 GMT -5
I think they lay the slabs out and then pour the binding fluid. So it formed upside down. Those are unreal Mark. Photos when entire kitchen is fitted. I know they do concrete counter tops that way. Often scattering glass chips and then pouring the custom concrete mix on top. Then flipping it over to sand/polish.
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Nov 15, 2013 11:54:37 GMT -5
I think they lay the slabs out and then pour the binding fluid. So it formed upside down. Those are unreal Mark. Photos when entire kitchen is fitted. I know they do concrete counter tops that way. Often scattering glass chips and then pouring the custom concrete mix on top. Then flipping it over to sand/polish. Wow, that is a green countertop!! Happy St. Pattys. I thought of your experiments James when I saw these. It must be some kind of cement filler as they say they are extremely heat resistant. And you can walk on them. Do you think they ground up matching chips and mixed with mortar to make a color-matching filler? It looks too clear and clean though. I wish I could duplicate. Anyway, I have decided against the kitchen in the agate and am now leaning towards your green.
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Nov 15, 2013 13:57:56 GMT -5
I was guessing quartz mixed with epoxy, but may be wrong. I think epoxy is frequently used to fill in voids in marble, granite, etc. counter tops.
Beautiful stuff!
Chuck
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Post by highplainsdrifter on Nov 15, 2013 14:54:41 GMT -5
Very Cool!
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 15, 2013 18:52:48 GMT -5
I want !!!!
KD
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Post by pghram on Nov 16, 2013 12:17:32 GMT -5
Our kitchen counters could use an upgrade, I wonder how they make it?
Rich
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Post by kaldorlon on Nov 17, 2013 7:25:30 GMT -5
Very nice and quite different...come on with the right 6 numbers!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2013 17:49:14 GMT -5
I think they make a very large block of whole and partial agates bound with epoxy and then slice it down like they would a block of granite. They also do amethyst and fluorite and pet wood and perhaps others as well.
EDITTED TO ADD: --> Concetto is "a Ceasarstone Company". That means (a) they use epoxy! cuz that is what Ceasarstone does and (b) it aint cheap!
Ceasarstone has pinolith in two colors in their manmade collection. Sweet!
Epoxy heat resistant to 400F.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2013 17:50:27 GMT -5
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 18, 2013 18:26:42 GMT -5
Now that's hitting it out of the ball park cool!!!!....
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Post by wireholic on Nov 18, 2013 18:40:39 GMT -5
PERFECT!! Now just need a couple handy guys to install it!
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Post by SirRoxalot on Nov 26, 2013 13:22:56 GMT -5
The slabs would be cut to fit by hand. The cracks would be filled with small pieces, grains, of the rock, and a variety of resin.
Very labor intensive = very, very expensive.
Making rock slab resin coffee tables used to be popular back in the day, but you don't see them anymore.
It's simple, just build a form, lay your slabs in it, pour the resin. Never liked the look, but that amethyst is quite nice.
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