Members Masja Posted July 26, 2013 Members Report Posted July 26, 2013 I got me a basalt gardentile. 1-1/4" thick (the gardenspecialist recommended basalt) 1 from 30 x 60 cm (12" x 24") let it cut into 1pc. of 12" x 16" and 1 pc. 12" x 8" Nice clean cut, the tile was allready polished, no rounded edges, but the cut is clean, so it's not sharp. I don't want a big slab, I want some handy slabs, 1 on my bench, I can push on the side and 1 to go (so I can work in my garden or anywhere I want to) I put some furniturefeltpads under (the big ones 6" x 8" cost me about $3 to do both whole slabs. And the slabs costed me incl. shipping (is expensive here in the Netherlands) $50 Quote
Members r lenna Posted July 28, 2013 Members Report Posted July 28, 2013 You know I hate to rain on your parade but I have a 6 inch thick, 3 X 4 feet wide block of limestone for free. It is not polished, but its very smooth. It's not the most durable stuff around, but it beats nothing. It's very nice, it looks great. Rob Quote
electrathon Posted July 28, 2013 Report Posted July 28, 2013 I got me a basalt gardentile. 1-1/4" thick (the gardenspecialist recommended basalt) 1 from 30 x 60 cm (12" x 24") let it cut into 1pc. of 12" x 16" and 1 pc. 12" x 8" Nice clean cut, the tile was allready polished, no rounded edges, but the cut is clean, so it's not sharp. I don't want a big slab, I want some handy slabs, 1 on my bench, I can push on the side and 1 to go (so I can work in my garden or anywhere I want to) I put some furniturefeltpads under (the big ones 6" x 8" cost me about $3 to do both whole slabs. And the slabs costed me incl. shipping (is expensive here in the Netherlands) $50 You will have to be pretty careful because basalt is usually pretty soft. It is better than nothing though if granite was not available. In general, the denser the stone the better it is. Quote
Members Masja Posted July 28, 2013 Members Report Posted July 28, 2013 You will have to be pretty careful because basalt is usually pretty soft. It is better than nothing though if granite was not available. In general, the denser the stone the better it is. The tile-man recommended Basalt for my work because it is the hardest stone, better than granite, (granite was available), And I have to say: it works very wel. Quote
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