Granite Stone

[THE MEXICAN]

Is there anyone here who has tried to, or heard of, taking a few granite tiles a gluing them together with either epoxy or liquid nails to make your own stone for stamping (rather that buying a more expensive solid piece)? I know the tiles can be bonded together, but will they stay together after repeated use?

[Sylvia]

Pssst. Go to the granite counter top place and ask to rifle through their off cuts and stuff they are throwing away. A kitchen sink cut out is ideal.... and I got mine for $10. I also got a bath sink cut out for FREE. You can also get head stones from the stone workers who do that... Those are heavier and may cost a bit more... but typically they can be had fairly cheap if you have a sturdy truck and a couple buddies to help you load and haul them.

[Cyberthrasher]

Mine's a 15 x 24 sink cutout that was free by going to the local granite counter shop. Turns out they actually pay someone by weight to come pick up all the remnants, so I saved them money by doing it. If you already have the tiles, give it a try until you can get to a granite shop and smooth talk them.......or just say "do you have any scrap I can have"

[Sylvia]

That's interesting, Allen. I wonder what they would do if someone came with a huge flat bed trailer and wiped out their scrap?

[Glendon]

That's interesting, Allen. I wonder what they would do if someone came with a huge flat bed trailer and wiped out their scrap?

If they realize there is a market, even a small one, they will probobly want to get something for it. Then again, depending on the situation, they may just shake your hand and tell you to have at it.

[mogwild]

Another option. Swing by your local funeral home, they quite often have a headstone that's either dropped and chipped, or sometimes the wrong info on them, or even being replaced, and they are no good to them. My wife works at a funeral home and there's lots of scrap granite. Best it gets some use, they usually just have a pile of them

Be prepared though, these are usually pretty thick.

Edited July 3, 2012 by mogwild

[SandSquid]

It helps greatly to show the the CASH you have while you ask if they have any SCRAP you can BUY... emphasis on BUY & SCRAP

Also you get _major_ points if you go back a few days later with a dozen or so Krispy-Kreme donuts...

[THE MEXICAN]

thanks for the heads up.

[Madadh]

A simple solution is to go to Lowe's or Home Depot and buy two of their 12x12 concrete paving blocks and a 12x12 granite floor tile. Glue the Granite to one of the concrete blocks and stack the pair onto the other concrete block. Whole set-up should cost just under 10 dollars.

[electrathon]

That's interesting, Allen. I wonder what they would do if someone came with a huge flat bed trailer and wiped out their scrap?

Most places would help you load it. They pay by the ton to dispose of it. My friend that has a shop will sit them outside with a free sign on them, they disapear quickly. I took a pile of scraps and we paved around another friends fire pit, looked pretty nice.

Aaron

[Sylvia]

Most places would help you load it. They pay by the ton to dispose of it. My friend that has a shop will sit them outside with a free sign on them, they disapear quickly. I took a pile of scraps and we paved around another friends fire pit, looked pretty nice.

Aaron

That's exactly what I was thinking Aaron. A nice random stack with holes bored through might make a nice water feature too.

[SandSquid]

A simple solution is to go to Lowe's or Home Depot and buy two of their 12x12 concrete paving blocks and a 12x12 granite floor tile. Glue the Granite to one of the concrete blocks and stack the pair onto the other concrete block. Whole set-up should cost just under 10 dollars.

Here at summer camp for the kiddies I'm using these 12" pavers faced with a 12" Vinyl Composition Tile.

Works just swell.

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

There was a member that had a yard full of abandoned granite slabs that he was giving away. He was in SoCal IIRC. Lots of free out there, no need to spend $.

Edited July 6, 2012 by BIGGUNDOCTOR

[THE MEXICAN]

I stopped by a little shop that does gravemarkers. I told the guy at the desk who I was, what I was looking for, and what I was gonna use it for. The man walk me out back and asked "will this do"(as he pointed to a piece of granite that was 15"x20"x4")? I told the nice man yes. He told me that I could take it off of his hands for $25. So I reach into my pocket for my cash and low and behold no $5 bill, so I asked him if $30 would be ok, and of course he said yes.

Unfortunatley this little place has no parking lot and is on a busy road, so the closest place I could park was about 100 yards away. Lets just say that with carrying an 85lb piece of stone, that distance, I think I got my exercise for the week. That's ok, I needed it(the exercise and stone) and it was worth it.

Thanks alot for the tip mogwild.

[ClintM]

I stopped by a local headstone co. and they had a stack of chipped and some with mistakes they said I could take all I wanted because someone from the city had gotten on them and they were cleaning the place up. I walked away with three good stones. (took my horse trailer to haul them off though,and flattened the tires on a two wheel dolly. Very heavy!)

[mogwild]

Yeah, they are heavy. They usually use a small picker or one of those in box crank cranes to install them!

[sherlockian100]

There was a member that had a yard full of abandoned granite slabs that he was giving away. He was in SoCal IIRC. Lots of free out there, no need to spend $.

Can anyone tell me who thde member in So Cal is that has Granite for free? I just bought a slab pretty cheap, but would like a little more, and I'm in So Cal, i'd gladly take some off his/her hands.

There was a member that had a yard full of abandoned granite slabs that he was giving away. He was in SoCal IIRC. Lots of free out there, no need to spend $.

Do you know the name of this member in So Cal?