Members TinkerTailor Posted December 11, 2015 Members Report Posted December 11, 2015 Use a cheap diamond file or dremel bit from harbour freight. Or get an old masonary circular saw blade and do it by hand. Not the stone type, the metal ones with diamond particles bonded to it. Just rub it up and down the corner like sandpaper. Quote "If nobody shares what they know, we will eventually all know nothing." "There is no adventure in letting fear and common sense be your guide"
Members zuludog Posted December 11, 2015 Members Report Posted December 11, 2015 If you want to make the slab suppliers something, Google 'leather wrist support'. My dad was a bricklayer, and he liked to use one of those when he was doing a lot of heavy work Or a leather apron. But you might decide that would be too much to give for free Or some king of half - glove or palm protector Or just a simple wallet To smooth the edges of the slab by hand use a coarse file, something like an 8" or 10" first cut, and be willing to wear it out. Quote
Mike516 Posted December 11, 2015 Author Report Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Thanks guys I will try your suggestions. The HF dremel bit looks like a good idea. I've had a lot of luck with them and it looks like they have a couple of options that might work. As for the granite person...the one I spoke to seemed like the woman in charge or possibly the owner. She doesn't do the actual work but she's definitely the one who gave me the cut for free. The guys working there just do what she tells them. I make leather dog collars so I'm going to make a personalized one for her Maltese. Never made one that small but I think I'll be ok, just needed to order a small buckle. Edited December 11, 2015 by Mike516 Quote
Members Pablo27 Posted December 13, 2015 Members Report Posted December 13, 2015 Here is a picture of how I fixed mine, works great for me. Hope these come out not sure how to post pics. Quote In God We Trust....
Mike516 Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Posted December 13, 2015 I was going to do that because of the sharp edges, build a box for it. But I really wanted the edges to not have a lip on them. So I went to HF as was suggested and my father-in-law told me to use the 4 sided diamond file for 10 bucks and it took the edge off in less than a minute. I don't know why the granite people were so insistent that hand tools wouldn't work. Possibly because they didn't understand I just wanted to take the edge off and not hone it down to rounded. Anyway, here is the result. I can't believe how heavy this thing is. I hope I never have to move it again. Quote
Members TinkerTailor Posted December 13, 2015 Members Report Posted December 13, 2015 I was going to do that because of the sharp edges, build a box for it. But I really wanted the edges to not have a lip on them. So I went to HF as was suggested and my father-in-law told me to use the 4 sided diamond file for 10 bucks and it took the edge off in less than a minute. I don't know why the granite people were so insistent that hand tools wouldn't work. Possibly because they didn't understand I just wanted to take the edge off and not hone it down to rounded. Anyway, here is the result. I can't believe how heavy this thing is. I hope I never have to move it again. How do they think they built with stone before power tools...........by hand. Now that i think of it, after millennia with little change, stone building dropped off drastically in the 1800s as power tool use rose in the industrial revolution set in. Structural steel was the way now that we had machines big enough to produce it. Quote "If nobody shares what they know, we will eventually all know nothing." "There is no adventure in letting fear and common sense be your guide"
Mike516 Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Posted December 13, 2015 I think they didn't mean that hand tools wouldn't work at all. I think they didn't understand what I wanted to do. They probably thought I wanted to put a counter top like edge on it. They were extremely nice and I wasn't going to argue. I figured I'd be able to figure it out and knew there is always someone here that did 'it' before. Quote
Members Pablo27 Posted December 15, 2015 Members Report Posted December 15, 2015 I was going to do that because of the sharp edges, build a box for it. But I really wanted the edges to not have a lip on them. So I went to HF as was suggested and my father-in-law told me to use the 4 sided diamond file for 10 bucks and it took the edge off in less than a minute. I don't know why the granite people were so insistent that hand tools wouldn't work. Possibly because they didn't understand I just wanted to take the edge off and not hone it down to rounded. Anyway, here is the result. I can't believe how heavy this thing is. I hope I never have to move it again. Glad you got things worked out, mine really doesn't have a "lip" per se the box is level with the granite. I followed some advice I found on here and there are two pieces of 3/4 Plywood under it. Nice piece you found there good luck. Paul Quote In God We Trust....
Mike516 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Posted December 15, 2015 Thanks Paul. I picked up a roll of rubber shelf lining while I was at HF. There is absolutely no rebound with the mallet on this granite, so I probably didn't even need it. But I'm not lifting the slab again to get it out even if I wanted to lol. Quote
Members Nuttish Posted December 19, 2015 Members Report Posted December 19, 2015 Some neoprene will absorb shock and keep it from moving around. Quote
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